# Base flows

The Base flows skill provides the basic framework for your bot and the capability to design your bot using Flows. Without it you cannot design Flows using the visual modeller and your bot will not function unless you write your own [Bubblescript](https://developer.botsquad.com) scripts.

The Base flows skill contains the following node types:

Send:

* [Send email](/studio/flows/nodes/send-email.md)
* [Send SMS](/studio/flows/nodes/send-sms.md)
* [Send whatsapp](/studio/flows/nodes/send-whatsapp.md)

Ask:

* [Iterate](/studio/flows/nodes/iterate-iterate.md)
* [Iterate continue](/studio/flows/nodes/iterate-continue.md)
* [Ask choice](/studio/flows/nodes/ask-choice.md)
* [Ask open](/studio/flows/nodes/ask-open.md)
* [Ask name](/studio/flows/nodes/ask-name.md)
* [Ask phone](/studio/flows/nodes/ask-phone.md)
* [Ask language](/studio/flows/nodes/ask-language.md)
* [Ask date](/studio/flows/nodes/ask-date.md)
* [Ask time](/studio/flows/nodes/ask-time.md)
* [Ask custom entity](/studio/flows/nodes/ask-custom-entity.md)

Note:

* [Note create](/studio/flows/nodes/note-create.md)
* [Note update](/studio/flows/nodes/note-update.md)

Control flow:

* [Pause](/studio/flows/nodes/control-flow-pause.md)
* [Branch](/studio/flows/nodes/control-flow-branch.md)
* [Invoke dialog](/studio/flows/nodes/control-flow-invoke-dialog.md)
* [Switch language](/studio/flows/nodes/control-flow-switch-language.md)
* [Goto flow](/studio/flows/nodes/control-flow-go-to-flow.md)
* [Restart](/studio/flows/nodes/control-flow-restart.md)
* [Close](/studio/flows/nodes/control-flow-close.md)


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