tool_adapters/flowctl.yaml

name: flowctl
description: Workflow engine and approval gate manager for orchestrating multi-step processes with human-in-the-loop approvals
binary: flowctl
auth:
  type: env_var
  key: FLOWCTL_API_KEY
commands:
  - name: workflow list
    description: List workflows with optional filtering by status
    args:
      - name: status
        type: enum
        required: false
        description: Filter by workflow status
        values: ["active", "paused", "completed", "failed"]
      - name: owner
        type: string
        required: false
        description: Filter by workflow owner
      - name: limit
        type: int
        required: false
        description: Maximum number of workflows to return
    output_format: json
    side_effects: false
    example: "flowctl workflow list --status active --owner alice"

  - name: workflow create
    description: Create a new workflow definition with named steps
    args:
      - name: name
        type: string
        required: true
        description: Workflow name (unique identifier)
      - name: steps
        type: json
        required: true
        description: "Ordered list of step definitions as JSON array [{\"name\": str, \"action\": str, \"config\": dict}]"
      - name: description
        type: string
        required: false
        description: Human-readable description
      - name: owner
        type: string
        required: false
        description: Workflow owner (defaults to current user)
    output_format: json
    side_effects: true
    example: "flowctl workflow create --name deploy-prod --steps '[{\"name\": \"build\", \"action\": \"run_pipeline\"}, {\"name\": \"approve\", \"action\": \"gate\"}]'"

  - name: workflow get
    description: Get detailed workflow definition by ID
    args:
      - name: id
        type: string
        required: true
        description: Workflow ID
    output_format: json
    side_effects: false
    example: "flowctl workflow get --id wf-001"

  - name: gate create
    description: Create an approval gate attached to a workflow
    args:
      - name: workflow-id
        type: string
        required: true
        description: Parent workflow ID
      - name: approvers
        type: string
        required: true
        description: Comma-separated list of required approver usernames
      - name: timeout
        type: int
        required: false
        description: Gate timeout in hours (0 = no timeout)
      - name: min-approvals
        type: int
        required: false
        description: Minimum number of approvals required (defaults to all approvers)
    output_format: json
    side_effects: true
    example: "flowctl gate create --workflow-id wf-001 --approvers alice,bob --timeout 24 --min-approvals 1"

  - name: gate approve
    description: Approve a pending gate
    args:
      - name: id
        type: string
        required: true
        description: Gate ID
      - name: comment
        type: string
        required: false
        description: Approval comment
    output_format: json
    side_effects: true
    example: "flowctl gate approve --id gate-001 --comment 'Looks good, ship it'"

  - name: gate reject
    description: Reject a pending gate with a reason
    args:
      - name: id
        type: string
        required: true
        description: Gate ID
      - name: reason
        type: string
        required: true
        description: Rejection reason
    output_format: json
    side_effects: true
    example: "flowctl gate reject --id gate-001 --reason 'Missing test coverage'"

  - name: run trigger
    description: Trigger a workflow execution
    args:
      - name: workflow-id
        type: string
        required: true
        description: Workflow ID to execute
      - name: params
        type: json
        required: false
        description: Runtime parameters as JSON object
    output_format: json
    side_effects: true
    example: "flowctl run trigger --workflow-id wf-001 --params '{\"version\": \"2.1.0\"}'"

  - name: run status
    description: Check the status of a workflow run including step progress
    args:
      - name: id
        type: string
        required: true
        description: Run execution ID
    output_format: json
    side_effects: false
    example: "flowctl run status --id run-001"