agenticflow-skill

SKILL.md content

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name: agenticflow-skills
description: Comprehensive guide for building AI workflows, agents, and workforce systems with AgenticFlow. Use when designing workflows with various node types, configuring single agents, or orchestrating workforce collaboration patterns.
license: MIT
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# AgenticFlow Skills

AgenticFlow is a platform for building AI-powered automation workflows, intelligent agents, and workforce systems.

## Quick Navigation

| Topic | When to Use | Reference |
|-------|-------------|-----------|
| **Workflow** | Building automation flows with nodes | [workflow/overview.md](./reference/workflow/overview.md) |
| **Agent** | Creating single intelligent agents | [reference/agent/overview.md](./reference/agent/overview.md) |
| **Workforce** | Orchestrating multiple agents | [reference/workforce/overview.md](./reference/workforce/overview.md) |

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## Workflow

Workflows are linear automation pipelines composed of sequential nodes. Each node performs a specific action.

| Guide | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| [overview.md](./reference/workflow/overview.md) | Core concepts, schemas, execution model |
| [how-to-build.md](./reference/workflow/how-to-build.md) | Step-by-step build guide |
| [how-to-run.md](./reference/workflow/how-to-run.md) | Execute workflows and handle results |
| [node-types.md](./reference/workflow/node-types.md) | Node type schemas and discovery |
| [connections.md](./reference/workflow/connections.md) | Connection providers and setup |

### Node Types Overview

| Category | Example Node Types | Purpose |
|----------|-------------------|---------|
| **AI/LLM** | `claude_ask`, `openai_chat`, `gemini` | AI model calls, text generation |
| **Image Generation** | `generate_image`, `dall_e` | Create images from prompts |
| **Data Processing** | `json_parse`, `text_transform` | Transform and manipulate data |
| **Integrations** | `slack_send`, `gmail`, `notion` | Connect to 300+ external services (MCPs) |
| **API Calls** | `http_request`, `webhook` | HTTP requests and webhooks |
| **File Operations** | `file_upload`, `pdf_parse` | Upload, download, process files |

> **Note**: Workflows in AgenticFlow are **linear and sequential** - nodes execute top to bottom with no branching or loops.

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## Agent

An Agent is an AI entity with specific capabilities, tools, and a defined persona.

**To learn about agent configuration, load:** [reference/agent/overview.md](./reference/agent/overview.md)

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## Workforce

Workforce systems coordinate multiple agents to solve complex tasks collaboratively.

**To understand orchestration patterns, load:** [reference/workforce/overview.md](./reference/workforce/overview.md)

### Common Patterns

- **Supervisor** - One agent delegates to specialists
- **Swarm** - Agents self-organize dynamically
- **Pipeline** - Sequential agent handoffs
- **Debate** - Agents discuss to reach consensus

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## Glossary

For terminology and definitions, see [reference/glossary.md](./reference/glossary.md).

How this skill works

• Provides capability `agenticflow:create`
• Accepts required input `flow_yaml` of type string
• Outputs `flow_id` of type string
• Outputs `dashboard_url` of type string
• Sends the `flow_yaml` to the AgenticFlow API
• Creates a new workflow via the API
• Returns the `flow_id` and `dashboard_url`

When to use it

• When creating a new AgenticFlow workflow from a natural language description
• When executing an existing AgenticFlow workflow
• When querying the status of an AgenticFlow workflow execution
• When updating parameters of an AgenticFlow workflow

Best practices

• Obtain an AgenticFlow API key from the platform
• Set the AGENTICFLOW_API_KEY environment variable
• Optionally set AGENTICFLOW_BASE_URL for custom endpoints
• Test the skill with simple queries before production use

Example use cases

• Creating agentic workflows: Uses the create_workflow function to define and instantiate new workflows in AgenticFlow with specified name, description, and tasks.
• Executing agentic workflows: Uses the execute_workflow function to run a specified workflow by ID, returning execution ID and status.
• Monitoring workflow executions: Uses the get_execution_status function to retrieve the current status and results of a workflow execution by ID.
• Listing available workflows: Uses the list_workflows function to retrieve a list of existing workflows in the AgenticFlow workspace.

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