Show HN: Workflow – A Git-native, local-first DAG orchestrator in Go

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4 months ago

I built workflow because I was tired of the "infrastructure tax" required to run simple task pipelines. Most orchestrators assume you want a distributed system with a web UI and a database server.

I wanted something simple and reliable, but with the features of a modern data orchestrator:

- Stateful: It uses a local SQLite DB to track every run and retry. If a task fails, you can fix it and resume.

- Deterministic: Strict topological ordering based on depends_on logic.

- Static: A single Go binary. Just drop it in your path.

- Git-Native: Workflows are defined in TOML, making them easy to version control and code-review.

It’s currently v0.1.0. I’m using it for local ETL and complex build scripts.

Repo: https://github.com/joelfokou/workflow

I’d love to hear your thoughts on the approach, especially regarding the decision to use SQLite for local state persistence.