Workflows (Beta)

A Workflow is a reusable automation sequence generated once and executed multiple times with different inputs. Unlike tasks that require AI processing for every execution, workflows are deterministic YAML-based scripts offering faster, more cost-effective automation.

Workflows vs Tasks

How It Works

1. Generation

Describe a task in natural language. The system records browser interactions and converts them into a YAML workflow with automatically detected input variables.

Cost: $0.01 per step

2. Execution

Run the workflow with different inputs. No AI inference needed after generation.

Cost: LLM tokens (for data extraction) + $0.001 initialization

3. Variables

Workflows support parameterized inputs:

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input_schema:
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  - name: email
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    type: string
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    required: true
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    format: email
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  - name: quantity
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    type: number
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    default: 1

Workflow Lifecycle

1. Create → 2. Generate → 3. Execute → 4. Monitor
   ↓            ↓             ↓           ↓
 Empty      Recording    Running      Results
 Shell      Actions      YAML        & Logs

States

Generation Status:

• pending - Created, not started
• generating - Recording interactions
• completed - Ready to execute
• failed - Generation error

Execution Status:

• pending - Queued
• running - Executing
• completed - Finished successfully
• failed - Error occurred
• cancelled - Manually stopped

Use Cases

Form Automation - Registration forms, surveys, data entry with validated inputs

Data Extraction - Product listings, prices, metrics with structured output

Scheduled Jobs - Run workflows on schedules with cron or orchestrators

Multi-user Operations - Same workflow for multiple users with different credentials

Testing & QA - Automated UI testing with reproducible scenarios

Generated YAML Structure

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name: Contact Form Submission
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version: "1.0"
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input_schema:
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  - name: name
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    type: string
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    required: true
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  - name: email
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    type: string
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    format: email
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    required: true
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steps:
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  - id: step_1
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    type: navigate
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    target: https://example.com/contact
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  - id: step_2
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    type: fill
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    target: input[name="name"]
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    value: "{{name}}"
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  - id: step_3
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    type: fill
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    target: input[name="email"]
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    value: "{{email}}"
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  - id: step_4
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    type: click
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    target: button[type="submit"]
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  - id: step_5
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    type: extract_page_content
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    target: .success-message
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output:
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  confirmation: "{{extracted_data}}"

Next Steps