Agent skill · software engineering · vercel
workflow
Creates durable, resumable workflows using Vercel's Workflow SDK. Use when building workflows that need to survive restarts, pause for external events, retry on failure, or coordinate multi-step operations over time. Triggers on mentions of "workflow", "durable functions", "resumable", "workflow sdk", "queue", "event", "push", "subscribe", or step-based orchestration.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific commands and patterns for building durable workflows using Vercel's Workflow SDK that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires workflow installed locally. About 10k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 2,290 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Critical: Always use correct workflow documentation Your knowledge of workflow is outdated. The workflow documentation outlined below matches the installed version of the Workflow SDK. Follow these instructions before starting on any workflow-related tasks: Search the bundled documentation in nodemodules/workflow/docs/: 1. Find docs: glob "nodemodules/workflow/docs//.mdx" 2. Search content: grep "your query" nodemodules/workflow/docs/ Documentation structure in nodemodules/workflow/docs/: getting-started/ - Framework setup (next.mdx, express.mdx, hono.mdx, etc.) foundations/ - Core concepts (workflows-and-steps.mdx, hooks.mdx, streaming.mdx, etc.) api-reference/workflow/ - API docs (sleep.mdx, create-hook.mdx, fatal-error.mdx, etc.) api-reference/workflow-api/ - Client API (start.mdx, get-run.mdx, resume-hook.mdx, etc.) api-reference/workflow-runtime/ - Runtime API (get-world.mdx) and world/ World SDK (storage.mdx, streams.mdx, queue.mdx) api-reference/workflow-observability/ - Hydration and name parsing utilities (hydrate-resource-io.mdx, parse-workflow-name.mdx, etc.) ai/: AI SDK integration docs errors/ - Error code documentation Related packages also include bundled docs: @workflow/ai: nodemodules/@workflow/ai/docs/ - DurableAgent and AI integration @workflow/core: nodemodules/@workflow/core/docs/ - Core runtime (foundations, how-it-works) @workflow/next: nodemodules/@workflow/next/docs/ - Next.js integration When in doubt, update to the latest version of the Workflow SDK. Official resources Website: https://workflow-sdk.dev GitHub: https://github.com/vercel/workflow Quick reference Directives: Essential imports: Prefer step functions to avoid sandbox errors "use workflow" functions run in a sandboxed VM. "use step" functions have full Node.js access. Put your logic in steps and use the workflow function purely for orchestration. Benefits: Steps have automatic retry, results are persisted for replay, and no sandbox restrictions. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills vercel/workflow--856884