workflow-init
SkillCloud & infraLets your agent install and set up the Vercel Workflow SDK in frameworks like Next.js, Express, or Nuxt.
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About this skill
Install and configure Vercel Workflow SDK before it exists in node_modules. Use when the user asks to "install workflow", "set up workflow", "add durable workflows", "configure workflow sdk", or "init workflow" for Next.js, Express, Hono, Fastify, NestJS, Nitro, Nuxt, Astro, SvelteKit, or Vite.
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by vercel/workflow in skills/workflow-init/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Initial setup of Vercel Workflow SDK before workflow is installed. Fetch the official getting-started guide for the user's framework.
Decision flow
0) Sanity check
Read package.json. If workflow is already a dependency, tell the user to use /workflow instead (it reads versioned docs from node_modules/workflow/docs/). Only continue if workflow is missing.
1) Determine the framework
Non-interactive: If the user named a framework in their prompt, use it directly.
Auto-detect: Inspect package.json deps and config files. Use the first match:
- Next.js -
nextdep ornext.config.* - Nuxt -
nuxtdep ornuxt.config.* - SvelteKit -
@sveltejs/kitdep orsvelte.config.* - Astro -
astrodep orastro.config.* - NestJS -
@nestjs/coredep ornest-cli.json - Nitro -
nitrodep ornitro.config.* - Express -
expressdep - Fastify -
fastifydep - Hono -
honodep - Vite -
vitedep (and not matched above)
If no match or multiple matches, ask the user to pick.
2) Fetch and follow the getting-started guide
Fetch exactly one of these URLs and follow the guide step-by-step:
Each guide covers: install deps, configure framework, create first workflow, create route handler, run + verify.
3) Verify setup
- Start the dev server per the guide.
- Trigger the example endpoint with the provided
curl. - Confirm logs show the workflow and steps executing.
- Optional:
npx workflow webornpx workflow inspect runs.
4) No framework yet?
If no framework exists, ask what the user wants:
- Web app: Next.js / Nuxt / SvelteKit / Astro
- API server: Express / Fastify / Hono
- Minimal server: Nitro or Vite
Then follow the "Create Your Project" section of the chosen guide.
Concept questions (pre-install)
If the user asks conceptual questions before installing, fetch:
Handoff
When setup is complete, tell the user: Use /workflow for ongoing development - it reads the versioned docs bundled in node_modules/workflow/docs/.
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 2k
- Forks
- 373
- Last commit
- Oct 2026
Advanced
- Item type
- skill
- Key
workflow-init- Source
- github.com/vercel/workflow
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