Workflow Automation Skill

Overview

Build and execute multi-step automation pipelines with visual workflow builder capabilities.

Capabilities

create_workflow

Build multi-step automation pipelines.

Inputs:

• name: Workflow name
• description: What the workflow does
• steps: List of step definitions
• triggers: What initiates workflow (manual/schedule/event)

Outputs:

• workflow_id: Unique workflow identifier
• step_count: Number of steps
• validation: Workflow validation results

Example:

create_workflow(
    name="Daily Product Creator",
    steps=[
        {"type": "generate_image", "prompt": "{{product_concept}}"},
        {"type": "create_mockup", "image": "{{step_1_output}}"},
        {"type": "printify_create_mug", "design": "{{step_2_output}}"},
        {"type": "shopify_create_product", "product_id": "{{step_3_product_id}}"}
    ]
)

execute_workflow

Run saved workflows with real-time progress tracking.

Inputs:

• workflow_id: Workflow to execute
• parameters: Input parameters for workflow
• background: Run in background (default: false)

Outputs:

• execution_id: Execution instance ID
• status: Running/completed/failed
• outputs: Results from each step

workflow_templates

Access pre-built workflow templates.

Inputs:

• category: product_creation/content_marketing/social_media/automation
• search: Optional search term

Outputs:

• templates: List of available templates
• preview: Template configuration

Available Templates:

• Product Design Pipeline: idea → design → mockup → product
• Content Marketing Suite: blog → graphics → social posts → schedule
• Video Production Flow: script → video → thumbnail → publish
• Daily Social Media: generate → design → post → track

step_chaining

Connect outputs from one step to next step inputs.

Inputs:

• workflow_id: Workflow to modify
• source_step: Step providing output
• target_step: Step receiving input
• mapping: How to map output to input

Outputs:

• connection_id: Chain connection identifier
• validation: Connection validation

conditional_logic

Add if/then branches to workflows.

Inputs:

• workflow_id: Workflow to modify
• condition: Expression to evaluate
• true_path: Steps if true
• false_path: Steps if false

Outputs:

• branch_id: Conditional branch identifier

Example:

conditional_logic(
    condition="{{step_1_quality}} > 0.8",
    true_path=["publish_to_shopify"],
    false_path=["regenerate_design", "retry_publish"]
)

schedule_workflow

Set up recurring workflow execution.

Inputs:

• workflow_id: Workflow to schedule
• schedule: cron expression or simple schedule
• enabled: Start/stop schedule

Outputs:

• schedule_id: Schedule identifier
• next_run: Next execution time

workflow_builder_ui

Visual node-based workflow editor (for UI integration).

Inputs:

• workflow_id: Optional workflow to edit

Outputs:

• editor_data: Workflow configuration for UI
• available_nodes: All available step types

Step Types

Data Flow Steps

• input: Accept user input
• variable: Store intermediate values
• transform: Modify data between steps

AI Generation Steps

• generate_image: Create images with AI
• generate_video: Create videos
• generate_text: Create written content
• generate_design: Create product designs

Product Steps

• create_mockup: Product mockup generation
• printify_create: Create Printify products
• shopify_publish: Publish to Shopify

Content Steps

• write_blog: Generate blog posts
• create_social_post: Social media content
• generate_email: Email campaigns

Automation Steps

• wait: Delay execution
• loop: Repeat steps
• condition: If/then branching
• parallel: Run steps simultaneously

Publishing Steps

• publish_shopify: Shopify store
• publish_youtube: YouTube upload
• publish_social: Social media posting
• send_email: Email delivery

Workflows

Standard Templates

Product Launch Pipeline

1. Generate product concept (AI)
2. Create 3 design variations
3. Generate mockups for each
4. Create Printify products
5. Publish to Shopify
6. Create marketing materials
7. Schedule social posts

Content Marketing Automation

1. Generate blog topic ideas
2. Write full blog post
3. Create featured image
4. Extract social snippets
5. Design social graphics
6. Schedule posts across platforms

Video Production Workflow

1. Generate video script
2. Create storyboard images
3. Generate video with AI
4. Add background music
5. Create thumbnail
6. Upload to YouTube
7. Post announcement to social

Dependencies

• task_queue: For execution management
• execution_agent: For step running
• All tool categories: AI, product, publishing

Configuration

• max_workflow_steps: 50
• max_parallel_branches: 5
• auto_save: true
• workflow_directory: data/workflows/
• execution_timeout: 3600 (seconds)