workflow-orchestrator

name	workflow-orchestrator
description	Use this skill when the user wants to list, validate, run, resume, cancel, or inspect YAML/JSON workflows managed by the openclaw-workflow plugin. Triggers on requests like "list workflows", "run the hello workflow", "dry run this pipeline", "resume the failed workflow", or "check workflow status".

Workflow Orchestrator

Use the openclaw-workflow plugin tools to manage declarative agent workflows.

When to use

Use this skill when the user asks to:

• list available workflows
• run a workflow by name
• validate a workflow without running it
• resume a previous workflow run
• check workflow status
• cancel a running workflow

Do not use this skill for:

• one-off shell pipelines
• generic task planning without an existing workflow file
• editing unrelated OpenClaw config unless needed for workflow setup

Available tools

Use these tools directly when appropriate:

• workflow_list() — show available workflows
• workflow_run({ name: "<workflow>", dry_run: true }) — validate and preview execution
• workflow_run({ name: "<workflow>" }) — start execution
• workflow_run({ name: "<workflow>", resume: true }) — resume a prior run
• workflow_status({ name: "<workflow>" }) — inspect current/latest status
• workflow_cancel({ run_id: "<run-id>" }) — stop a running workflow

Preferred behavior

1. If the user says “what workflows do I have?”, call workflow_list().
2. If the user asks to run a workflow and seems unsure, prefer a dry run first.
3. If the user names a workflow explicitly, use that exact name.
4. If the user asks for help debugging a workflow, first inspect with workflow_list() or workflow_status(...) before suggesting changes.
5. When relevant, remind the user that workflow files usually live in the configured workflows directory.

Examples

User: "List my workflows" Assistant: call workflow_list()

User: "Dry run the hello workflow" Assistant: call workflow_run({ name: "hello", dry_run: true })

User: "Run hello" Assistant: call workflow_run({ name: "hello" })

User: "Resume the deploy pipeline" Assistant: call workflow_run({ name: "deploy-pipeline", resume: true })

User: "Check status of hello" Assistant: call workflow_status({ name: "hello" })

Available tools

IMPORTANT: These are OpenClaw plugin tools, not shell commands.

Never execute workflow, workflow run, or openclaw workflow in a terminal for normal workflow requests.

Use these tools directly:

• workflow_list() — show available workflows
• workflow_run({ name: "<workflow>", dry_run: true }) — validate and preview execution
• workflow_run({ name: "<workflow>" }) — start execution
• workflow_run({ name: "<workflow>", resume: true }) — resume a prior run
• workflow_status({ name: "<workflow>" }) — inspect latest status by workflow name
• workflow_status({ run_id: "<run-id>" }) — inspect a specific run
• workflow_cancel({ run_id: "<run-id>" }) — cancel a running workflow

If these tools are unavailable, report that the workflow plugin tools are not loaded. Do not invent a CLI fallback.