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All topics & search Table of contents Getting startedWhat GraphVM is, the console and dashboard, search, and building your first graph.Graph editorThe editor views, drawing and wiring nodes, the inspector, graph info pages, and checks.Nodes & catalogBrowsing node types, scopes, the connection taxonomy, and reusable nodes.Running & debuggingRun configuration, breakpoints, run pages, logs and output, and controlling live runs.AI generationDescribing a workflow in prose and refining the graph the builder produces.Credentials & modelsAPI keys for integrations, secret references, and LLM access and budgets.Workspace & adminWorkspace defaults, users and teams, billing, security, your profile, and the audit log.ReferenceKeyboard shortcuts, glossary, and pointers to the API documentation.

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Create your first graph

Start a graph, get a runnable skeleton, add a node between the boundaries, and run it.

In the app

New graph
Node catalog

On this page

Create the graph
Add your first real node
Run it

Create the graph

Use File → New graph, the create-graph button in the lower right, or open /graphs/new.
Give the graph a name and pick the scope it should live in (your own scope unless you want it shared).
The editor opens on a scaffold: the boundary nodes plus a seed edge from Start to Terminate, so the graph is valid and runnable before you add anything.

Add your first real node

Open the Nodes tab in the editor's left rail and find a node type — start with something self-contained rather than an integration that needs credentials.
Drag it onto the canvas between Start and Terminate.
Rewire: connect Start → your node → Terminate, and delete the seed edge that bypassed it.
Select the node and fill in its required fields in the inspector on the right.

Run it

Open the Run view in the right rail and provide the graph input as JSON if the graph needs one.
Fix anything the validation summary flags — Run stays disabled while there are errors.
Press Run, then follow the execution and open the run afterwards from /runs.

TipPrefer to describe the workflow in prose? The AI Generation tab drafts a whole graph from a description, which you then edit like any other graph.

Related

The editor viewsGraph editorAI Generation, Code, Drawing, and Schematic are four views of one graph's definition; Run / Debug is the view of its execution.
Add, wire, and arrange nodesGraph editorPlace nodes from the catalog, connect them into a path from Start to Terminate, and tidy the layout.
Run a graphRunning & debuggingSupply the input, clear validation, start the run, and find it afterwards.
Describe a graph and let the builder draft itAI generationWrite what the workflow should do, generate a draft graph, then edit it like anything you drew yourself.

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