We just open-sourced Magicnode , a visual builder for AI apps. It lets you create AI workflows by dragging and connecting nodes — kind of like Canva for AI apps.

What it does

Visual drag-and-drop interface for building AI workflows

Connect LLMs, APIs, and UI components without code

Export/share apps as micro-apps

Runs locally or in the cloud

Why open source?

Most AI builders are closed or proprietary. We wanted a flexible, community-driven platform where developers can:

Extend with custom nodes

Self-host without vendor lock-in

Share and reuse AI apps

Try it

Repo: https://github.com/magicnode-open/magicnode-core

Quickstart: git clone → npm install → npm run dev

We’d love feedback from HN:

What’s missing for you to use this in real projects?

Which integrations/nodes would be most useful?

How do you think we should grow the community around it?

Thanks for checking it out!