Rui CarmoNode-RED is a visual programming environment that is commonly associated with IoT but which I’ve been increasingly using for prototyping and automating other things (including front-ends I’d otherwise create in AppSmith or similar).
Resources
| Category | Date | Link | Notes |
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| AI | 2025 | node-red-contrib-mcp-server | a package for MCP integration (creating servers, clients and tools) |
| node-red-contrib-ai-agent | a memory and agent system |
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| Alternatives | 2022 | flow | an intriguing alternative |
| IoT | 2019 | Z2M Flow | An interactive dashboard for |
| node-red-contrib-zigbee | A possible lower-level replacement for |
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| Machine Learning | node-red-machine-learning | A thin wrapper around Python libraries (including Tensorflow) |
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| Messaging | node-red-contrib-cotejs | A set of nodes that use the cote library for message passing |
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| Runtimr | 2022 | node-red-mcu | an experimental runtime for the ESP family of MCUs |
| Tools | 2019 | DNR | An editor for distributed workflows |
| 2021 | node-red-contrib-xterm | an embedded terminal inside the admin UI |
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| aws-serverless-node-red | a way to package flows and deploy them as AWS lambdas |
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| UI | 2019 | node-red-contrib-web-worldmap | An embedded map for the standard dashboard UI |
| 2021 | node-red-contrib-ui-joystick | a joystick control for the Node-RED dashboard |