# Quick Survey: How Do You Build, Debug, and Reuse Workflows?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/quick-survey-how-do-you-build-debug-and-reuse-workflows/101221>\
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**Created:** [8 June 2026 06:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/quick-survey-how-do-you-build-debug-and-reuse-workflows/101221 "2026-06-08T06:47:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![zekun-wu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zekun-wu/32/107460_2.png) [@zekun-wu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zekun-wu)\
**Post date:** [8 June 2026 06:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/quick-survey-how-do-you-build-debug-and-reuse-workflows/101221/1 "2026-06-08T06:47:53Z")

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Hi everyone,

My name is Zekun Wu, and I am a researcher at Saarland University, Germany.

I am currently conducting a short research survey on how people use workflow automation tools such as **Node-RED**. In particular, I’m interested in a simple but exciting idea: **what if, after an AI helps complete a task, it could leave behind an editable workflow that users can inspect, fix, and reuse?**

This survey helps us understand how real workflow users think about workflow understanding, debugging, and reuse in practice. It should only take about **5–10 minutes** to complete.

Survey link:

> **[Workflow Automation Use and Reuse Survey](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1mzt0O63ZboP6-4YuIxnRPObF6TcoNaRpNzBBnXvPkYQAiA/viewform?usp=send_form)**
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> We are conducting a short formative study about how people create, edit, check, debug, and reuse workflows in tools such as n8n, Node-RED, Zapier, Make, or similar platforms.
> The purpose of this survey is to understand real workflow automation...

As a small thank-you, we will select up to **10 participants** who provide especially thoughtful and relevant responses to receive a **€10 Amazon eGift card**. This is not based on whether your opinions are positive or negative — detailed and honest experiences are what we value most.

Your feedback would be very helpful for shaping our future research and prototype design. I would really appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to fill it out. Feel free to also share any thoughts or examples in the comments.

Thank you very much!

Best,  
Zekun

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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:** [8 June 2026 09:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/quick-survey-how-do-you-build-debug-and-reuse-workflows/101221/2 "2026-06-08T09:44:33Z")

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Hi @zekun-wu welcome to the forum.

> [@zekun-wu](#):
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> I am currently conducting a short research survey on how people use workflow automation tools such as **Node-RED**. In particular, I’m interested in a simple but exciting idea: **what if, after an AI helps complete a task, it could leave behind an editable workflow that users can inspect, fix, and reuse?**

Your wording and timing here are somewhat surprising and comforting 🤗. As well as being an avid Node-RED user, Node-RED contributor I also work for [FlowFuse](https://flowfuse.com/) (we enable deployment of Node-RED, securely and at scale - perfect for businesses and enterprises). I have recently been working on this very feature and this is the approach taken. And for good reason. If you or anyone are interested, here is our recent release post: [FlowFuse 2.31: Agentic Development Now in Open Beta, FlowFuse Expert Builds Your Industrial App on Edge Devices • FlowFuse](https://flowfuse.com/blog/2026/06/flowfuse-release-2-31/)

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [8 June 2026 09:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/quick-survey-how-do-you-build-debug-and-reuse-workflows/101221/3 "2026-06-08T09:48:09Z")

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@zekun-wu Just to note, the title for this thread mentions `n8n` and not `Node-RED`. I assume that's a typo..?

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**Author:** ![zekun-wu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zekun-wu/32/107460_2.png) [@zekun-wu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zekun-wu)\
**Post date:** [8 June 2026 10:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/quick-survey-how-do-you-build-debug-and-reuse-workflows/101221/4 "2026-06-08T10:32:06Z")

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thanks for brining it up and yeah, I do lots of copy and paste today.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [6 September 2026 10:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/quick-survey-how-do-you-build-debug-and-reuse-workflows/101221/5 "2026-09-06T10:32:31Z")

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