The NodeTool Workflow Editor is surrounded by four dockable panels that host the workflow explorer, inspector, runtime diagnostics, and quick actions. This page covers each panel in depth.
Left Panel
Opens from the icons down the left edge. It’s a tabbed drawer — click an icon to expand, click the same icon to collapse. The top-level views are: Nodes, Workflows, Sketches, Timelines, Settings, History, Favorites, and Assets.
Nodes Tab
The node browser. Search and browse all available nodes, organized into sub-tabs (All, I/O, Image, Image AI, Video, Video AI, Audio, Audio AI, 3D, Agents, Control). Drag a node onto the canvas to add it.
Workflows Tab
Your saved workflows. Search, filter, and double-click to open in a new tab.
Sketches Tab
Quick image sketches you can drop into the workflow, edited with the built-in layered sketch editor. See Sketch Editor.
Timelines Tab
Timeline-based media arrangements used by the workflow.
Settings Tab
Workflow-level settings.
History Tab
Recent edits and activity for the current workflow.
Favorites Tab
Your starred nodes for quick access.
Assets Tab
Folder tree plus file grid. Drag a file onto the canvas to instantly create the matching input node.
Right Panel (Inspector)
Press i or click the icon in the top right to toggle. The right panel hosts only the Inspector — its contents switch based on what’s selected on the canvas. (Logs, Queue, Trace, Version History, and Workspace are not here — they live in the Bottom Panel.)
Inspector — Node Properties
When a node is selected, the Inspector renders every property with the right input type (number, slider, model picker, asset selector, dropdown, color picker, and so on).
Inspector — Workflow Properties
When no node is selected, the Inspector shows workflow-level metadata: title, description, tags, thumbnail.
Bottom Panel
The bottom panel docks runtime diagnostics and secondary workflow tools. Drag its top edge to resize. Its views are grouped:
- Run — Logs, Queue, Sandboxes, Workers
- Workflow — Versions, Workspace
- Debug — Trace
Logs
Raw logs from the current run. Filter by level (debug, info, warn, error) and search.
Queue
Background jobs queued by your workflows — long-running fine-tunes, downloads, and batch runs.
Sandboxes & Workers
The code-runner sandboxes and worker processes backing the current run.
Versions
Every save is versioned. Review past versions and roll back.
Workspace
File hierarchy of the backing workspace (on local installs) or the assigned workspace (on server installs).
Trace
The full execution trace of the most recent run — per-node timing and the call tree.
Floating Toolbar
An overlay on the canvas with the most-used runtime controls.
| Button | When shown | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ➕ Add node | Graph view | Open the node menu |
| 💬 Conversation | When a conversation exists | Toggle the in-canvas conversation overlay |
| ⏹ Stop | While running/paused/suspended | Cancel the run |
| ▶ Run | Always | Run the workflow (shows elapsed time while running) |
| ⇄ Auto Layout | Graph view | Auto-arrange the graph |
| 💾 Save | Always | Save the workflow |
| ⋮ More | Always | Overflow menu (see below) |
The ⋮ overflow menu contains: Chain View / Graph View (toggle), Instant Update (on/off), Resume (when paused or suspended), Stop (while running), Mini Map (show/hide), Download JSON, and Panels… (on mobile).
There is no separate Pause or Fit button in the toolbar.
Right Side Buttons
A stack of toggles along the right canvas edge:
- Inspector — open / close the right panel.
- Run as App — jump to the Mini-App view for this workflow.
- Notifications — pending warnings and agent messages.
- System Stats — inline CPU/RAM preview.
App Menu (logo dropdown)
The logo at the top of the left rail opens the app menu: Dashboard, Examples, Costs, Model Manager, Collections, Workspaces (when enabled), Settings, Help, and Downloads.
See User Interface → App Menu for details.
Customizing the Layout
Every panel is a dockview tab — drag tabs between panels, out of panels to float them, or onto other tabs to stack them. The editor remembers your layout per workspace.
To reset: open the command menu (Ctrl+K / ⌘+K), type “reset layout”, and hit Enter.
Next Steps
- Workflow Editor — building on the canvas
- Chat — how the in-editor chat works
- Configuration — settings that affect the editor