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Guide for designing and running AgenticX workflows including sequential pipelines, parallel execution, graph-based orchestration, conditional routing, and trigger services. Use when the user wants to create workflows, orchestrate multiple agents, design agent pipelines, or set up complex multi-step processes.

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AgenticX Workflow Designer

Guide for building workflows that orchestrate agents, tasks, and execution paths.

Core Components

ComponentPurpose
WorkflowContainer for nodes and edges
WorkflowNodeA step in the workflow (agent + task)
WorkflowEdgeConnection between nodes (with optional conditions)
WorkflowEngineRuntime executor for the workflow graph
WorkflowGraphGraph representation of the workflow

Basic Workflow

from agenticx import Workflow, WorkflowNode, WorkflowEdge
from agenticx.core import WorkflowEngine

# Define nodes
research_node = WorkflowNode(
    id="research",
    agent=researcher_agent,
    task=research_task
)

analysis_node = WorkflowNode(
    id="analysis",
    agent=analyst_agent,
    task=analysis_task
)

# Define edges (sequential flow)
edge = WorkflowEdge(source="research", target="analysis")

# Build workflow
workflow = Workflow(
    id="research-pipeline",
    nodes=[research_node, analysis_node],
    edges=[edge]
)

# Execute
engine = WorkflowEngine()
result = engine.run(workflow)

CLI Workflow Creation

# Create workflow scaffold
agx workflow create research-pipeline --agents "researcher,analyst"

# List workflows
agx workflow list

# Run a workflow file
agx run workflows/research-pipeline.py --verbose

Workflow Patterns

Sequential Pipeline

Nodes execute one after another:

[Research] → [Analysis] → [Report]

edges = [
    WorkflowEdge(source="research", target="analysis"),
    WorkflowEdge(source="analysis", target="report"),
]

Parallel Execution

Multiple nodes execute concurrently:

         ┌→ [Web Search] ─┐
[Start] ─┤                 ├→ [Merge]
         └→ [DB Query]   ─┘

edges = [
    WorkflowEdge(source="start", target="web-search"),
    WorkflowEdge(source="start", target="db-query"),
    WorkflowEdge(source="web-search", target="merge"),
    WorkflowEdge(source="db-query", target="merge"),
]

Conditional Routing

Route execution based on output:

edge = WorkflowEdge(
    source="classifier",
    target="handler-a",
    condition=lambda result: result.get("category") == "A"
)

Graph-Based Orchestration

For complex DAGs with multiple paths and merge points, use WorkflowGraph:

from agenticx.core import WorkflowGraph

graph = WorkflowGraph()
graph.add_node(research_node)
graph.add_node(analysis_node)
graph.add_node(report_node)
graph.add_edge("research", "analysis")
graph.add_edge("analysis", "report")

Triggers

Scheduled Trigger

from agenticx.core import TriggerService, ScheduledTrigger

trigger = ScheduledTrigger(
    cron="0 9 * * 1",  # Every Monday at 9am
    workflow_id="weekly-report"
)
service = TriggerService()
service.register(trigger)

Event-Driven Trigger

from agenticx.core import EventDrivenTrigger

trigger = EventDrivenTrigger(
    event_type="new_data_available",
    workflow_id="data-pipeline"
)

Execution Context

Track workflow state during execution:

from agenticx.core import ExecutionContext, WorkflowStatus

context = ExecutionContext(workflow_id="research-pipeline")
# context.status → WorkflowStatus.RUNNING / COMPLETED / FAILED
# context.node_results → dict of node_id → result

Running Workflow Files

# Simple run
agx run my_workflow.py

# With config file
agx run my_workflow.py --config config.yaml --verbose

# Debug mode
agx run my_workflow.py --debug

Best Practices

  1. Start simple — begin with sequential, add complexity as needed
  2. Name nodes clearly — they appear in logs and monitoring
  3. Set timeouts — prevent infinite loops in conditional workflows
  4. Use validation — validate outputs at each node boundary
  5. Monitor execution — enable observability for production workflows