Dify
Platform for building AI apps and workflows using models, tools, document sources and processing logic. Features vary by edition and integration.
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Purpose and operating environment
Platform for building AI apps and workflows using models, tools, document sources and processing logic. Features vary by edition and integration.
This is a development or orchestration infrastructure. A developer must configure models, tools, access policy, deployment and testing: installing it alone does not create a reliable agent.
A practical application
Create a documentary research assistant using a small public corpus with citations to review.
Before starting, define the expected artifact, authorized data, success criteria and actions requiring approval. Keep source links or files. Compare claimed success to the actually observed outcome.
Before your first task
Use Dify documentation to prototype with public data before adding connectors.
Read setup prerequisites, licensing, model requirements and account restrictions on the provider site. Never paste API keys into a public page or a shared prompt.
Four steps for a controlled evaluation
- 01
Prepare licensed data
- 02
Define the workflow
- 03
Test outputs and citations
- 04
Define access restrictions
Limitations and safeguards
A workflow platform does not guarantee evidence accuracy or privacy of external connectors.
Evaluate answer quality, tool selection, permissions, reproducibility, total cost and prompt injection risk separately. If the agent can send, delete, pay or publish, require explicit confirmation and verify the outcome in the destination system.
- Authorized data and scope
- Actual actions and approval requirements
- Evidence, traces and rollback
- Maintenance, versions, accessibility and access terms
Documentation and references
Vendor documentation describes a product or project rather than serving as independent validation. The OWASP source covers general risks and does not mean OWASP tested or endorsed this tool.