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Read a workflow contract record

Inspect the intent, declared capability, bounded proposal, authority signal, and typed result before a private workflow is configured or run.

Expected outcome

You can tell whether the workflow makes its connection, model role, authority pause, and output shape explicit before it reaches a private workspace

You can use this public guide without a Tempera account, product credential, or private workspace. Product access begins only after private onboarding.

Before you start

  • One consequential job your team wants an agent to help with
  • A clear owner for the action or decision that must remain explicit

Steps

  1. 01

    Read the stated intent

    Start with the job the workflow is meant to accomplish. A useful contract names the intended outcome before it lists tools or models

  2. 02

    Find the declared operation

    Confirm that the workflow points to a named connector operation instead of embedding an endpoint or credential in the workflow definition

  3. 03

    Separate proposal from authority

    A model can propose. A proposal does not grant a consequential action; that remains behind a configured authority signal. A workspace may bind that signal to human or policy review

  4. 04

    Check the returned shape

    Read the typed result boundary. The result should be described as part of the contract, not inferred from a free-form model response

What success looks like

  • The intent, declared capability, configured authority signal, and output are distinct parts of one readable record
  • The public specimen does not imply a configured workspace or a completed run
  • The team can name the first decision that should remain explicit during a private evaluation

If something is blocked

  • If the workflow looks like a list of tools, restate the decision and the result that must hold up before adding more steps
  • If authority is unclear, keep the action private and blocked until an owner names the configured authority signal and its human or policy review binding