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Message Widget Overview
The Message Widget is a simple yet powerful component designed to display custom messages within your AI workflow. It can serve as a welcome message, prompt, or provide any other information to users or downstream components. This widget is particularly useful for enhancing user interaction, guiding workflow execution, and making your processes more intuitive.
What Does This Component Do?
The Message Widget outputs a message in the workflow’s output stream. The message can be fully customized and supports Markdown formatting, which allows you to include formatted text, lists, links, and more. You can use it to:
- Display instructions or important information to users
- Provide feedback or status updates
- Insert custom prompts or context in the middle of a workflow
Inputs
| Input Name | Type | Required | Description | Supports Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input text | Message | No | The message to display. Can be provided dynamically from upstream components | Yes |
| Message | String | Yes | The main message to show. Markdown formatting is supported. | Yes |
| Show Once | Boolean | No | If enabled, the message will be shown only once, not on every run. | N/A |
- Input text: Allows you to dynamically feed a message from another component, though this is optional.
- Message: The core message content you wish to display. By default, it’s set to “Hello, how can I help you?” but you can modify it to suit your workflow.
- Show Once: When enabled, ensures the message appears only once, which is useful for things like welcome messages or one-time notifications.
Outputs
| Output Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Message | Message | The message that gets displayed |
- The primary output is a
Messageobject containing your custom text, which can be passed to subsequent components in your workflow.
Why Use the Message Widget?
The Message Widget adds a human touch and helpful context to your AI processes. Here are some use cases:
- Welcome or onboarding message: Greet users or introduce the workflow.
- Instructions: Explain the next steps or provide usage tips.
- Notifications: Alert users to important events or statuses.
- Custom prompts: Feed context or prompts to downstream AI components.
Summary Table
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Markdown Support | Yes |
| Customizable Message | Yes |
| Show Once Option | Yes |
| Inputs | Input text, Message, Show Once |
| Outputs | Message |
| Typical Use Cases | Welcome messages, notifications, prompts |
This component is easy to configure and can play a crucial role in making your AI workflows user-friendly and informative.
