Select Dropdown

The Select control allows a user to choose a single option from a predefined list in a dropdown menu.

The Select control (also known as a dropdown) is an input component that lets a user choose a single option from a list that you define.

When to Use

Use the Select control when you want to restrict a user's choice to a specific set of options. This is useful for:

• Selecting a category (e.g., Marketing, Sales, Support).

• Choosing an action to perform (e.g., Summarize, Translate, Rewrite).

• Setting a specific mode or parameter (e.g., Fast, Balanced, High Quality).

How to Add

1. From your workflow's Build page, click on + Add Input.

2. Select Select from the list of available controls.

Configuration

• Title: The main label for the dropdown field.

• Description: Optional helper text to provide more context.

• Options: This is where you define the items that will appear in the dropdown. Add one option per line.

• Variable Name: The name used to access the user's selected value.

• Optional/Required: A toggle to specify if the user must make a selection.

Setting a Default Value

You can pre-select one of the options as the default:

1. Add all your desired options to the Options list.

2. From the dropdown menu in the control, select the option you want to be the default.

3. Click the settings icon (⚙️) at the bottom right of the control.

4. Select Set Current Value as Default.

Accessing the Value

You access the selected option using its variable name in double curly braces {{}}. For example, if the variable name is analysis_type:

• You can use {{analysis_type}} in a prompt or parameter field.

• You can use it as the input to a Switch Node to route the workflow down different paths based on the user's selection.

Example

Goal: Allow a user to choose a language and then translate a piece of text into that language.

1. Add a Select Control:

   • Title: "Target Language"

   • Variable Name: target_language

   • Options:

     Spanish
     French
     German

2. Add a Long Text Input:

   • Title: "Text to Translate"

   • Variable Name: source_text

3. Add an OpenAI MCP Node:

   • Action: Chat

   • Prompt: `Translate the following text into {{target_language}}:

     {{source_text}}`

Now, when a user runs the workflow, they can pick a language from the dropdown, and that choice will be used to generate the correct translation prompt.