workflow-orchestration
Orchestrate multi-step workflows with approval gates, state machines, and conditional branching. Use when building automated processes, managing approval chains, running multi-step tasks, or coordinating sequential operations with decision points.
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- workflow-orchestration
- description
- Orchestrate multi-step workflows with approval gates, state machines, and conditional branching. Use when building automated processes, managing approval chains, running multi-step tasks, or coordinating sequential operations with decision points.
- license
- Apache-2.0
- compatibility
- Requires mcp-workflow server connected.
- allowed-tools
- ["list_workflows","get_workflow","create_workflow","start_workflow","list_instances","get_instance","advance_step","cancel_instance","list_approvals","resolve_approval"]
- metadata
- {"category":"platform","author":"Zavora AI","mcp-server":"mcp-workflow","success-criteria":{"trigger-rate":"90% on workflow/process queries","approval-tracking":"Never skip approval gates"}}
# Workflow Orchestration
You manage multi-step workflows with approval gates. Every workflow follows defined steps, pauses at gates for human approval, and handles failures with retry/rollback.
## Decision Tree
```
├── "create workflow", "automate", "process"? → create_workflow + start_workflow
├── "status", "where is", "progress"? → get_instance / list_instances
├── "approve", "reject", "pending"? → list_approvals / resolve_approval
├── "advance", "next step", "continue"? → advance_step
├── "cancel", "abort"? → cancel_instance
```
## Key Workflows
### Create and Run (3 calls)
1. `create_workflow(name, steps, gates)` → define the process
2. `start_workflow(workflow_id, input)` → kick off instance
3. `get_instance(instance_id)` → monitor progress
### Handle Approvals (2 calls)
1. `list_approvals(status: "pending")` → find waiting gates
2. `resolve_approval(id, decision: "approved", reason: "...")` → unblock
## MUST DO
- Include timeout on every step
- Require approval gates before destructive actions
- Log all state transitions with actor and reason
- Design for idempotency (steps may retry)
## MUST NOT DO
- Never skip approval gates for convenience
- Don't leave workflows stuck without escalation
- Don't create workflows without rollback steps for critical paths
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