Flows in Promptitude are sequences of connected steps that automate repetitive tasks by executing one action after another in a predefined order. Think of flows as assembly lines for your AI tasks—each station (or step) performs a specific function, passing the results to the next station until you get your final, refined output.
Each step in a Flow can be:
A prompt you've previously created in your Promptitude account
An integration with an external tool
A conditional step that determines what happens next ➔ [soon]
With flows, you can link together multiple prompts and tools from your Promptitude account to create sophisticated AI workflows without writing a single line of code.
Why Use Flows?
Save time by automating repetitive sequences of prompts
Improve consistency in your AI-generated outputs
Create more sophisticated AI systems without coding knowledge
Refine and curate results through multiple processing stages
Reduce manual errors that can occur when handling multiple prompts separately
⁉️ Troubleshooting Your Flows
If your Flow isn't working as expected:
Check that each individual prompt works correctly on its own
Verify that the output format of each step matches the expected input format of the next step
Look for any conditional logic that might be directing your Flow down unexpected paths
Test with various inputs to ensure your Flow handles different scenarios appropriately
✅ Flow usage
Step-by-step refinement: Curate your content in detail by processing it through multiple stages
Versatile integration: Include any message type, even those using tools internally or leveraging context and web search
Comprehensive debugging: Track results at each step with detailed logs, including important metrics like cost and duration
Flexible output formats: Configure your results as plain text and formatted text. Structured JSON data ➔ [soon]
User-friendly forms: Deploy your flows as simple forms that non-experts can easily use ➔ [soon]
Sharing capabilities: Share your flow forms through public pages or embed them on any website ➔ [soon]
API access: Integrate your flows into other systems through the Promptitude API ➔ [soon]
🔔 Flow Costs and Limitations
When working with flows, keep these important points in mind:
Cost Structure
Flows themselves don't have individual costs
Each step in a flow (particularly prompt-based steps) accumulates token costs
The total cost of a flow is the sum of all step costs
Costs are tracked and displayed in the detailed logs
Model Independence
They don't have a specific AI provider or model associated with them
The AI models used depend on the individual prompts within each step
You can mix and match different models across your flow steps
Plan Limitations
The number of flows you can create depends on your Promptitude plan
Higher-tier plans typically allow for more flows and more complex workflows
🎯 Future Developments
While flows are currently linear in the Beta phase, Promptitude plans to expand this functionality in the future.
You can look forward to:
More complex branching logic
Conditional execution paths
Parallel processing capabilities
Additional integration options
With Flows, you're now equipped to create sophisticated AI systems that deliver refined, curated results without the need for complex programming.
Start building your first Flow today and discover a new level of automation in your Promptitude experience.