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Overview

Workflows are built incrementally. Start with a single node, verify it behaves as expected, and then expand the workflow by connecting additional nodes.
This guide covers single-node execution and basic debugging using the node run view.

1. Add a Node on the Canvas

Workflows are made of nodes. Each node is a tool (a packaged binary like subfinder or httpx), a script, or a module (a reusable mini-workflow). For this guide you will use subfinder, a passive subdomain enumeration tool, as the first node, then add httpx to probe the discovered subdomains.
1

Open the Add node menu

Click Add node in the top-right of the canvas. A search panel opens listing tools, scripts, and modules.
2

Add the subfinder node

Type subfinder in the search box, then click the result (or drag it onto the canvas). A new subfinder node appears.

2. Configure and Run a Single Node

You can run any node on its own to verify it works before connecting it to anything else. This is the fastest way to iterate on a single step.
1

Open the node run view

Double-click the subfinder node on the canvas. The node run view opens. The left panel lists the node’s parameters; the center area shows the generated command, run controls, and (after the node runs) the inputs and outputs of that run.
2

Set the domain to enumerate

In the parameter list, find domain and enter trickest.com (or any domain you are authorized to scan). For subfinder, domain is the only required input; everything else can stay at its defaults.
3

Run the node

Click Run at the top of the node run view. The node enters the running state, and the Command preview shows the actual command that will execute (for example, subfinder -d trickest.com).
While the node is running and after it finishes, you can monitor in the same view:
  • The Command generated from your parameters
  • The Inputs resolved for the run
  • The Outputs produced. For subfinder, this is a list of discovered subdomains, one per line.
Note Parameters can have one of several types: String (text input), File (upload, paste a URL, or pick a file you uploaded earlier), Folder (a folder of files), or Flag (boolean toggle). Required parameters are marked; optional ones can be skipped.
Note You can close the node run view at any time. The execution state is preserved, and you can reopen the view by double-clicking the node again.

3. Validate Results and Iterate

Use the Outputs panel to confirm the node behaved as expected before you build on top of it. For the subfinder example, you should see one or more subdomains listed. For trickest.com, expect entries like app.trickest.com, docs.trickest.com, and similar. If the output is empty or much smaller than you expected:
  • Double-check that the domain value is spelled correctly and has no extra whitespace
  • Confirm the domain has discoverable subdomains (some private domains return nothing)
  • Adjust optional flags (for example, sources to use) and re-run
Tip When iterating on configuration, change one parameter at a time so it is clear what affected the output.

4. Add and Connect a Downstream Node

Once a node produces the output you expect, add a second node and connect it to the first one. Here you will add httpx to take the subdomains discovered by subfinder and probe which ones respond over HTTP.
1

Add the httpx node

Click Add node again, search for httpx, and add it to the canvas next to the subfinder node.
2

Draw a connection

Drag from the output handle of the subfinder node to the input handle of the httpx node. A picker appears asking which input parameter on httpx should receive the upstream output.
3

Map the connection to -list

Pick -list from the picker. httpx reads its targets from the file passed to -list, so the subdomains produced by subfinder flow into it as a file input.
4

Confirm the mapping

Double-click the httpx node to open its run view. The -list parameter is now bound to the upstream node’s output, and the Command preview reflects this (for example, httpx -list <subfinder output>).
5

Run httpx

Click Run. The Outputs panel will show the responding hosts, typically with status codes such as 200, 301, or 403.
Note The platform supports memoization. If a node’s configuration and inputs are unchanged from a previous run, the platform can reuse the previous result instead of re-executing.

5. Continue Building

At this point you have a working two-step workflow:
  1. subfinder generates subdomains
  2. httpx processes the discovered subdomains
You can continue building in the same way:
  • Add another node, run and validate outputs incrementally
  • Configure inputs/parameters
  • Execute (or Schedule) workflow to get fresh run of the whole workflow

6. Restore a Past Run’s Version

While iterating, you may want to revert the live workflow to the version that produced a previous run (for example, a known-good run before a change broke something). Use Restore to replace the live workflow with the version recorded for that run.
1

Open the run

Open the run from the Runs History sidebar in the editor, or from the Workspace Runs page (see Working with Runs).
2

Locate the Restore button

The Viewing run banner appears at the top of the canvas. If the run uses a different workflow version than the live one, Restore is shown next to Back to editor.
3

Restore the version

Click Restore. A confirmation dialog appears: “Restore to this version? This will replace the current workflow with the version from this run. Any unsaved changes will be lost.”
4

Confirm

Click Restore to apply, or Cancel to keep the current workflow.
Note Restore only appears when the run’s workflow version differs structurally from the live workflow. Position-only changes (moving nodes on the canvas) do not trigger it.
Note Restore replaces the workflow definition. It does not re-run the workflow and does not copy the run’s input values onto the live workflow.
Tip Unsaved local changes are discarded by Restore. If you want to keep them, save or duplicate the workflow first.

Next Steps

Once you are happy with the single-node results, you can continue by connecting additional nodes to build a full workflow.