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API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Novu Workflows API

10 actions 10 updates phrasing extends openapi/novu-workflows-api-openapi.yml
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$.info
$.paths['/v2/workflows'].get
$.paths['/v2/workflows'].post
$.paths['/v2/workflows/{workflowId}/sync'].put
$.paths['/v2/workflows/{workflowId}'].get
$.paths['/v2/workflows/{workflowId}'].put
$.paths['/v2/workflows/{workflowId}'].delete
$.paths['/v2/workflows/{workflowId}'].patch
$.paths['/v2/workflows/{workflowId}/step/{stepId}/preview'].post
$.paths['/v2/workflows/{workflowId}/steps/{stepId}'].get

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# Generated by API Evangelist (build-phrasing.py). Our phrasing, not observed demand.
overlay: 1.0.0
info:
  title: API Evangelist conversational phrasing for Novu Workflows API
  version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/novu-workflows-api-openapi.yml
actions:
- target: $.info
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
      generator: build-phrasing.py
      label: Generated by API Evangelist
      operations: 9
- target: $.paths['/v2/workflows'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: List workflows
      effect: read
      questions:
      - What notification workflows exist in my environment?
      - Can I filter workflows by tag or status?
      - Is there a way to search workflows by name?
      instructions:
      - text: List all my workflows.
      - text: Find workflows tagged {tags}.
        slots:
          tags: query.tags
      - text: Search workflows for {query} with status {status}.
        slots:
          query: query.query
          status: query.status
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v2/workflows'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Create a workflow
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I create a new notification workflow with email and in-app steps?
      - Can I define a payload schema and validate it when creating a workflow?
      instructions:
      - text: Create workflow {name} with id {workflowId} and steps {steps}.
        slots:
          name: requestBody.name
          workflowId: requestBody.workflowId
          steps: requestBody.steps
      - text: Create a new {severity} severity workflow {workflowId} named {name} with steps {steps}.
        slots:
          severity: requestBody.severity
          workflowId: requestBody.workflowId
          name: requestBody.name
          steps: requestBody.steps
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v2/workflows/{workflowId}/sync'].put
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Sync a workflow to another environment
      effect: write
      questions:
      - Can I copy a single workflow to my production environment?
      - Is it possible to sync one workflow without publishing the whole environment?
      instructions:
      - text: Sync workflow {workflowId} to environment {targetEnvironmentId}.
        slots:
          workflowId: path.workflowId
          targetEnvironmentId: requestBody.targetEnvironmentId
      - text: Push just workflow {workflowId} over to {targetEnvironmentId}.
        slots:
          workflowId: path.workflowId
          targetEnvironmentId: requestBody.targetEnvironmentId
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v2/workflows/{workflowId}'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Get a workflow
      effect: read
      questions:
      - How do I fetch the full definition of one workflow?
      - Can I look up a workflow as it exists in a specific environment?
      instructions:
      - text: Show me workflow {workflowId}.
        slots:
          workflowId: path.workflowId
      - text: Fetch workflow {workflowId} from environment {environmentId}.
        slots:
          workflowId: path.workflowId
          environmentId: query.environmentId
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v2/workflows/{workflowId}'].put
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Replace a workflow's definition
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I fully replace a workflow's steps and preferences?
      - What fields must I send when doing a full workflow update?
      instructions:
      - text: Replace workflow {workflowId} with name {name}, steps {steps}, preferences {preferences} and origin {origin}.
        slots:
          workflowId: path.workflowId
          name: requestBody.name
          steps: requestBody.steps
          preferences: requestBody.preferences
          origin: requestBody.origin
      - text: Overwrite all steps of workflow {workflowId} with {steps}, keeping name {name}, preferences {preferences}, origin {origin}.
        slots:
          workflowId: path.workflowId
          steps: requestBody.steps
          name: requestBody.name
          preferences: requestBody.preferences
          origin: requestBody.origin
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v2/workflows/{workflowId}'].delete
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Delete a workflow
      effect: destructive
      questions:
      - What's the way to delete a workflow I no longer need?
      - Can I remove a workflow by its identifier?
      instructions:
      - text: Delete workflow {workflowId}.
        slots:
          workflowId: path.workflowId
      - text: Remove the {workflowId} workflow permanently.
        slots:
          workflowId: path.workflowId
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v2/workflows/{workflowId}'].patch
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Partially update a workflow
      effect: write
      questions:
      - How do I deactivate a workflow without resending its steps?
      - Can I change just a workflow's tags or description?
      instructions:
      - text: Set workflow {workflowId} active to {active}.
        slots:
          workflowId: path.workflowId
          active: requestBody.active
      - text: Change only the tags on workflow {workflowId} to {tags}.
        slots:
          workflowId: path.workflowId
          tags: requestBody.tags
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v2/workflows/{workflowId}/step/{stepId}/preview'].post
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Preview a workflow step
      effect: read
      questions:
      - How can I see what a workflow step's message will look like with test data?
      - Can I preview a step with draft control values before saving them?
      instructions:
      - text: Preview step {stepId} of workflow {workflowId}.
        slots:
          stepId: path.stepId
          workflowId: path.workflowId
      - text: Render step {stepId} in workflow {workflowId} with payload {previewPayload}.
        slots:
          stepId: path.stepId
          workflowId: path.workflowId
          previewPayload: requestBody.previewPayload
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'
- target: $.paths['/v2/workflows/{workflowId}/steps/{stepId}'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-phrasing:
      intent: Get a workflow step
      effect: read
      questions:
      - Where can I read the configuration of one step in a workflow?
      - What controls and settings does a particular workflow step have?
      instructions:
      - text: Show step {stepId} of workflow {workflowId}.
        slots:
          stepId: path.stepId
          workflowId: path.workflowId
      - text: Fetch the data for step {stepId} in {workflowId}.
        slots:
          stepId: path.stepId
          workflowId: path.workflowId
      method: generated
      generated: '2026-09-26'

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