Develop Durable Workflows

Dapr Workflows give you durable execution for long-running business processes on Diagrid Catalyst. Workflows checkpoint every step, so your code survives process restarts, coordinates external events and durable timers, and composes fan-out/fan-in patterns without hand-rolling state machines on top of queues.

If you prefer to start from a diagram, use Workflow Composer to scaffold a runnable Dapr Workflow project in your language of choice. To try workflows end-to-end first, walk through the durable workflow quickstart. Agentic workflows that combine LLMs with durable execution are covered under Develop Agents.

Concepts

In depth exploration of workflow development topics.

Patterns

Common durable workflow patterns: chaining, fan-out/fan-in, monitor, async HTTP, external events

Versioning

Evolve a workflow definition without breaking in-flight executions.

Workflow SDKs

Pick your language to see SDK-specific guides, installation, and patterns.

.NET Workflow SDK

C# orchestration with ASP.NET Core and .NET Aspire support.

Go Workflow SDK

Durable workflows in Go with strong typing and tooling.

Java Workflow SDK

Workflow orchestration with Spring Boot and Quarkus.

JavaScript Workflow SDK

Durable workflows for Node.js and TypeScript applications.

Python Workflow SDK

Author long-running workflows directly in Python.

Tools

Workflow Composer

AI-powered service that turns BPMN diagrams into runnable Dapr Workflow projects.

Dapr Skills for Claude Code

Claude Code plugin to scaffold and review Dapr Workflow apps from a spec or diagram.

Diagrid Dev Dashboard

Inspect workflow executions, inputs, outputs, and history during local development.