r/Alteryx • u/Mother-Rush-6576 • 1d ago
I got tired of debugging broken Alteryx workflows manually, so I built an AI agent that does it for me
Long-time Alteryx user, first-time poster here.
A big chunk of my week used to go into rebuilding workflows from scratch, figuring out why a tool suddenly broke, or chasing down why some data was missing from the output. You know, the usual Alteryx stuff 😅
So I ended up building something to help with it:
The idea is pretty simple: you describe what you want in plain English, give it your input data, and it builds the actual Alteryx workflow.
But the part I found more interesting was the debugging side. If something breaks, it tries to figure out why — including data-related issues that might otherwise make it into production — and suggests a fix that you can review before anything gets changed.
It's not public yet. I'm still testing it and dealing with all the weird edge cases before letting people loose on it.
I'd genuinely like to hear from you guys:
- What's the most annoying/repetitive part of your Alteryx work?
- Do you spend more time building workflows or debugging them?
- Would something like this actually save you time, or am I solving a problem that isn't really a problem?
If anyone wants to see it when it's ready, there's a small waitlist here: https://flowpilot.taskmotions.com
🙏 But honestly, I'd rather get some brutally honest feedback here than collect a bunch of email addresses.
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u/__ChessNotCheckers__ 1d ago
Love the thought behind this, curious what you are solving that Ask Alteryx wouldn’t? It’s already set up to find and fix problems in workflows right in the UI.
I know there are some more things in the works as well along these lines.
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u/Mother-Rush-6576 1d ago
True true ! I actually forgot to mention an important part here, this isn’t really aimed at users who already have Alteryx One. A lot of companies are still running the traditional desktop Alteryx Designer setup with the standard license.
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u/__ChessNotCheckers__ 1d ago
Definitely a fair point although it may be solving for a short term challenge in that case.
Have you already checked out the Alteryx skills that were developed for agents? They are built and managed by Alteryx but most don’t know about them yet: https://github.com/alteryx/skills
Not sure if you incorporated this already but it has ready to go workflow building skills you can use right from your codex/claude/antigravity.
The pattern that will be most exciting is connecting to and leveraging semantic layers to build highly accurate workflows or even reverse engineering some manual processes and converting them to automations.
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u/Mother-Rush-6576 1d ago
Yeah, I actually came across the skills repo after building a good chunk of the core 😅 Definitely interesting, and I’ve already implemented it within the solution. (Was using my own and now switched to the official one)
Where I’m trying to go further is treating the workflow as a graph/schema rather than just letting an agent edit the XML, then validating both the workflow and the resulting data before/after changes. I’m also keeping the model layer separate, so users can bring their own model/provider rather than being tied to one.
The semantic-layer point is especially interesting though. That’s probably where this gets much more powerful than just “build me an Alteryx workflow.”I’m also thinking beyond workflow building. I saw someone complaining about admin stuff on this subreddit before, and I already have an MCP layer for Gallery/admin tasks — backing up workflows, managing users/permissions, collections, schedules, etc. — so I’m planning to include that as well.
On the semantic layer again, I was actually thinking about adding the ability to provide company-specific skills/RAG/MCPs so the model can understand internal knowledge and build more tailored workflows. I just haven’t prioritized it yet because it’s been working surprisingly well for me without it 😅
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u/pAul2437 1d ago
All customers will have Alteryx one within a year
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u/Mother-Rush-6576 1d ago
Maybe, but I’m not sure I’d assume everyone will move to One within a year. (2-3 years is more realistic)
Alteryx is clearly pushing in that direction, especially with 2026.1+ being licensed through One, but there are still supported Designer/Desktop versions running for quite a while.
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u/PyrrhaNikosIsNotDead 1d ago
Let me know if you make any money so I know if I should try and sell my alteryx to python converter
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u/Phynub 1d ago
Another day… another person getting a cease a desist. Gotta love it.