Overview
Motia Workbench is a development platform that helps you build and debug your Motia flows. It serves as your control center where you can:
- Visualize flows as interactive diagrams
- Test steps directly in the UI
- Monitor real-time logs
- Debug issues
Getting Started
Start workbench by running:
<Tabs items={['npm', 'yarn', 'pnpm', 'bun']}>
pnpm run dev yarn run dev npm run dev bun run dev
Key Features
Flow Visualization
See your entire flow as an interactive diagram:
- Steps appear as connected nodes
- API endpoints are highlighted as entry points
- Event connections show data flow
- Click any step to see its details
Real-time Testing
Test your flows directly in the interface:
- Send test requests to API endpoints
- Monitor how events flow through steps
- Visualize step sequence execution
- Inspect data at each stage
Live Logs
Monitor your flow execution:
[INFO] [payment-flow] Payment received: $50.00 [DEBUG] [payment-flow]
Processing payment...
Development Tools
- Hot Reload: Changes reflect immediately in the UI
- Error Handling: Detailed error messages with contextual debugging information
- State Inspector: Real-time monitoring of state management
Customization
Motia Workbench allows you to customize how your steps appear in the Workbench flow visualization tool.
NOOP Steps
NOOP (No Operation) steps represent virtual points in your flow where external actions occur:
- Human approvals or reviews
- Webhook callbacks
- External system integrations
- Manual interventions
These steps help visualize important external touchpoints without implementing actual logic.
UI Steps
UI steps allow you to customize how your steps appear in the Workbench visualization:
- Override the default layout of Event steps
- Customize API endpoint representations
- Modify how Cron jobs are displayed
- Add custom icons and styling
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