Automatically back up your automation workflows to Git

On a schedule, this automation saves a full copy of your automation workflows to Git so you can restore or track changes.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken; runs once per each automation workflow.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Multiple Instances with a priori Run-Time Knowledge (14)

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Starts itA stepRuns once per itemOne path onlyResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
File & Cloud Storage
Connects
GitGitHub

The problem it solves

If your automation setup breaks or a workflow gets accidentally deleted, you have no way to get it back. Rebuilding lost automations from memory wastes time and risks missing details. You also have no record of what changed or when.

Who it fits

Operations teams and developers who rely on business automations and need a safety net if something breaks.

How it works

  1. On a set schedule, the system checks your Git repository for the latest backup
  2. It pulls a full export of every automation workflow
  3. Files are renamed for easy reading and saved to the repository
  4. Changes are committed to Git with a timestamp, but only if something actually changed
What you get

A working restore point after any change

Your automation workflows get backed up on a schedule, so you always have a recent version to fall back on.

What you get

A version-controlled backup history of every automation workflow, ready to restore at any time.

What you need

A Git repository, such as GitHub or GitLab, and access to your automation platform's data.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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