Tutorial: Creating Custom Workflows

Build your own orchestrated workflows that coordinate multiple agents for complex tasks.

What You'll Build#

• Custom "deployment" workflow
• Multi-phase orchestration
• Agent coordination
• Quality gates and checkpoints
• Automated rollback handling

Prerequisites#

• Bootspring Pro or higher
• Understanding of agents and workflows
• Project with existing deployment setup

Understanding Custom Workflows#

Custom workflows allow you to:

• Orchestrate complex multi-step processes
• Coordinate multiple agents
• Add project-specific automation
• Enforce quality gates at each phase

Step 1: Define the Workflow#

Create a workflow definition:

Step 2: Create Workflow Definition File#

Create a detailed workflow specification:

Step 3: Create Workflow Executor#

Build the workflow execution engine:

Step 4: Create Workflow CLI Commands#

Add CLI support for the workflow:

Step 5: Add Workflow Hooks#

Create reusable hooks for notifications and tracking:

Step 6: Create Workflow Dashboard#

Build a dashboard to monitor workflows:

Step 7: Use the Custom Workflow#

Via CLI#

Via MCP#

In Claude or your AI assistant:

Programmatically#

Step 8: Test the Workflow#

Create tests for your workflow:

Verification Checklist#

• Workflow configuration added
• Workflow definition file created
• Executor implemented
• Hooks configured (Slack, tracking)
• CLI commands working
• Dashboard displays workflows
• Rollback configured
• Tests passing

What You Learned#

• Defining multi-phase workflows
• Building workflow executors
• Implementing hooks and notifications
• Creating approval gates
• Configuring automatic rollback
• Testing workflows

Next Steps#

• Create environment-specific workflows
• Add workflow templates
• Integrate with external CI/CD