diff --git a/cookbook/pocketflow-cmd-hitl/flow.py b/cookbook/pocketflow-cmd-hitl/flow.py
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+from pocketflow import Flow
+from .nodes import GetTopicNode, GenerateJokeNode, GetFeedbackNode
+
+def create_joke_flow() -> Flow:
+    """Creates and returns the joke generation flow."""
+    # Create nodes
+    get_topic_node = GetTopicNode()
+    generate_joke_node = GenerateJokeNode()
+    get_feedback_node = GetFeedbackNode()
+
+    # Connect nodes
+    # GetTopicNode -> GenerateJokeNode (default action)
+    get_topic_node >> generate_joke_node
+    
+    # GenerateJokeNode -> GetFeedbackNode (default action)
+    generate_joke_node >> get_feedback_node
+
+    # GetFeedbackNode actions:
+    # "Approve" -> Ends the flow (no further connection)
+    # "Disapprove" -> GenerateJokeNode
+    # get_feedback_node.connect_to(generate_joke_node, action="Disapprove")
+    get_feedback_node - "Disapprove" >> generate_joke_node # Alternative syntax
+
+    # Create flow starting with the input node
+    joke_flow = Flow(start=get_topic_node)
+    return joke_flow 
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diff --git a/cookbook/pocketflow-cmd-hitl/main.py b/cookbook/pocketflow-cmd-hitl/main.py
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+from .flow import create_joke_flow
+
+def main():
+    """Main function to run the joke generator application."""
+    print("Welcome to the Command-Line Joke Generator!")
+
+    # Initialize the shared store as per the design
+    shared = {
+        "topic": None,
+        "current_joke": None,
+        "disliked_jokes": [],
+        "user_feedback": None
+    }
+
+    # Create the flow
+    joke_flow = create_joke_flow()
+
+    # Run the flow
+    joke_flow.run(shared)
+
+    print("\nThanks for using the Joke Generator!")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main() 
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diff --git a/cookbook/pocketflow-cmd-hitl/nodes.py b/cookbook/pocketflow-cmd-hitl/nodes.py
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+from pocketflow import Node
+from .utils.call_llm import call_llm
+
+class GetTopicNode(Node):
+    """Prompts the user to enter the topic for the joke."""
+    def exec(self, _shared):
+        return input("What topic would you like a joke about? ")
+
+    def post(self, shared, _prep_res, exec_res):
+        shared["topic"] = exec_res
+        # No specific action needed, default will move to next connected node
+        return "default" 
+
+class GenerateJokeNode(Node):
+    """Generates a joke based on the topic and any previous feedback."""
+    def prep(self, shared):
+        topic = shared.get("topic", "anything") # Default to "anything" if no topic
+        disliked_jokes = shared.get("disliked_jokes", [])
+        
+        prompt = f"Please generate a joke about {topic}."
+        if disliked_jokes:
+            disliked_str = "; ".join(disliked_jokes)
+            prompt = f"The user did not like the following jokes: [{disliked_str}]. Please generate a new, different joke about {topic}."
+        return prompt
+
+    def exec(self, prep_res):
+        return call_llm(prep_res) # prep_res is the prompt
+
+    def post(self, shared, _prep_res, exec_res):
+        shared["current_joke"] = exec_res
+        print(f"\nJoke: {exec_res}")
+        return "default"
+
+class GetFeedbackNode(Node):
+    """Presents the joke to the user and asks for approval."""
+    # prep is not strictly needed as current_joke is printed by GenerateJokeNode
+    # but we can read it if we want to display it again here for example.
+    # def prep(self, shared):
+    #     return shared.get("current_joke")
+
+    def exec(self, _prep_res):
+        while True:
+            feedback = input("Did you like this joke? (yes/no): ").strip().lower()
+            if feedback in ["yes", "y", "no", "n"]:
+                return feedback
+            print("Invalid input. Please type 'yes' or 'no'.")
+
+    def post(self, shared, _prep_res, exec_res):
+        if exec_res in ["yes", "y"]:
+            shared["user_feedback"] = "approve"
+            print("Great! Glad you liked it.")
+            return "Approve"  # Action to end the flow
+        else: # "no" or "n"
+            shared["user_feedback"] = "disapprove"
+            current_joke = shared.get("current_joke")
+            if current_joke:
+                if "disliked_jokes" not in shared:
+                    shared["disliked_jokes"] = []
+                shared["disliked_jokes"].append(current_joke)
+            print("Okay, let me try another one.")
+            return "Disapprove" # Action to loop back to GenerateJokeNode 
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diff --git a/cookbook/pocketflow-cmd-hitl/requirements.txt b/cookbook/pocketflow-cmd-hitl/requirements.txt
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+# Add any project-specific dependencies here.
+# For example:
+# openai
+# anthropic
+
+pocketflow>=0.0.1
+openai>=1.0.0 
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diff --git a/cookbook/pocketflow-cmd-hitl/utils/__init__.py b/cookbook/pocketflow-cmd-hitl/utils/__init__.py
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diff --git a/cookbook/pocketflow-cmd-hitl/utils/call_llm.py b/cookbook/pocketflow-cmd-hitl/utils/call_llm.py
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+import os
+from openai import OpenAI
+
+def call_llm(prompt: str) -> str:
+    client = OpenAI(api_key=os.environ.get("OPENAI_API_KEY", "your-api-key"))
+    r = client.chat.completions.create(
+        model="gpt-4o", 
+        messages=[{"role": "user", "content": prompt}]
+    )
+    return r.choices[0].message.content
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print("Testing real LLM call:")
+    joke_prompt = "Tell me a short joke about a programmer."
+    print(f"Prompt: {joke_prompt}")
+    response = call_llm(joke_prompt)
+    print(f"Response: {response}")
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