workflow-create

# Workflow Create Author a workflow on whichever surface fits the job. ## Pick a surface - **MCP workflow template** — a persisted definition with a pause/resume lifecycle. Use for long-lived, human-gated, resumable pipelines. - **Native `.claude/workflows/*.js`** — an imperative orchestration script that fans subagents out. Use for comprehensive fan-out (review, audit, migration, research) where you aggregate structured results in code. ## A — MCP workflow template 1. **List templates** — call `mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__workflow_template` to see available templates 2. **Create workflow** — call `mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__workflow_create` with steps, conditions, and execution order 3. **List workflows** — call `mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__workflow_list` to see all defined workflows 4. **Check status** — call `mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__workflow_status` to monitor a workflow 5. **Clean up** — call `mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__workflow_delete` to remove unused workflows Features: sequential/parallel steps, conditional branching, template inheritance, pause/resume approval gates. ## B — Native `.claude/workflows/*.js` Write a `.js` file under `.claude/workflows/`. It MUST begin with a **pure-literal** `export const meta` block; the body runs inside an async wrapper (top-level `await`/`return` are legal) with these hooks injected: | Hook | Purpose | |------|---------| | `agent(prompt, opts)` | Spawn one subagent; pass `opts.schema` (JSON Schema) to get validated structured output back | | `parallel(thunks)` | Run thunks concurrently with a **barrier** — `.filter(Boolean)` the results | | `pipeline(items, ...stages)` | Stream each item through stages independently — **prefer this** over a barrier | | `phase(title)` / `log(msg)` | Progress grouping / narration | ```js export const meta = { name: 'my-workflow', // becomes the invocable name — must be a pure literal description: 'one line', phases: [{ title: 'Find' }, { title: 'Verify' }], } const SCHEMA = { type: 'object', required: ['ok'], properties: { ok: { type: 'boolean' } }, additionalProperties: false } phase('Find') const found = await agent('find the things', { schema: SCHEMA, agentType: 'tester' }) phase('Verify') const checked = await parallel((found.items || []).map((it) => () => agent(`verify ${it}`, { schema: SCHEMA }))) return { found, checked: checked.filter(Boolean) } ``` Rules: `meta` is a pure literal (no variables/calls/interpolation); default to `pipeline` over `parallel`; never use `Date.now()`/`Math.random()` (they throw — vary by index instead). Validate syntax (the body is ESM-in-async-wrapper, not a bare module): ```bash node -e 'const fs=require("fs");let s=fs.readFileSync(".claude/workflows/my-workflow.js","utf8").replace(/^export\s+const\s+meta/m,"const meta");fs.writeFileSync("/tmp/wf.mjs","let agent,parallel,pipeline,phase,log,args,budget,workflow;async function __wf(){\n"+s+"\n}")' \ && node --check /tmp/wf.mjs && echo OK ``` Run it with the `workflow-run` skill or `Workflow({ name: 'my-workflow' })`. Reference: `.claude/workflows/plugin-contract-audit.js`. See [ADR-0002](../../docs/adrs/0002-native-workflow-orchestration.md).