With a Manual Trigger, you can start a workflow on demand. This is useful for testing workflows, running them with custom inputs, or triggering runs from other workflows.<hr><h2>Setting Up a Manual Trigger</h2>1. Select "Manual" from the trigger panel Choose between single-run or multi-run behavior when the workflow is triggered.2. (Optional) Define run inputs Specify any input variables the workflow should accept when triggered. These inputs become available as step outputs and can be used throughout the workflow.<hr><h2>Starting Manual Runs</h2>1. Start a run directly Click Start run in the trigger panel to manually execute the workflow.2. Provide required inputs If the workflow expects inputs, you’ll be prompted to enter values before the run begins.<hr><h2>Calling a Manual Workflow from Another Workflow</h2>Manual workflows can be triggered programmatically from other workflows using a Trigger Workflow step.1. Define run inputs in the secondary workflow Open the manual (secondary) workflow and define any input fields needed from the calling workflow.2. Use a Trigger Workflow step in the primary workflow Add a new step and select Trigger run of a manual workflow under Flow control.3. Select and connect workflows Choose the manual (secondary) workflow as the target. Map data from the primary workflow into the required inputs.4. Test the run When the primary workflow executes the trigger step:<ul class="accent-bullets"><li>The manual workflow starts a new run</li><li>Input data is passed to the manual workflow</li><li>The secondary workflow runs using that data</li></ul><hr><h2>Usage Notes</h2>Use a Manual Trigger when:<ul class="accent-bullets"><li>You want to test a workflow during development</li><li>You need to run workflows on demand</li><li>The workflow requires human-initiated context or decisions</li></ul>Manual triggers are not automatically scheduled. They only run when explicitly started—either by clicking "Start run" or triggered from another workflow.<hr><h2>System Behavior and Constraints</h2>Only one Manual Trigger per workflow You cannot add more than one Manual Trigger node to a workflow. To resolve this error, delete the existing Manual Trigger or adjust your workflow structure.Default behavior for new workflows When creating a new workflow, a Manual Trigger is added by default so you can test your logic immediately.

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