# 🎉 Node-RED 5.0.0 Beta 6 available

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**Created:** [30 April 2026 16:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-0-0-beta-6-available/100878 "2026-04-30T16:36:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [7 May 2026 14:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-0-0-beta-6-available/100878/98 "2026-05-07T14:46:03Z")

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> [@AllanOricil](#):
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> I proposed an experiment that could provide measurable evidence and help settle the debate objectively. However, that proposal is also being disregarded,

I know I said I would not respond further but I will respond to this.

I have repeatedly said there are cases where this feature makes sense. I prepared a flow & posted it and I am still waiting for someone to show it can be done using existing wire methods and no context hopping.

> [@Steve-Mcl](#):
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> [node-linkcall-demo.json](https://discourse.nodered.org/uploads/short-url/rtkrZIc2EwZ7eIvuZw030f1I5tE.json) (59.2 KB)
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> Note again for clarity, I have solved this already (running on Node-RED v4 without `node.linkcall`) but it is a drag, its brittle, opaque, hard to follow & is my own implementation - so I am genuinely interested to see how others would approach this in a visual/wired way.

> [@Brittle flows or is it the visual paradigm?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/brittle-flows-or-is-it-the-visual-paradigm/100911/17):
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> I _think_ you are missing one important aspect of this.
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> The demo flow i supplied works with the `node.linkcall` (the `/ai1` flow) - it does not work with visual flows (the `/ai2 flow` is an an outline only)
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> The brittle part is how I solved `/ai2` flow.

> [@Steve-Mcl](#):
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> just like in the demo flow I posted that no-one has offered a simple non context hopping wired solution for

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