automation

Automate Workflows with oysterworkflow

Name: Automate Workflows with oysterworkflow
Author: ShuxinYang111

Teach AI your workflow and automate tasks. Ideal for founders seeking workflow automation.

From the repo · “Teach AI how your work actually gets done. Capture real computer work, extract the workflow graph and judgment, then run it with Codex or your own agent.”

176 stars9 forksTypeScriptGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Jul 24Updated 7/31/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Oysterworkflow teaches AI your workflow and automates tasks by capturing real computer work, extracting the workflow graph and judgment, and running it with Codex or your own agent.

When to use it

•You have repetitive tasks that involve multiple steps and want to automate them
•You need to integrate different tools and services into a single workflow
•You want to optimize your workflow by identifying bottlenecks and areas for improvement

Ready-to-paste prompt

npm run automate --workflow my_workflow.json --agent codex

Heads up: Make sure you have Node.js 16 or later installed, as oysterworkflow uses TypeScript and requires a compatible Node.js version to run

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/oysterworkflow && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/oysterworkflow/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/oysterworkflow/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How Automate Workflows with oysterworkflow works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Automate Workflows with oysterworkflow is a very large TypeScript project (~71k lines across 190 code files, plus 117 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit 3 months ago, Apache-2.0 license, has a test suite.

Size

Very large codebase

~71k lines · 190 code files · days to read — use, don't read

Setup

Developer setup

A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.

Runs on

Node.js

No API keys detected

TypeScript 88%JavaScript 8%CSS 4%HTML 1%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
desktop/main.ts
Where the program starts running
3
package.json
Dependencies and the commands it exposes
4
src/cli/index.ts
Inside src/ — the main logic begins here

What's in each folder

src/Core code — the actual logic110 files

ui/Frontend / UI106 files

integrations/Sub-packages / plugins5 files

plugins/Sub-packages / plugins5 files

docs/Documentation8 files

config/Configuration47 files

brand/Folder33 files

desktop/Folder24 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksApache-2.0 licenseUpdated 3 mo ago

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/oysterworkflow && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/oysterworkflow/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/oysterworkflow/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Details

Creator

ShuxinYang111

Language

TypeScript