# workflows-history

Inspects durable workflow execution runs using experimental Zapier SDK commands. It pulls run history, tracks step errors, and checks draft statuses.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 449 installs · ★ 22
- Author: zapier
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/zapier/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/workflows/history/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-16
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/workflows-history

## What it does

The skill fetches Zapier Code Workflows execution logs using experimental CLI commands. When given only a name or description, the agent first looks up the workflow identifier with `list-workflows` and prints the direct link `https://zapier.com/workflow/<workflow-id>`.

If an execution fails, the agent pulls step error details using `get-workflow-run <run-id>`. It can also bridge a manual trigger to its run via `get-trigger-run <trigger-id>`. When recent changes do not appear in the logs, the skill runs `list-workflow-drafts <workflow-id>` to check if the edits remain unpublished.

The environment requires `zapier-sdk` version `0.85.0` or higher, validated against `0.86.4`. The skill stops immediately if the `workflows-doctor` compatibility check fails.

## Requirements
- Works with: Zapier

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zapier/agent-skills --skill workflows-history -a claude-code
```
```bash
npx skills add zapier/agent-skills --skill history -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zapier/agent-skills --skill history -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zapier/agent-skills --skill history -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install zapier/agent-skills history
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zapier/agent-skills --skill history -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/zapier/agent-skills --path skills/workflows/history
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zapier/agent-skills --skill history -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/zapier/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/workflows/history/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- inspect execution history for a durable Zapier workflow
- diagnose step-level errors in failed runs
- inspect execution status for draft test runs
- verify whether missing run updates stem from unpublished drafts

## Example prompts
- Show run history for workflow ID 12345
- Why did the last run of the Sync-Users workflow fail?
- Check if there are unpublished drafts for this workflow

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: workflows-history
description: Show run history for a specific durable workflow using the Zapier SDK experimental Code Workflows commands. Use when the user asks for run history, execution history, what happened with this Zap, or how a workflow fired.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: zapier
  version: "1.3.0"
  sdk_cli_min: "0.85.0"
  sdk_cli_validated: "0.86.4"
  refresh_source: "zapier/agent-skills"
---

# Zapier Workflows History

Use the public SDK CLI experimental command surface. Do not use `zapier-sdk-code-substrate`.

## Compatibility Gate

Before using this skill, run the `workflows-doctor` bundle compatibility check. If `workflows-doctor` is not installed or cannot be loaded, run `workflows-install` or install `workflows-doctor` from `zapier/agent-skills` before continuing. If `workflows-doctor` reports SDK/skill drift, follow its refresh instructions, stop this skill invocation, reload the agent workspace if needed, and ask the user to rerun the original request.

## Identify The Workflow

If the user provides a workflow ID, use it directly.

If the user refers to the workflow by name or description, list workflows first and find the matching ID:

```bash
zapier-sdk --stability experimental list-workflows --json
```

If multiple workflows match, show the candidates and ask the user which one they mean.

## Fetch Run History

```bash
zapier-sdk --stability experimental list-workflow-runs <workflow-id> --json
```

Parse the JSON output. Useful fields may include `id`, `status`, `started_at`, `finished_at`, `input`, and `output`.

When the workflow ID is known, include the Zapier editor link:

```text
https://zapier.com/workflow/<workflow-id>
```

## Drill Into A Run

If a single deployed workflow run failed or the user wants step-level detail:

```bash
zapier-sdk --stability experimental get-workflow-run <run-id> --json
```

Draft test runs started with `run-workflow-draft` are workflow runs too (`kind: "draft"`); inspect them with `get-workflow-run`.

If a manual trigger response returns a trigger ID before a workflow run ID is available, bridge from trigger to run:

```bash
zapier-sdk --stability experimental get-trigger-run <trigger-id> --json
```

Summarize the failure, status, timing, input, output, and any step error details that appear in the response. Avoid dumping raw JSON unless the user asks for it.

## Draft State

Runs execute published versions — unpublished draft edits never show up in run history. If the user expects a recent change to be reflected in runs and it isn't, check for an open draft holding that change:

```bash
zapier-sdk --stability experimental list-workflow-drafts <workflow-id> --json
```

If an open draft exists, tell the user their change is unpublished (note `last_edited_at` and the editor link) rather than concluding the workflow is broken.
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