Built-in Plugins

Built-in plugins are system actions that ship with next-workflow-builder out of the box. They require no installation or configuration and are available in every workflow.

Unlike marketplace plugins which add third-party integrations, built-in plugins provide core workflow logic and data operations.

Available Plugins

Plugin	Description	Category
HTTP Request	Make HTTP requests to any API endpoint	Network
Condition	Branch workflow execution based on a condition	Flow Control
Loop	Iterate over a list of items in batches	Flow Control
Merge	Combine data from two inputs	Data Transformation
Switch	Route workflow based on rules or values	Flow Control
Database Query	Execute SQL queries against PostgreSQL	Data
Run Workflow	Execute another workflow and wait for it to complete	Orchestration
Run Workflows in Sequence	Execute multiple workflows one after another in order	Orchestration

How Built-in Plugins Differ from Marketplace Plugins

Built-in plugins are part of the System category in the action picker. They differ from marketplace plugins in a few ways:

No credentials required (except Database Query, which uses your app’s DATABASE_URL)
No installation — always available
Hardcoded UI fields — each has a custom React component for configuration rather than using the declarative configFields system
Inline code generation — each plugin defines a codeGenerator template used when exporting workflows as TypeScript

Using Built-in Plugins

When creating a workflow, select System from the Service dropdown, then pick the action you need:

Open a workflow in the editor
Add a new action node
Select System as the service category
Choose the built-in plugin from the action dropdown
Configure the plugin fields

All built-in plugins support template references — you can reference outputs from previous nodes using the {{NodeName.field}} syntax or by pressing @ in template input fields.