AI Workflow Builder
Chain any combination of muapi.ai generation steps into automated pipelines. The AI architect converts your plain-language description into a runnable node graph.
Prerequisites
Always ensure the muapi CLI is up-to-date before running any commands. Reinstall from source at the start of every session:
bashpip install --upgrade /path/to/muapi-cli
Replace /path/to/muapi-cli with the actual path to the muapi-cli directory in the workspace (the directory containing pyproject.toml).
Core Operations
- Generate (
generate-workflow.sh) — AI architect creates a workflow from a description - Discover (
discover-workflow.sh) — Find a relevant existing workflow by natural language - Edit (
generate-workflow.sh --workflow-id) — Modify an existing workflow with a prompt - Interactive Run (
interactive-run.sh) — Prompt for inputs and execute a workflow - Run (
run-workflow.sh) — Execute a workflow, poll node-by-node, collect outputs - CLI (
muapi workflow) — Full CRUD + visualization directly from the terminal
Agent Guided Discovery & Selection
As an AI agent, you have the ability to read and understand the purpose of available workflows to select the best one for the user's task (e.g., "create a UGC video").
- Discover: Fetch the catalog of available workflows and their descriptions in JSON format.
bash
muapi workflow discover --output-json - Match (Internal Reasoning): Use your LLM capabilities to analyze the
name,category, anddescriptionfields of the returned workflows. Find the best match for the user's intent. - Analyze: If you find a promising candidate, inspect its structure to ensure it has the necessary nodes and parameters.
CRITICAL RULE: The output ofbashmuapi workflow get <workflow_id>muapi workflow getwill include an "API Inputs" table. You MUST read this table to understand what inputs are required. - Choose & Confirm & Prompt User:
- If one workflow is a perfect match, you MUST ask the user to provide the exact values for the required API inputs before executing it. Never invent or guess input values (like prompts, URLs, etc.) on your own.
- If multiple workflows are highly relevant, present the options to the user with their descriptions and ask them to confirm which one to use, and also ask for the required inputs.
- If no workflow matches the user's complex request, offer to architect a new one using
muapi workflow create.
Example Agent Reasoning
"The user wants a product promo video. I fetched the catalog using
discover. I see two potential workflows:
wf_123: 'Product promo with background music'wf_456: 'Simple video gen' I will analyzewf_123withget. It has the required nodes. I will suggestwf_123or just run it if the match is precise."
Protocol: Building a Workflow
Step 1 — Describe your pipeline
bashmuapi workflow create "take a text prompt, generate an image with flux-dev, then upscale it to 4K"
The architect returns a workflow with a unique ID and a node graph. Save the ID.
Step 2 — Inspect and visualize
bash# Rich ASCII node graph in the terminal muapi workflow get <workflow_id> # Or raw JSON muapi workflow get <workflow_id> --output-json
Step 3 — Run it
bash# Run with specific inputs muapi workflow execute <workflow_id> \ --input "node1.prompt=a glowing crystal cave at midnight" # Use --download to pull results locally muapi workflow execute <workflow_id> \ --input "node1.prompt=a sunset" \ --download ./outputs
Step 4 — Discovery (Optional)
If you want to reuse an existing workflow instead of creating a new one:
bash# Search by keywords muapi workflow discover "ugc video"
Step 5 — Interactive Execution
Run a workflow and have the CLI prompt you for each required input:
bashmuapi workflow run-interactive <workflow_id>
Workflow Examples
Image Pipelines
bash# Text → Image → Upscale muapi workflow create "take a text prompt, generate with flux-dev, upscale the result" # Text → Image → Background removal → Product shot muapi workflow create "generate a product image with hidream, remove background, create professional product shot"
Video Pipelines
bash# Text → Video muapi workflow create "generate a 10-second cinematic video from a text prompt using kling-master" # Image → Video → Lipsync muapi workflow create "animate an input image with seedance, then apply lipsync from an audio file"
Editing an Existing Workflow
bash# Add a step muapi workflow edit <id> --prompt "add a face-swap step after the image generation" # Swap a model muapi workflow edit <id> --prompt "change the video model from kling to veo3"
CLI Reference
bash# List all your workflows muapi workflow list # Browse templates muapi workflow templates # Generate new workflow muapi workflow create "text → flux image → upscale → face swap" # Visualize a workflow muapi workflow get <id> # Execute with inputs muapi workflow execute <id> --input "node1.prompt=a sunset" # Monitor a run muapi workflow status <run_id> # Get outputs muapi workflow outputs <run_id> --download ./results # Edit with AI muapi workflow edit <id> --prompt "add lipsync at the end" # Rename / delete muapi workflow rename <id> --name "Product Pipeline v2" muapi workflow delete <id>
MCP Tools (for AI agents)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
muapi_workflow_list | List user's workflows |
muapi_workflow_create | AI architect: prompt → workflow |
muapi_workflow_get | Get workflow definition + node graph |
muapi_workflow_execute | Run with specific inputs |
muapi_workflow_status | Node-by-node run status |
muapi_workflow_outputs | Final output URLs |
Constraints
- Workflows can contain any combination of muapi.ai nodes (image, video, audio, enhance, edit)
- Node outputs are automatically wired as inputs to downstream nodes
--syncmode waits up to 120s for generation; use--asyncfor complex workflows and poll separately- Run timeouts: 10 minutes maximum per workflow execution

