What causes "Cannot call the same agentflow!" in FlowiseAI/Flowise?

Select a different target chatflow in the dropdown.

FlowiseAI/Flowise · error · Error

Cannot call the same agentflow!

Error message

Cannot call the same agentflow!

What it means

Self-recursion guard: if the Execute Flow node's selectedFlowId equals the host chatflow's own id (options.chatflowid), Flowise refuses the call because it would invoke itself indefinitely. Checked at init after UUID validation.

Solutions

Select a different target chatflow in the dropdown.
If iterative/self-referential logic is needed, use the Loop sequential node or split the work into a separate chatflow.

Defensive patterns

Strategy: validation

Validate before calling

if (selectedFlowId === options.chatflowid) {
  throw new Error('Execute Flow cannot target its own chatflow (infinite recursion). Pick a different flow.')
}

Prevention

After cloning a flow, re-check every Execute Flow target — the clone may still reference the original.
Use the Loop node for intentional iteration rather than self-call.

When it happens

Trigger: The Execute Flow dropdown was set to the same chatflow that contains this node; a chatflow was cloned from a template that referenced the original by id.

Common situations: Cloning a flow that self-referenced the source; the flow list reordered and the wrong (current) item got selected; building a recursive pattern not knowing it is disallowed.

Related errors

AI-assisted analysis of FlowiseAI/Flowise@abe4a8601a (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/7909938c7f981461. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at packages/components/nodes/sequentialagents/ExecuteFlow/ExecuteFlow.ts:186

        if (!sequentialNodes || !sequentialNodes.length) throw new Error('Execute Flow must have a predecessor!')

        const baseURL = (nodeData.inputs?.baseURL as string) || (options.baseURL as string)
        const returnValueAs = nodeData.inputs?.returnValueAs as string

        // Validate selectedFlowId is a valid UUID
        if (!selectedFlowId || !isValidUUID(selectedFlowId)) {
            throw new Error('Invalid flow ID: must be a valid UUID')
        }

        // Validate baseURL is a valid URL
        if (!baseURL || !isValidURL(baseURL)) {
            throw new Error('Invalid base URL: must be a valid URL')
        }

        const credentialData = await getCredentialData(nodeData.credential ?? '', options)
        const chatflowApiKey = getCredentialParam('chatflowApiKey', credentialData, nodeData)

        if (selectedFlowId === options.chatflowid) throw new Error('Cannot call the same agentflow!')

        let headers = {}
        if (chatflowApiKey) headers = { Authorization: `Bearer ${chatflowApiKey}` }

        const chatflowId = options.chatflowid
        const sessionId = options.sessionId
        const chatId = options.chatId

        const executeFunc = async (state: ISeqAgentsState) => {
            const variables = await getVars(appDataSource, databaseEntities, nodeData, options)

            let flowInput = ''
            if (seqExecuteFlowInput === 'userQuestion') {
                flowInput = input
            } else if (seqExecuteFlowInput && seqExecuteFlowInput.startsWith('{{') && seqExecuteFlowInput.endsWith('}}')) {
                const nodeId = seqExecuteFlowInput.replace('{{', '').replace('}}', '').replace(/\$/g, '').trim()
                const messageOutputs = ((state.messages as unknown as BaseMessage[]) ?? []).filter(
                    (message) => message.additional_kwargs && message.additional_kwargs?.nodeId === nodeId

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