smithers-workflow

Apps & Automation

Discover local workflows from .smithers/workflows. Run `smithers workflow --help` for usage details.

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smithers workflow create

Create a new flat workflow scaffold in .smithers/workflows (or the global ~/.smithers with --global).

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	`string`	yes	Workflow ID

Options

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--global`	`boolean`	`false`	Create the workflow in the global ~/.smithers pack (honors SMITHERS_HOME) instead of the local .smithers

smithers workflow doctor

Inspect workflow discovery, preload files, and detected agents.

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	`string`	no	Workflow ID

smithers workflow inspect

Show workflow metadata and an agent-facing skill preview.

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	`string`	yes	Workflow ID

smithers workflow list

List discovered local workflows. System workflows are hidden unless --system is passed.

Options

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--system`	`boolean`	`false`	Include system workflows (internal plumbing hidden from the default listing)

smithers workflow path

Resolve a workflow ID to its entry file.

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	`string`	yes	Workflow ID

smithers workflow run

Run a discovered workflow by ID. Omit the ID (or pass --interactive) to pick one interactively.

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	`string`	no	Workflow ID (omit with --interactive to pick one)

Options

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--detach`	`boolean`	`false`	Run in background, print run ID, exit
`--runId`	`string`		Explicit run ID
`--parentRunId`	`string`		Existing run ID to record as this run's parent (persisted lineage, surfaced by inspect/ps and the MCP run tools)
`--maxConcurrency`	`number`		Maximum parallel tasks (default: 4)
`--root`	`string`		Tool sandbox root directory
`--log`	`boolean`	`true`	Enable NDJSON event log file output
`--logDir`	`string`		NDJSON event logs directory
`--allowNetwork`	`boolean`	`false`	Allow bash tool network requests
`--maxOutputBytes`	`number`		Max bytes a single tool call can return
`--toolTimeoutMs`	`number`		Max wall-clock time per tool call in ms
`--hot`	`boolean`	`false`	Enable hot module replacement for .tsx workflows
`--input`	`string`		Input data as JSON string
`--annotations`	`string`		Run annotations as a flat JSON object of string/number/boolean values
`--resume`	`unknown`	`false`	Resume a previous run. Pass true with --run-id, or pass the run ID directly (e.g. --resume )
`--force`	`boolean`	`false`	Resume even if still marked running
`--resumeClaimOwner`	`string`		Internal durable resume claim owner
`--resumeClaimHeartbeat`	`number`		Internal durable resume claim heartbeat
`--resumeRestoreOwner`	`string`		Internal durable resume restore owner
`--resumeRestoreHeartbeat`	`number`		Internal durable resume restore heartbeat
`--serve`	`boolean`	`false`	Start an HTTP server alongside the workflow
`--supervise`	`boolean`	`false`	Run the stale-run supervisor loop (with --serve)
`--superviseDryRun`	`boolean`	`false`	With --supervise, detect stale runs without resuming
`--superviseInterval`	`string`	`10s`	With --supervise, poll interval (e.g. 10s, 30s)
`--superviseStaleThreshold`	`string`	`30s`	With --supervise, stale heartbeat threshold
`--superviseMaxConcurrent`	`number`	`3`	With --supervise, max runs resumed per poll
`--port`	`number`	`7331`	HTTP server port (with --serve)
`--host`	`string`	`127.0.0.1`	HTTP server bind address (with --serve)
`--authToken`	`string`		Bearer token for HTTP auth (or set SMITHERS_API_KEY); required to bind a non-loopback --host
`--insecure`	`boolean`	`false`	Allow binding a non-loopback --host with NO auth (exposes unauthenticated approve/deny/cancel control of the run — dangerous)
`--metrics`	`boolean`	`true`	Expose /metrics endpoint (with --serve)
`--backend`	`string`		Bootstrap storage selection for a workflow owner or workspace Gateway; not a run-discovery/control flag
`--postFailure`	`boolean`	`true`	Auto-launch the post-failure autopsy workflow when this run fails (disable with --no-post-failure or SMITHERS_POST_FAILURE=0)
`--verbose`	`boolean`	`false`	Show engine info logs (run lifecycle, agent sessions) on interactive runs; the default keeps progress lines + warnings only. Non-TTY/structured output always gets full logs.
`--report`	`boolean`	`true`	On an interactive run, narrate the result with a cheap/fast agent and open an HTML summary in the browser when it finishes (disable with --no-report or SMITHERS_NO_REPORT=1).
`--prompt`	`string`		Prompt text mapped to input.prompt when --input is omitted
`--interactive`	`boolean`	`false`	Pick a workflow and its inputs through interactive terminal prompts, then launch the full-screen TUI monitor for the run (TTY only)

smithers workflow skills

Generate agent-facing skill docs for local workflows.

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	`string`	no	Workflow ID, or omit to generate skills for all workflows

Options

Flag	Type	Default	Description
`--output`	`string`		Output file for one workflow, or output directory for all workflows
`--force`	`boolean`	`false`	Overwrite existing skill files
`--global`	`boolean`	`false`	Write skills into the global ~/.smithers pack (honors SMITHERS_HOME) instead of the local .smithers