FlowFuse 2.27: Integrated Editor in Remote Instances & Context-Aware FlowFuse Expert

FlowFuse 2.27 tightens the development loop for Remote instances and makes FlowFuse Expert more aware of what is actually running in your Node-RED environment. It also improves availability for High Availability hosted deployments.

A More Integrated Remote Development Workflow

Teams run production and edge workloads in Remote instances. When tooling behaves differently across environments, it slows debugging and increases risk during active changes.

What changed in 2.27

FlowFuse now brings the integrated editor experience to Remote instances. Clicking Open Editor provides the same FlowFuse capabilities regardless of where your instance runs.

Device Agent v3.8.0 also allows you to restore snapshots while remaining in developer mode. You no longer need to exit developer mode to roll back changes. Pipeline protections remain in place, but manual recovery is faster.

In practice

• You move between hosted and remote environments without changing your workflow
• You restore snapshots without interrupting active debugging
• You reduce friction while iterating on live systems

FlowFuse Expert Uses Live Flow and Palette Context

AI guidance is only useful when it reflects what is actually running in your environment. Manually describing flows or installed nodes slows troubleshooting and introduces gaps in context.

What changed in 2.27

FlowFuse Expert now:

• Understands your selected flows as troubleshooting context
• Detects installed custom nodes automatically
• Answers questions about your Node-RED palette, including versions, updates, and disabled nodes
• Suggests node packages and links directly to manage them
• Installs suggested nodes and imports flows with a single click

FlowFuse Expert surfaces context and performs actions only when initiated by the user.

In practice

• You do not manually describe your setup
• You identify missing or outdated nodes faster
• You troubleshoot flows based on real context
• You move between chat, palette manager, and editor without unnecessary clicks or context switching

High Availability Improvements for Hosted Instances

Parallel restarts in HA environments can introduce avoidable service interruption during deploys or manual restarts.

What changed in 2.27

Hosted Node-RED instances with HA enabled now restart sequentially rather than in parallel. Any manual or pipeline-triggered restart follows this behavior.

This feature is available to Enterprise licensed self-hosted users and Enterprise tier users of FlowFuse Cloud.

In practice

• You reduce service interruption during restarts
• You improve availability during deploys
• You maintain stronger continuity in HA environments

What else is new?

For a complete list of everything included in FlowFuse 2.27, check out the release notes.

If something in this release improves your workflow, or if there is still friction we can remove, please share feedback or report issues regarding this release to us.

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