| name | workflow |
| description | Start, monitor, and manage workflow executions in Periscope |
| delegates-to | workflow-operator |
/workflow - Execute and Manage Workflows
Use this skill to start, monitor, and manage workflow executions in the Periscope platform.
What You Can Do
- Start workflows - Execute a workflow with input data
- Monitor execution - Check status and progress
- Send signals - Trigger workflow events
- Schedule workflows - Plan future executions
- Use triggers - Start workflows via signals, messages, or webhooks
How to Use
Describe what you want to do with workflows:
- "Start the approval workflow for order 12345"
- "Check the status of my running workflows"
- "Cancel workflow abc-123"
- "Send an approval signal to workflow xyz"
- "Schedule the report workflow for tomorrow at 9am"
Common Operations
Start a Workflow
Start workflow: approval_workflow
Input: {"request_id": "REQ-001", "amount": 5000}
Check Status
Get status for workflow: approval_workflow-uuid
Send Signal
Send signal "approve" to workflow: approval_workflow-uuid
Data: {"approved_by": "manager@company.com"}
Schedule for Later
Schedule workflow: daily_report
Run at: 2024-01-15 09:00 UTC
Workflow Types
Common workflow types available:
| Workflow | Task Queue | Purpose |
|---|
| approval_workflow | periscope-queue | Multi-step approvals |
| data_processing_workflow | periscope-queue | ETL pipelines |
| business_process_workflow | periscope-queue | Business automation |
| agent_coordination_workflow | periscope-ai-queue | AI agent coordination |
Workflow Statuses
| Status | Description |
|---|
| running | Currently executing |
| completed | Finished successfully |
| failed | Failed with error |
| cancelled | Manually cancelled |
| timed_out | Exceeded timeout |
Reference Documentation
Delegated Agent
This skill delegates to the workflow-operator agent which has access to:
periscope-workflows-dev MCP server (18 tools)
periscope-tasks-dev MCP server (~11 tools)