IBM watsonx.ai Flows Engine

Node.js CLI

  • Overview
  • Installation
  • Authentication
  • Getting Started
  • Node.js CLI
    • Build a Tool
    • Import a Tool
    • Register Tools
    • Deploying Tools

Using the Node.js CLI

Before you can start building AI applications using watsonx.ai Flows Engine:

1. Sign up for a free account

2. Download & install the CLI

3. Authenticate your account

You can then start building your own tools or follow one of the example application tutorials below.


Learn how to build tools

Building a tool from your own data source consists of three steps:

1. Build a tool

2. Register your tool(s)

3. Deploy a watsonx.ai Flows Engine endpoint with your tool definitions


The deployed endpoint can then be used in agentic frameworks such as LangGraph. See integrations for more information.


Build example applications

You can also start building by using one of our many tutorials.