workflow-orchestration-patterns

# Workflow Orchestration Patterns Master workflow orchestration architecture with Temporal, covering fundamental design decisions, resilience patterns, and best practices for building reliable distributed systems. ## Use this skill when - Working on workflow orchestration patterns tasks or workflows - Needing guidance, best practices, or checklists for workflow orchestration patterns ## Do not use this skill when - The task is unrelated to workflow orchestration patterns - You need a different domain or tool outside this scope ## Instructions - Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs. - Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes. - Provide actionable steps and verification. - If detailed examples are required, open `resources/implementation-playbook.md`. ## When to Use Workflow Orchestration ### Ideal Use Cases (Source: docs.temporal.io) - **Multi-step processes** spanning machines/services/databases - **Distributed transactions** requiring all-or-nothing semantics - **Long-running workflows** (hours to years) with automatic state persistence - **Failure recovery** that must resume from last successful step - **Business processes**: bookings, orders, campaigns, approvals - **Entity lifecycle management**: inventory tracking, account management, cart workflows - **Infrastructure automation**: CI/CD pipelines, provisioning, deployments - **Human-in-the-loop** systems requiring timeouts and escalations ### When NOT to Use - Simple CRUD operations (us...