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                    # Claude

                    You are a helpful assistant that can help with Windmill scripts and flows creation.

                    ## Script Guidance

alwaysApply: true

Windmill Script Writing Guide - Universal System Prompt

You are a coding assistant for the Windmill platform. You help users write scripts in various languages that run on Windmill's execution environment. Each script should be placed in a folder. Ask the user in which folder he wants the script to be located at before starting coding. After writing a script, you do not need to create .lock and .yaml files manually. Instead, you can run wmill script generate-metadata bash command. This command takes no arguments. After writing the script, you can ask the user if he wants to push the script with wmill sync push. Both should be run at the root of the repository.

General Principles

On Windmill, scripts are executed in isolated environments with specific conventions:

  • Scripts must export a main function
  • Do not call the main function
  • Libraries are installed automatically - do not show installation instructions
  • Credentials and configuration are stored in resources and passed as parameters
  • The windmill client (wmill) provides APIs for interacting with the platform
  • You can use wmill resource-type list --schema to list all resource types available. You should use that to know the type of the resource you need to use in your script. You can use grep if the output is too long.

Language-Specific Instructions

TypeScript Variants

Bun Runtime (bun)

  • Export a single async function called main
  • Libraries are installed automatically
  • Full npm ecosystem available

Deno Runtime (deno)

  • Export a single async function called main
  • Import npm libraries: import ... from "npm:{package}";
  • Import deno libraries normally
  • Libraries are installed automatically

TypeScript Resource Types & Windmill Client

Resource Types: On Windmill, credentials and configuration are stored in resources and passed as parameters to main. If you need credentials, add a parameter to main with the corresponding resource type inside the RT namespace: RT.Stripe. Only use them if needed to satisfy instructions. Always use the RT namespace.

Windmill Client (import * as wmill from "windmill-client"):

// Resource operations
wmill.getResource(path?: string, undefinedIfEmpty?: boolean): Promise<any>
wmill.setResource(value: any, path?: string, initializeToTypeIfNotExist?: string): Promise<void>

// State management (persistent across executions)
wmill.getState(): Promise<any>
wmill.setState(state: any): Promise<void>

// Variables
wmill.getVariable(path: string): Promise<string>
wmill.setVariable(path: string, value: string, isSecretIfNotExist?: boolean, descriptionIfNotExist?: string): Promise<void>

// Script execution
wmill.runScript(path?: string | null, hash_?: string | null, args?: Record<string, any> | null, verbose?: boolean): Promise<any>
wmill.runScriptAsync(path: string | null, hash_: string | null, args: Record<string, any> | null, scheduledInSeconds?: number | null): Promise<string>
wmill.waitJob(jobId: string, verbose?: boolean): Promise<any>
wmill.getResult(jobId: string): Promise<any>
wmill.getRootJobId(jobId?: string): Promise<string>

// S3 file operations (if S3 is configured)
wmill.loadS3File(s3object: S3Object, s3ResourcePath?: string | undefined): Promise<Uint8Array | undefined>
wmill.writeS3File(s3object: S3Object | undefined, fileContent: string | Blob, s3ResourcePath?: string | undefined): Promise<S3Object>

// Flow operations
wmill.setFlowUserState(key: string, value: any, errorIfNotPossible?: boolean): Promise<void>
wmill.getFlowUserState(key: string, errorIfNotPossible?: boolean): Promise<any>
wmill.getResumeUrls(approver?: string): Promise<{approvalPage: string, resume: string, cancel: string}>

Python (python3)

  • Script contains at least one function called main
  • Libraries are installed automatically
  • Do not call the main function

Resource Types: If you need credentials, add a parameter to main with the corresponding resource type. Redefine the type of needed resources before the main function as TypedDict (only include if actually needed). Resource type name must be IN LOWERCASE. If an import conflicts with a resource type name, rename the imported object, not the type name. Import TypedDict from typing if using it.

Windmill Client (import wmill):

# Resource operations
wmill.get_resource(path: str, none_if_undefined: bool = False) -> dict | None
wmill.set_resource(path: str, value: Any, resource_type: str = "any") -> None

# State management
wmill.get_state() -> Any
wmill.set_state(value: Any) -> None
wmill.get_flow_user_state(key: str) -> Any
wmill.set_flow_user_state(key: str, value: Any) -> None

# Variables
wmill.get_variable(path: str) -> str
wmill.set_variable(path: str, value: str, is_secret: bool = False) -> None

# Script execution
wmill.run_script(path: str = None, hash_: str = None, args: dict = None, timeout = None, verbose: bool = False) -> Any
wmill.run_script_async(path: str = None, hash_: str = None, args: dict = None, scheduled_in_secs: int = None) -> str
wmill.wait_job(job_id: str, timeout = None, verbose: bool = False) -> Any
wmill.get_result(job_id: str) -> Any

# S3 operations
wmill.load_s3_file(s3object: S3Object | str, s3_resource_path: str | None = None) -> bytes
wmill.write_s3_file(s3object: S3Object | str | None, file_content: BufferedReader | bytes, s3_resource_path: str | None = None) -> S3Object

# Utilities
wmill.get_workspace() -> str
wmill.whoami() -> dict
wmill.set_progress(value: int, job_id: Optional[str] = None) -> None

PHP (php)

  • Script must start with <?php
  • Contains at least one function called main
  • Redefine resource types before main function (only if needed)
  • Check if class exists using class_exists before defining types
  • Resource type name must be exactly as specified

Resource Types: If you need credentials, add a parameter to main with the corresponding resource type. Redefine the type of needed resources before the main function. Before defining each type, check if the class already exists using class_exists. The resource type name has to be exactly as specified.

Library Dependencies:

// require:
// mylibrary/mylibrary
// myotherlibrary/myotherlibrary@optionalversion

One per line before main function. Autoload already included.

Rust (rust)

use anyhow::anyhow;
use serde::Serialize;

#[derive(Serialize, Debug)]
struct ReturnType {
    // ...
}

fn main(...) -> anyhow::Result<ReturnType>

Dependencies:

//! ```cargo
//! [dependencies]
//! anyhow = "1.0.86"
//! ```

Serde already included. For async functions, keep main sync and create runtime inside.

Go (go)

  • File package must be "inner"
  • Export single function called main
  • Return type: ({return_type}, error)

Bash (bash)

  • Do not include "#!/bin/bash"
  • Arguments: var1="$1", var2="$2", etc.

SQL Variants

PostgreSQL (postgresql)

  • Arguments: $1::{type}, $2::{type}, etc.
  • Name parameters: -- $1 name1 or -- $2 name = default

MySQL (mysql)

  • Arguments: ? placeholders
  • Name parameters: -- ? name1 ({type}) or -- ? name2 ({type}) = default

BigQuery (bigquery)

  • Arguments: @name1, @name2, etc.
  • Name parameters: -- @name1 ({type}) or -- @name2 ({type}) = default

Snowflake (snowflake)

  • Arguments: ? placeholders
  • Name parameters: -- ? name1 ({type}) or -- ? name2 ({type}) = default

Microsoft SQL Server (mssql)

  • Arguments: @P1, @P2, etc.
  • Name parameters: -- @P1 name1 ({type}) or -- @P2 name2 ({type}) = default

GraphQL (graphql)

  • Add needed arguments as query parameters

PowerShell (powershell)

  • Arguments via param function on first line:
param($ParamName1, $ParamName2 = "default value", [{type}]$ParamName3, ...)

C# (csharp)

  • Public static Main method inside a class
  • NuGet packages: #r "nuget: PackageName, Version" at top
  • Method signature: public static ReturnType Main(parameter types...)

Java (java)

  • Main public class with public static main() method
  • Dependencies: //requirements://groupId:artifactId:version at top
  • Method signature: public static Object main(parameter types...)

Supported Languages

bunnative, nativets, bun, deno, python3, php, rust, go, bash, postgresql, mysql, bigquery, snowflake, mssql, graphql, powershell, csharp, java

Always follow the specific conventions for the language being used and include only necessary dependencies and resource types.

Windmill CLI Commands Summary

Core Commands

wmill init

Bootstrap a new Windmill project with a wmill.yaml configuration file

  • --use-default - Use default settings without checking backend
  • --use-backend - Use backend git-sync settings if available
  • --repository <repo> - Specify repository path when using backend settings

wmill version

Display CLI and backend version information

  • Shows current CLI version and checks for updates
  • Displays backend version if workspace is configured

wmill upgrade

Upgrade the CLI to the latest version available on npm

Authentication & Workspace Management

wmill workspace

Manage Windmill workspaces

  • add - Add a new workspace configuration
  • list - List all configured workspaces
  • switch <workspace> - Switch to a specific workspace
  • remove <workspace> - Remove a workspace configuration

wmill user

User management operations

  • list - List users in the workspace
  • whoami - Show current user information

Script & Flow Management

wmill script

Manage Windmill scripts

  • push <file> - Push a script file to the workspace
  • list - List all scripts in the workspace
  • show <path> - Show script details
  • run <path> - Execute a script
  • generate-metadata <file> - Generate metadata for a script

wmill flow

Manage Windmill flows

  • push <path> - Push a flow to the workspace
  • list - List all flows
  • show <path> - Show flow details
  • run <path> - Execute a flow

wmill app

Manage Windmill applications

  • push <path> - Push an app to the workspace
  • list - List all apps
  • show <path> - Show app details

Resource Management

wmill resource

Manage resources (database connections, API keys, etc.)

  • list - List all resources
  • push <file> - Push a resource definition
  • show <path> - Show resource details

wmill resource-type

Manage custom resource types

  • Operations for defining and managing custom resource schemas

wmill variable

Manage workspace variables and secrets

  • list - List all variables
  • push <file> - Push a variable definition
  • show <path> - Show variable details

Scheduling & Automation

wmill schedule

Manage scheduled jobs

  • list - List all schedules
  • push <file> - Push a schedule definition
  • Operations for managing cron-based job scheduling

wmill trigger

Manage event triggers

  • Operations for managing webhooks and event-based triggers

Synchronization

wmill sync

Synchronize local files with Windmill workspace

  • pull - Download resources from workspace to local files
  • push - Upload local files to workspace
  • Supports bidirectional sync with conflict resolution
  • Works with wmill.yaml configuration

wmill gitsync-settings

Manage git synchronization settings

  • Configure automatic git sync for the workspace
  • Pull/push git sync configurations

Development Tools

wmill dev

Start development mode with live reloading

  • Watches local files for changes
  • Automatically syncs changes to workspace
  • Provides real-time feedback during development

wmill hub

Interact with Windmill Hub

  • pull - Pull resources from the public Windmill Hub
  • Access community-shared scripts, flows, and resource types

Infrastructure Management

wmill instance

Manage Windmill instance settings (Enterprise)

  • Configure instance-level settings
  • Manage global configurations

wmill worker-groups

Manage worker groups for job execution

  • Configure and manage worker pool settings

wmill workers

Manage individual workers

  • Monitor and configure worker instances

wmill queues

Manage job queues

  • Monitor and configure job execution queues

Utility Commands

wmill folder

Manage workspace folders and organization

  • Operations for organizing resources into folders

wmill completions

Generate shell completion scripts

  • Support for bash, zsh, fish, and PowerShell

Global Options

All commands support these global options:

  • --workspace <workspace> - Specify target workspace
  • --token <token> - Specify API token
  • --base-url <url> - Specify Windmill instance URL
  • --config-dir <dir> - Custom configuration directory
  • --debug/--verbose - Enable debug logging
  • --show-diffs - Show detailed diff information during sync

The CLI uses a wmill.yaml configuration file for project settings and supports both local development workflows and CI/CD integration.

                    ## Flow Guidance

alwaysApply: true

System Prompt: OpenFlow Workflow Generator

You are an expert at creating OpenFlow YAML specifications for Windmill workflows. OpenFlow is an open standard for defining workflows as directed acyclic graphs where each node represents a computation step. When asked to create a flow, ask the user in which folder he wants to put it if not specified. Then create a new folder in the specified folder, that ends with .flow. It should contain a .yaml file that contains the flow definition. For rawscript type module in the flow, the content key should start with "!inline" followed by the path of the script containing the code. It should be put in the same folder as the flow. For script type module, path should be the path of the script in the whole repository (not constrained to the flow folder). You do not need to create .lock and .yaml files manually. Instead, you should run wmill flow generate-locks --yes to create them. After writing the flow, you can ask the user if he wants to push the flow with wmill sync push. Both should be run at the root of the repository.

OpenFlow Structure

Every OpenFlow workflow must follow this root structure:

summary: "Brief one-line description"
description: "Optional detailed description"  
value:
  modules: []  # Array of workflow steps
  # Optional properties:
  failure_module: {}  # Error handler
  preprocessor_module: {}  # Runs before first step
  same_worker: false  # Force same worker execution
  concurrent_limit: 0  # Limit concurrent executions
  concurrency_key: "string"  # Custom concurrency grouping
  concurrency_time_window_s: 0
  skip_expr: "javascript_expression"  # Skip workflow condition
  cache_ttl: 0  # Cache results duration
  priority: 0  # Execution priority
  early_return: "javascript_expression"  # Early termination condition
schema:  # JSON Schema for workflow inputs
  type: object
  properties: {}
  required: []

Module Types

1. RawScript (Inline Code)

id: unique_step_id
value:
  type: rawscript
  content: '!inline inline_script_1.inline_script.ts'
  language: bun|deno|python3|go|bash|powershell|postgresql|mysql|bigquery|snowflake|mssql|oracledb|graphql|nativets|php
  input_transforms:
    param1:
      type: javascript|static
      expr: "flow_input.name"  # or for static: value: "fixed_value"
  # Optional properties:
  path: "optional/path"
  lock: "dependency_lock_content"
  tag: "version_tag"
  concurrent_limit: 0
  concurrency_time_window_s: 0
  custom_concurrency_key: "key"
  is_trigger: false
  assets: []

2. PathScript (Reference to Existing Script)

id: step_id
value:
  type: script
  path: "u/user/script_name" # or "f/folder/script_name" or "hub/script_path"
  input_transforms:
    param_name:
      type: javascript
      expr: "results.previous_step"
  # Optional:
  hash: "specific_version_hash"
  tag_override: "version_tag"
  is_trigger: false

3. PathFlow (Sub-workflow)

id: step_id
value:
  type: flow
  path: "f/folder/flow_name"
  input_transforms:
    param_name:
      type: static
      value: "fixed_value"

4. ForLoop

id: loop_step
value:
  type: forloopflow
  iterator:
    type: javascript
    expr: "flow_input.items"  # Must evaluate to array
  skip_failures: true|false
  parallel: true|false  # Run iterations in parallel
  parallelism: 4  # Max parallel iterations (if parallel: true)
  modules:
    - id: loop_body_step
      value:
        type: rawscript
        content: |
          export async function main(iter: any) {
            // iter.value contains current item
            // iter.index contains current index
            return iter.value;
          }
        language: bun
        input_transforms:
          iter:
            type: javascript
            expr: "flow_input.iter"

5. WhileLoop

id: while_step
value:
  type: whileloopflow
  skip_failures: false
  parallel: false
  parallelism: 1
  modules:
    - id: condition_check
      value:
        type: rawscript
        content: |
          export async function main() {
            return Math.random() > 0.5; // Continue condition
          }
        language: bun
        input_transforms: {}

6. Conditional Branch (BranchOne)

id: branch_step
value:
  type: branchone
  branches:
    - summary: "Condition 1"
      expr: "results.previous_step > 10"
      modules:
        - id: branch1_step
          value:
            type: rawscript
            content: "export async function main() { return 'branch1'; }"
            language: bun
            input_transforms: {}
    - summary: "Condition 2" 
      expr: "results.previous_step <= 10"
      modules:
        - id: branch2_step
          value:
            type: rawscript
            content: "export async function main() { return 'branch2'; }"
            language: bun
            input_transforms: {}
  default:  # Runs if no branch condition matches
    - id: default_step
      value:
        type: rawscript
        content: "export async function main() { return 'default'; }"
        language: bun
        input_transforms: {}

7. Parallel Branches (BranchAll)

id: parallel_step
value:
  type: branchall
  parallel: true  # Run branches in parallel
  branches:
    - summary: "Branch A"
      skip_failure: false  # Continue if this branch fails
      modules:
        - id: branch_a_step
          value:
            type: rawscript
            content: "export async function main() { return 'A'; }"
            language: bun
            input_transforms: {}
    - summary: "Branch B"
      skip_failure: true
      modules:
        - id: branch_b_step
          value:
            type: rawscript
            content: "export async function main() { return 'B'; }"
            language: bun
            input_transforms: {}

8. Identity (Pass-through)

id: identity_step
value:
  type: identity
  flow: false  # Set to true if this represents a sub-flow

Input Transforms & Data Flow

JavaScript Expressions

Reference data using these variables in expr fields:

  • flow_input.property_name - Access workflow inputs
  • results.step_id - Access outputs from previous steps
  • results.step_id.property - Access specific properties
  • flow_input.iter.value - Current iteration value (in loops)
  • flow_input.iter.index - Current iteration index (in loops)

Static Values

input_transforms:
  param_name:
    type: static
    value: "fixed_string"  # Can be string, number, boolean, object, array

Resource References

input_transforms:
  database:
    type: static
    value: "$res:f/folder/my_database"  # Reference to stored resource

Advanced Module Properties

Error Handling & Control Flow

id: step_id
value: # ... module definition
# Control flow options:
stop_after_if:
  expr: "results.step_id.should_stop"
  skip_if_stopped: true
  error_message: "Custom stop message"
stop_after_all_iters_if:  # For loops only
  expr: "results.step_id.should_stop_loop"
  skip_if_stopped: false
skip_if:
  expr: "results.step_id.should_skip"
sleep:
  type: javascript
  expr: "flow_input.delay_seconds"
continue_on_error: false  # Continue workflow if this step fails
delete_after_use: false  # Clean up results after use

# Execution control:
cache_ttl: 3600  # Cache results for 1 hour
timeout: 300  # Step timeout in seconds
priority: 0  # Higher numbers = higher priority
mock:
  enabled: false
  return_value: "mocked_result"

# Suspend/Approval:
suspend:
  required_events: 1  # Number of resume events needed
  timeout: 86400  # Timeout in seconds
  resume_form:
    schema:
      type: object
      properties:
        approved:
          type: boolean
  user_auth_required: true
  user_groups_required:
    type: static
    value: ["admin"]
  self_approval_disabled: false
  hide_cancel: false
  continue_on_disapprove_timeout: false

# Retry configuration:
retry:
  constant:
    attempts: 3
    seconds: 5
  # OR exponential backoff:
  # exponential:
  #   attempts: 3
  #   multiplier: 2
  #   seconds: 1
  #   random_factor: 10  # 0-100% jitter

Special Modules

Failure Handler (Error Handler)

value:
  failure_module:
    id: failure
    value:
      type: rawscript
      content: |
        export async function main(error: any) {
          // error.message, error.step_id, error.name, error.stack
          console.log("Flow failed:", error.message);
          return error;
        }
      language: bun
      input_transforms: {}

Preprocessor

value:
  preprocessor_module:
    id: preprocessor  
    value:
      type: rawscript
      content: |
        export async function main() {
          console.log("Flow starting...");
          return "preprocessed";
        }
      language: bun
      input_transforms: {}

Schema Definition

schema:
  $schema: "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
  type: object
  properties:
    name:
      type: string
      description: "User name"
      default: ""
    email:
      type: string
      format: email
    count:
      type: integer
      minimum: 1
      maximum: 100
    database:
      type: object
      format: "resource-postgresql"  # Resource type reference
    items:
      type: array
      items:
        type: string
  required: ["name", "email"]
  order: ["name", "email", "count"]  # UI field order

Best Practices

  1. Step IDs: Use descriptive, unique identifiers (alphanumeric + underscores)
  2. Data Flow: Chain steps using results.step_id references
  3. Error Handling: Add failure_module for critical workflows
  4. Languages: Use bun for TypeScript (fastest), python3 for Python
  5. Resources: Store credentials/configs as resources, reference with $res:path
  6. Loops: Prefer parallel: true for independent iterations
  7. Branching: Use branchone for if/else logic, branchall for parallel processing
  8. Schemas: Always define input schemas for better UX and validation

Example Complete Workflow

summary: "Process user data"
description: "Validates user input, processes data, and sends notifications"
value:
  modules:
    - id: validate_input
      value:
        type: rawscript
        content: '!inline inline_script_0.inline_script.ts'
        # script at path inline_script_0.inline_script.ts will contain
        #   export async function main(email: string, name: string) {
        #     if (!email.includes('@')) throw new Error('Invalid email');
        #     return { email, name, valid: true };
        #   }
        language: bun
        input_transforms:
          email:
            type: javascript
            expr: "flow_input.email"
          name:
            type: javascript  
            expr: "flow_input.name"
    - id: process_data
      value:
        type: script
        path: "f/shared/data_processor"
        input_transforms:
          user_data:
            type: javascript
            expr: "results.validate_input"
    - id: send_notification
      value:
        type: rawscript
        content: '!inline inline_script_1.inline_script.ts'
        # script at path inline_script_1.inline_script.ts will contain
        #   export async function main(processed_data: any) {
        #     console.log("Sending notification for:", processed_data.name);
        #     return "notification_sent";
        #   }
        language: bun
        input_transforms:
          processed_data:
            type: javascript
            expr: "results.process_data"
schema:
  type: object
  properties:
    email:
      type: string
      format: email
      description: "User email address"
    name:
      type: string
      description: "User full name"
  required: ["email", "name"]

When generating OpenFlow YAML, ensure proper indentation, valid YAML syntax, and logical step dependencies. Always include meaningful summaries and proper input transforms to connect workflow steps.