Automatically back up your automated workflows to GitLab

Every day, it saves a backup copy of your automations to GitLab so nothing is ever lost.

How the work actually flows

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

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Simple Merge (5) · Multiple Instances with a priori Run-Time Knowledge (14)

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Build size
Advanced

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

Business functions
DevOps & IT Operations
Connects
GitLab

The problem it solves

If an automation gets accidentally changed or deleted and you have no backup, you're stuck rebuilding it from memory. Keeping track of versions and client-specific naming by hand is easy to fall behind on.

Who it fits

Teams running many automations for multiple clients who need reliable backups and version history.

How it works

  1. Once a day, the system checks for automations tagged for backup
  2. Each automation's name is cleaned up and tagged with its client
  3. The automation is compared against what's already saved in GitLab
  4. A new file is created, an existing one is updated, or nothing happens if it's unchanged
  5. A summary log records what was created, updated, or left alone
What you get

Automations you never lose even after a bad edit

Every automation tagged for backup gets saved to GitLab daily, with a log showing exactly what changed.

What you get

A daily backup log and an up-to-date version history of your automations stored in GitLab.

What you need

A GitLab account.

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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