workflow-builder.tsx

Content Submitted

Trigger: New draft published to "Blog" collection

Check Word Count & Tags

Condition: Length > 800 & AI SEO Score > 85

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Assign to Editor

Action: Route to Senior Editor queue & notify

Auto-Publish

Action: Push to live & schedule social blast

Visual Workflow Engine

Drag, drop, and connect nodes to map your exact content lifecycle. Define triggers, conditions, parallel branches, and fallback routes without writing a single line of code. Export as JSON or connect to CI/CD pipelines.

Drag & Drop Canvas Conditional Branching Parallel Execution Version Control JSON Export Error Handling

Workflow Capabilities

Everything you need to standardize content operations across teams, regions, and channels.

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Conditional Logic

Route content based on metadata, tags, word count, AI scores, or custom fields. Support for AND/OR/NOT operators.

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Role-Based Assignments

Auto-assign tasks to writers, editors, legal, or translators based on rules, availability, or round-robin distribution.

Scheduling & Delays

Add waiting periods, set publish windows, or trigger actions at specific dates/times. Supports timezone-aware execution.

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Audit & Compliance

Full version history, approval signatures, and immutable logs. Export audit trails for SOC2, ISO27001, or GDPR.

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AI-Assisted Routing

AI analyzes content quality, sentiment, and topic match to automatically route to the right reviewer or channel.

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Webhooks & Integrations

Fire HTTP events at any node. Connect to Slack, Jira, Salesforce, or custom endpoints with retry logic & signatures.

Workflow Templates

Start with proven patterns and customize them to your team's exact processes.

Campaign Launch Pipeline

Standardize how landing pages, emails, and social posts move from draft to live. Enforce brand guidelines and legal review before public release.

1Draft submitted → Auto-check brand compliance
2Legal review (24h SLA) → Conditional approval branch
3Schedule publish → Sync to CRM & Analytics
/* Campaign Workflow Payload */
status: "pending_legal", sla_deadline: "2025-06-15T14:00:00Z", brand_score: 94, next_step: "auto_approve_or_flag"

Multi-Tier Editorial Review

Perfect for newsrooms and publishing teams. Route articles through fact-checking, editing, and final sign-off before publication.

1Writer submits → AI checks readability & SEO
2Editor review → Suggest changes or approve
3Final sign-off → Publish & notify contributors
/* Editorial Approval Node */
reviewers: ["senior_editor", "fact_checker"], quorum: "majority", timeout: "48h", escalate_to: "editor_in_chief"

Content Delivery Pipeline

Sync CMS changes with deployment pipelines. Trigger builds, invalidate CDN caches, and update microservices automatically.

1Content published → Webhook to CI/CD
2Build static assets → Run E2E tests
3Deploy to edge → Purge CDN & notify Slack
/* DevOps Trigger */
webhook_url: "https://ci.example.com/trigger", method: "POST", retries: 3, payload_hash: "sha256_sig"

Multi-Language Localization

Coordinate translation workflows across regions. Auto-assign linguists, track progress, and sync approved strings back to source.

1Source updated → Extract strings & create jobs
2Assign translators → Review & approve
3Sync to locales → Deploy regional sites
/* Localization Sync */
source_lang: "en-US", target_locales: ["es-ES", "fr-FR", "ja-JP"], auto_backfill: true, quality_threshold: 88

Built for Developers

Control workflows programmatically. Define them as code, version in Git, and deploy alongside your applications. Full REST & GraphQL support.

  • Define workflows in YAML/JSON or via UI
  • GitOps sync: `git push` updates live pipelines
  • Idempotent executions & rollback support
  • Custom node SDKs for Node.js, Python, Go
  • Rate limiting, retries, and dead-letter queues
Read Developer Docs
# Fetch workflow execution status query GetWorkflowStatus($id: ID!) { workflow(id: $id) { id status currentStep executedAt nextAction { type assignee } } }
/* POST /webhooks/flowcms/events */ { "event": "workflow.completed", "workflow_id": "wf_8x9k2m", "content_id": "post_4421", "approved_by": "editor@company.com", "timestamp": "2025-06-10T09:14:22Z" }

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I export workflows as code?

Yes. Every workflow can be exported as JSON or YAML. You can also sync directly with Git repos using our GitOps integration, allowing you to version control and review workflow changes via pull requests.

How are approval timeouts handled?

You can define custom SLAs per step. If an approver doesn't respond within the window, the workflow automatically escalates to a manager, skips the step, or routes to a backup reviewer based on your configuration.

Does FlowCMS support parallel workflow branches?

Absolutely. Use the parallel node to split execution paths. For example, send content to legal and SEO review simultaneously, then merge results before the final publish step.

How secure are workflow executions?

Workflows run in isolated sandboxes with strict RBAC. All actions are logged immutably, webhooks support signature verification, and data is encrypted in transit and at rest (AES-256).