[Feature Request] Workflow Center - Advanced Task Automation

[oyi77]

Feature Request: Workflow Center - Advanced Task Automation

Summary

Request to implement a comprehensive Workflow Center feature for managing complex, multi-step AI agent tasks with visual workflow building, automatic session management, and integrated file handling.

Description

Context

The zhaoxinyi02/ClawPanel fork (https://github.com/zhaoxinyi02/ClawPanel) has implemented a powerful Workflow Center feature (v5.2.1+) that significantly enhances the capability to manage complex AI agent tasks. This feature is currently missing from the main qingchencloud/clawpanel repository.

Feature Request

Implement Workflow Center with the following capabilities:

1. Workflow Management

• Workflow settings and configuration
• Template CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete)
• AI-generated templates
• Run list and execution history
• Step details view
• Event flow visualization
• Instance management (create, delete, pause, resume)

2. Session Auto-handover

Complex tasks can automatically take over the original session with support for:

• Instant confirmation prompts
• Progress writeback to user
• Pause / Resume functionality
• Retry mechanism
• Approval workflow
• Continue execution

3. Node Types

Support for comprehensive workflow nodes:

• input - User input handling
• wait_user - Wait for user response
• approval - Approval workflow nodes
• ai_plan - AI planning node
• ai_task - AI task execution node
• analyze - Data analysis node
• summary - Summary generation node
• publish - Publishing node
• end - End node

4. Skill Integration

• Nodes support skill parameter
• Automatically loads SKILL.md for execution
• Enables custom skill execution within workflows

5. File Handling

• Key step results automatically saved to OpenClaw workspace
• Directory: workflows/<channel>/<user>/<shortId>/
• Workflow detail page shows:
  • Output files
  • Callback status
  • Failure reasons
• QQ private chat/group automatic file callback after workflow completion
• Features: preview, download, single file resend, batch resend

Use Cases

1. Multi-step AI Tasks: Complex tasks that require multiple AI interactions
2. Approval Workflows: Tasks requiring human approval before proceeding
3. Scheduled Tasks: Automated task execution with cron-like scheduling
4. File Processing: Tasks that process and output files
5. Team Collaboration: Multi-agent task delegation with skill loading

Benefits

• Enhanced user experience for managing complex AI agent tasks
• Improved automation capabilities
• Better file handling and callback integration
• Visual workflow management

Technical Notes

Reference implementation available in:

• Repository: https://github.com/zhaoxinyi02/ClawPanel
• Version: v5.2.1+ (Workflow Center 1.0)
• Changelog: https://github.com/zhaoxinyi02/ClawPanel/blob/main/changelogs/v5.2.1.md

Implementation Approach

Please consider:

1. Backend API design for workflow CRUD operations
2. Database schema for workflow definitions and instances
3. Frontend React components for workflow visualization
4. WebSocket integration for real-time updates
5. Integration with existing OpenClaw Gateway APIs

Labels

feature-request, workflow, automation

[2221186349]

🤖 OpenClaw Bot 已接收此任务，正在处理...

角色: triage-external | 模型: gpt-5.4

[2221186349]

🤖 OpenClaw Bot 分析完成，但未产生代码变更。可能需要更详细的描述。

[1186258278]

感谢详细的功能提案！Workflow Center 确实是一个有价值的方向。

不过目前暂时不会集成，原因见 PR #189 的关闭说明。核心障碍是 OpenClaw 上游还没有工作流执行引擎，纯前端模拟的工作流实际效果有限。

我们会持续关注上游进展，一旦具备条件会重新评估。Issue 先保留作为 feature tracking。

[2221186349]

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角色: triage-followup | 模型: gpt-5.4

[2221186349]

🤖 OpenClaw Bot 分析完成，但未产生代码变更。可能需要更详细的描述。

[oyi77]

Can you please check this? @1186258278

https://github.com/zhaoxinyi02/ClawPanel

my main idea is just integrating this workflow system to this engine

[2221186349]

🤖 OpenClaw Bot 已接收此任务，正在处理...

角色: triage-followup | 模型: gpt-5.4

[2221186349]

🤖 OpenClaw Bot 分析完成，但未产生代码变更。可能需要更详细的描述。