# workflows-as-code

Backs up HubSpot workflows into versioned JSON files via the v4 Automation API, diffs logic changes, and restores deleted flows.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 78
- Author: tomgranot
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/workflows-as-code/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/workflows-as-code

## What it does

HubSpot provides no recycle bin for automation workflows. When someone alters an enrollment trigger or deletes a flow, the configuration is lost unless backed up. This skill applies software development practices to HubSpot automation by saving full workflow definitions to JSON files alongside a manifest.

Execution relies on two Python scripts. The `scripts/export.py` script queries the v4 Automation API to write individual definitions under `data/workflow-exports/`, while `scripts/restore.py` creates a disabled flow from an export file with a "(restored)" label. This prevents unverified automations from firing immediately.

Running the scripts requires Python 3.10+, `uv`, and a `HUBSPOT_ACCESS_TOKEN` in your `.env` file with the `automation` scope. Flows referencing sensitive CRM properties also require dedicated sensitive-data scopes.

## Requirements
- Works with: HubSpot

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill workflows-as-code -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/workflows-as-code/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/workflows-as-code/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill workflows-as-code -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/workflows-as-code/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill workflows-as-code -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/workflows-as-code/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills workflows-as-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/workflows-as-code/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill workflows-as-code -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --path skills/workflows-as-code
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/workflows-as-code/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill workflows-as-code -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/workflows-as-code/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- back up HubSpot workflow configurations into versioned JSON files
- diff automation logic between two snapshot dates
- recreate deleted or corrupted workflows in a disabled state
- audit enrollment criteria and actions before cleaning up a portal

## Example prompts
- Run scripts/export.py to back up all HubSpot workflows to JSON
- Diff flow-12345.json between the latest two export folders
- Restore a deleted workflow from data/workflow-exports/2026-06-01/flow-12345.json

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: workflows-as-code
description: "Export all HubSpot workflows to versioned JSON files via the v4 Automation API, diff exports over time, and restore or recreate workflows from JSON. Treats workflow definitions like code: backed up, reviewable, and recoverable."
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: tomgranot
  version: "1.1"
  category: automation-workflows
---

# Workflows as Code

Export every workflow in the portal to JSON files, keep the exports under version control, and restore workflows from JSON when something breaks. HubSpot has no recycle bin for workflows — a deleted or mangled workflow is gone unless you have its definition. This skill gives you that safety net, plus reviewable diffs of what changed between exports.

## Why This Matters

Workflows are production automation, but most portals treat them like disposable UI configuration: no backups, no change history, no review. One mis-click in the workflow editor can silently break lead routing or suppression for weeks. The v4 Automation API supports full read and create of workflow definitions, which makes a code-like lifecycle possible: export → version → diff → restore.

## Prerequisites

- A HubSpot service key (`HUBSPOT_ACCESS_TOKEN` in `.env`; an existing legacy private app token also works) with the `automation` scope (plus sensitive-data scopes if any flows touch sensitive properties)
- Python 3.10+ with [`uv`](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv)
- A place to keep exports — a git repository is ideal (`data/workflow-exports/` is gitignored here by default because exports may reference internal names; move them to a private repo if you want history)

## Scripts

Script paths are relative to this skill's directory. Run them from your project directory so `.env`, `data/`, and `reports/` resolve there: prefix each path with wherever this skill is installed (`skills/workflows-as-code/` in a clone of the repo).

| Stage | Script | Run with |
|-------|--------|----------|
| Export | [`scripts/export.py`](./scripts/export.py) | `uv run scripts/export.py` |
| Restore | [`scripts/restore.py`](./scripts/restore.py) | `uv run scripts/restore.py <export-file.json>` |

`export.py` lists all flows via `GET /automation/v4/flows`, fetches each full definition via the batch read endpoint (`POST /automation/v4/flows/batch/read`, falling back to per-flow GETs), and writes one JSON file per workflow plus a manifest. `restore.py` recreates a workflow from an export file via `POST /automation/v4/flows` — **always disabled**, under a "(restored)" name, for review before enabling.

## Execution Pattern

### Stage 1: Plan
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