Workflow Template
Every automation should compile into the same canonical workflow structure so creation stays conversational while execution remains understandable, inspectable, and governed.
Audience: Product, engineering, and advanced users configuring repeatable AI workflows.
Current Version
1.0
Documentation aligned to the current operational build of Chat, Automations, Contacts, and workflow runtime.
Scope
1
A standalone documentation page with a stable URL you can share directly.
Quick Start
How the system is meant to be used
Step 1
Read the platform overview first so you understand how Chat, apps, and runtime work together.
Step 2
Start your first conversation in Chat with a real business outcome, not just a general prompt.
Step 3
Let Nexus turn that intent into a durable record, workflow, or next-step artifact.
Step 4
Connect the systems required for context, communication, and execution as setup requires.
Step 5
Move into the relevant app surface to review, manage, approve, and operate the resulting work.
Operating Principle
Chat compiles. Apps operate. Runtime executes.
Nexus is not a chatbot that happens to call tools. It is a structured operating system where conversational intent is translated into durable records, validated state, and auditable actions.
This docs site is the product-level reference for how that model works today and how the current 1.0 surfaces fit together.
Audience
Product, engineering, and advanced users configuring repeatable AI workflows.
Workflow Template
Every automation should compile into the same canonical workflow structure so creation stays conversational while execution remains understandable, inspectable, and governed.
Philosophy
A shared workflow template prevents automation from becoming improvisation. The point is not just to generate steps, but to generate a stable, inspectable contract for execution.
Technically Managed By
- Each workflow follows the same canonical structure: trigger, inputs, integrations, actions, validation, outputs, and runtime policy.
- This structure supports compilation, validation, management, and execution across the platform.
- Missing requirements are modeled explicitly instead of failing silently during runtime.
How Users Should Use and Manage It
- 1Use this model when configuring or reviewing advanced automations.
- 2Confirm the trigger, inputs, integrations, actions, and approval rules before activation.
- 3Treat the workflow template as the operational contract behind the automation.
How It Fits in Nexus
- Workflow Template sits underneath Automation Workflows as the canonical schema.
- It helps Nexus keep AI-authored workflows predictable and manageable.
- It is most useful for advanced users, operators, and internal product/engineering teams.
What Matters
- Canonical sections: Overview, Trigger, Inputs, Integrations, Actions, Validation, AI Generation, Outputs, Runtime Policy.
- Automation detail now exposes integrations, workflow actions, verification, and AI generation as first-class sections.
- Missing requirements are classified instead of causing silent runtime failures.
Reference Notes
Next Step
Use the docs as the product contract.
As new apps and runtime behaviors ship, extend this documentation hub first so users and internal teams have one clear reference for how Nexus is supposed to work.