Automatically back up your automation setups to GitHub

On a schedule, your automation workflows are saved and version-tracked in GitHub, so nothing is ever lost.

How the work actually flows

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

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Multiple Instances with a priori Design-Time Knowledge (13)

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Starts itAn outside serviceRuns once per itemA record or sheetOne path onlyResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

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

Business functions
Document Processing & OCRFile & Cloud StorageDevOps & IT Operations
Connects
GitHub

The problem it solves

Losing an automation you built because of an accidental change or a platform outage is a real risk if you don't have a backup. Manually exporting and saving every automation is a chore you'll keep putting off.

Who it fits

A business or operations team that relies on automations and wants a safety net if something breaks.

How it works

  1. The system runs automatically on a schedule
  2. It pulls a full export of your current automations
  3. It checks GitHub for an existing saved copy of each one
  4. New automations are saved as new files, and changed ones are updated
  5. Unchanged automations are left alone
What you get

Automation setups that survive any mishap

Your automation workflows stay safely backed up and versioned so you can restore them anytime.

What you get

A version-controlled backup of every automation, stored safely in GitHub.

What you need

A GitHub account and access to your automation platform's export feature.

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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