Files
claude-code/workflows

Workflow Definitions

This directory contains workflow definitions for automated tasks.

Status

These are design documents, not executable automation.

Claude Code does not natively execute YAML workflow files. These definitions serve as:

  1. Design documentation - Specify what steps a workflow should perform
  2. Reference for skills - Skills can reference workflow steps
  3. Future automation - Can be executed via external tools (cron + headless claude)

Workflow Categories

Health Checks (health/)

Workflow Purpose
cluster-health-check.yaml Kubernetes cluster health
cluster-daily-summary.yaml Daily cluster summary

Deployments (deploy/)

Workflow Purpose
deploy-app.yaml Deploy application to Kubernetes

Incident Response (incidents/)

Workflow Purpose
pod-crashloop.yaml Handle pod crash loops
node-issue-response.yaml Respond to node issues
resource-pressure-response.yaml Handle resource pressure
argocd-sync-failure.yaml Handle ArgoCD sync failures

System Admin (sysadmin/)

Workflow Purpose
health-check.yaml Workstation health check
system-update.yaml System package updates

Executing Workflows

Option 1: Manual via Claude

Ask Claude to perform the workflow steps:

Run the sysadmin health check workflow

Claude reads the workflow file and executes steps manually.

Option 2: Headless Execution

claude --print "Execute ~/.claude/workflows/sysadmin/health-check.yaml" | claude

Option 3: External Automation (Future)

Could integrate with:

  • Cron jobs calling headless Claude
  • n8n workflows
  • GitHub Actions

Workflow Format

name: workflow-name
description: What this workflow does
version: "1.0.0"

trigger:
  schedule:
    cron: "0 9 * * *"
  manual: true

agent: agent-name
model: sonnet|haiku

steps:
  - name: step-name
    description: What this step does
    commands:
      - command1
      - command2

output:
  file: path/to/output
  notify:
    on_warning: true