Automatically back up your business automations to GitHub

The system detects changes to your automated workflows and saves versioned backups to GitHub.

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 stepRuns once per itemA record or sheetOne path onlyResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

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

Business functions
DevOps & IT Operations
Connects
GitHub

The problem it solves

You rely on automated processes to run parts of your business, but if one gets accidentally changed or deleted, you have no way to get it back. A single mistake or outage can erase work that took months to build.

Who it fits

An operations or IT team responsible for maintaining business automations.

How it works

  1. On a set schedule, the automation checks all your current workflows
  2. It compares each one to the last saved version
  3. Any new or changed workflow is saved to a GitHub repository
  4. You get a running, version-controlled history you can restore from anytime
What you get

Workflow versions you can restore after a mistake

Every change to your automations is saved so you can always go back to a working version.

What you get

A version-controlled backup history of your automations in GitHub.

What you need

A GitHub account with repository access.

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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