AI Quickstart

Node Banana's AI Quickstart feature lets you generate complete workflows from natural language descriptions or choose from preset templates. This guide shows you how to use it effectively.

Opening AI Quickstart

Click the AI Quickstart button in the header or look for the Template Explorer when you first open Node Banana.

Template Explorer

The Template Explorer provides a visual interface for browsing and selecting workflow templates:

• Template Thumbnails — Visual previews with hover transitions showing workflow screenshots
• Category Filtering — Filter templates by use case (Product, Style, Composition, etc.)
• Provider Filtering — See which providers each template requires
• Interactive Preview — View workflow diagrams before loading
• Grid Layout — Browse templates in an organized card layout with sidebar filters

Preset Templates

Choose from 6 built-in templates optimized for common use cases:

Product Shot

Generate professional product photography with custom backgrounds.

• Inputs needed: Product image
• Output: Styled product shot

Model + Product

Create compositions with a model holding or wearing your product.

• Inputs needed: Model image, product image
• Output: Combined composition

Color Variations

Generate multiple color variations of a product or design.

• Inputs needed: Source image
• Output: Multiple color variants

Background Swap

Replace the background of an image with a new scene.

• Inputs needed: Subject image
• Output: Image with new background

Style Transfer

Apply an artistic style to your images.

• Inputs needed: Content image
• Output: Stylized image

Scene Composite

Combine multiple elements into a cohesive scene.

• Inputs needed: Multiple source images
• Output: Composite image

Custom Workflow Generation

Don't see what you need? Describe your workflow in plain English. You can also describe video generation workflows — just mention "video" in your description and the AI will use Generate Video nodes.

Writing Good Descriptions

Be specific about:

• What inputs you'll provide
• What transformations you want
• What output you expect

Good example:

Create a workflow that takes a portrait photo, uses an LLM to
generate three different professional background descriptions,
then generates three variations of the portrait with those
backgrounds.

Too vague:

Make something cool with my photos

How It Works

1. Enter your description
2. Click Generate Workflow
3. The AI analyzes your request
4. A complete workflow appears on the canvas
5. Review and modify as needed

Using Sample Images

AI Quickstart includes sample images for testing:

• Portrait photos
• Product images
• Backgrounds
• Objects and props

These help you test workflows before using your own images.

Tips for Best Results

Start Simple

Begin with a preset template, then modify it rather than generating complex workflows from scratch.

Review Before Running

Always check:

• Prompt content in each node
• Connection order and logic
• Provider and model selection (Gemini, Replicate, or fal.ai)
• Model-specific parameters

Iterate

Use Quickstart as a starting point. Add nodes, adjust connections, and refine prompts to get exactly what you want.

Save Good Workflows

When you create something useful, save it for reuse. Your saved workflows are often more valuable than regenerating.

Troubleshooting Quickstart

Workflow doesn't match description

The AI interprets your description as best it can. Try:

• Being more specific
• Breaking complex requests into steps
• Using a preset template as a base

Missing nodes

If expected nodes are missing, add them manually and connect them into the workflow.

Prompts need adjustment

Generated prompts are starting points. Edit them to be more specific to your actual use case.