# Flows & Building blocks - [Overview](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/overview.md): Guide conversation flows & organize business actions using flows in your NLX workspace - [Flows & variables](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/overview/flows-and-variables.md): Learn about the components of flows and variables and how they operate in NLX - [Turns & state](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/overview/turns-and-state.md): Learn about the what defines a turn, memory state, and how to troubleshoot in NLX - [Canvas](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/overview/canvas.md): Learn to build powerful AI conversations using the Canvas in your NLX workspace - [Flow settings](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/overview/setup.md): Learn to easily configure settings of your intent and its flow in your NLX workspace - [Nodes](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/overview/nodes.md): Get acquainted with nodes that construct your conversation flows in NLX - [Appearance](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/overview/stay-organized.md): Discover tools for keeping your flows organized in your NLX workspace - [Knowledge bases](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/knowledge-bases.md): Tap into more information resources to assist your customers in your NLX workspace - [Ingest content](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/knowledge-bases/ingest-content.md): Easily set up your knowledge base data in NLX - [Add metadata](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/knowledge-bases/add-metadata.md): Easily apply metadata filters for retrieval requests to your knowledge base in NLX - [Support citations](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/knowledge-bases/support-citations.md): Display in-line citations in chat using responses from your knowledge base - [Use a KB](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/knowledge-bases/use-a-kb.md): Learn how to put your knowledge base to work in NLX - [Modalities](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/modalities.md): Manage and set up advanced payloads with Modalities in NLX - [Advanced](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/advanced.md) - [Generative Journey® (Slots)](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/advanced/generative-journey-r-slots.md): From start to finish, set up a flow using Generative Journey in slot capture mode with NLX - [Actions](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/advanced/actions.md): Empower conversations with Actions—send content or perform tasks - [Agentic Voice+](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/advanced/agentic-voice+.md): Create a bidirectional agent for multimodal voice-driven experiences using the NLX platform - [Context variables](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/advanced/context-variables.md): Create custom context for values to use across intent flows in NLX - [Escalation channels](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/advanced/escalation-channels.md): Learn how to set up escalation transfers in NLX - [Lifecycle hooks](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/advanced/lifecycle-hooks.md): Trigger general actions at the start, end, or escalation point of your conversations - [NLP training](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/advanced/nlp-training.md): Identify and quickly train unrecognized user inputs in your NLX workspace - [Phone channel](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/advanced/phone-channel.md): From start to finish, set up an application for phone interfaces with NLX - [Secrets](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/advanced/secrets.md): Manage and set up sensitive parameters for added security and efficiency in an NLX workspace - [Slots (custom)](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/advanced/slots-custom.md): Provide choices and direct conversations more efficiently using custom slots with NLX - [Translations](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/advanced/translations.md): Manage workspace languages & translations efficiently in your NLX workspace - [Touchpoint modalities](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/advanced/touchpoint-modalities.md): A collection of walkthroughs to get you up and running with NLX Touchpoint features - [Carousel modality](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/advanced/touchpoint-modalities/carousel-modality.md): From start to finish, provide a chat Carousel modality with NLX Touchpoint - [Video modality](https://docs.nlx.ai/platform/nlx-platform-guide/flows-and-building-blocks/advanced/touchpoint-modalities/video-modality.md): From start to finish, set up a chat-based application ft. a custom video modality with NLX - 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