Automatically back up your automation workflows to GitHub

Every day, the system saves a copy of your automation workflows to GitHub so you never lose your setup.

How the work actually flows

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

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Multiple Instances without Synchronization (12)

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Starts itA stepAn outside serviceRuns once per itemOne path onlyResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

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

Business functions
File & Cloud StorageDevOps & IT Operations
Connects
GitHub

The problem it solves

You've spent hours building out your automations, and losing them to a server crash, accidental deletion, or a bad update would set you back significantly. Keeping manual backups is easy to forget and easy to get wrong. You want a safety net that works without you having to remember it.

Who it fits

A business or operations team that relies on automated workflows and wants protection against losing them.

How it works

  1. Runs on a schedule, or on demand, to check all your current automation workflows
  2. Compares each workflow against the version already saved on GitHub
  3. Updates the file on GitHub if the workflow changed
  4. Creates a new file on GitHub if it's a workflow that hasn't been backed up before
  5. Leaves anything unchanged alone, so you always have a clean version history
What you get

Workflow setups you never have to rebuild from scratch

You get a daily backup of your automation workflows saved safely to GitHub.

What you get

A version-controlled backup of all your automation workflows stored safely in GitHub.

What you need

A GitHub account and repository, plus 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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