What are workflows?
A workflow is a saved, structured task. Instead of retyping the same instructions every Monday, you save the instructions once and either run them on demand or let Magister run them on a schedule.
Mental model — a workflow is a short specification made of:
- A title and a description of what the workflow accomplishes
- Optional inputs (variables the user fills in at run time, like {{topic}}{{brand}}
- A list of steps the agent executes in order, each with its own instructions
- Optional focus skills the agent should lean on
- Optional required integrations that must be connected for the workflow to run
One-off vs. scheduled — every workflow can be run manually with the Run button, or set on a cron schedule to run automatically. See Scheduling.
Templates vs. custom — you can build a workflow from scratch or fork a template to get a head start.
Where workflows run — each run executes on the same machine your chat uses. You can watch progress live, or leave and check back when it's done.