Technology Overview

A high-level look at what powers Invent Workflows — for architects, tech leads, and technical decision-makers.

Key Strengths

• Durable — workflows never lose progress, even through failures
• Secure — multi-tenant isolation, RBAC, JWT, authorization scripts
• Scalable — API and workers scale independently
• Extensible — open APIs, custom actions, embeddable UI
• Observable — logging, tracing, and monitoring built in

Durable Workflow Execution

Powered by Temporal — a battle-tested workflow engine trusted by Stripe, Netflix, and Snap.

• Workflows survive server restarts, network failures, and crashes
• Every step is persisted — no progress is ever lost
• Built-in retry and timeout policies for every action
• Long-running workflows (days, weeks, months) execute reliably

Security & Access Control

• JWT-based authentication
• Role-based access control at global and per-workflow level
• Multi-tenant data isolation — tenants never see each other's data
• Fine-grained authorization scripts for custom access rules

Scalable Architecture

• Stateless API servers — scale horizontally
• Dedicated workflow workers — scale independently from the API
• Event-driven design — efficient resource utilization
• PostgreSQL for reliable, transactional data storage

Modern API Layer

• REST API for standard integrations
• GraphQL API for flexible data queries
• Real-time updates via Server-Sent Events (SSE)
• OpenAPI documentation (Swagger) out of the box

Embeddable Frontend

• Micro-frontend architecture — embed as a widget in any portal
• Full style isolation — no CSS conflicts with host applications
• Responsive, accessible UI components
• Works standalone or embedded

Extensible Workflow Engine

• Built-in action library: HTTP calls, email, scripting, branching, loops
• Connect to any external system via HTTP or GraphQL actions
• JavaScript expressions for inline business logic
• Template-based email notifications with dynamic content
• Extensible action framework for custom integrations

Observability

• Structured logging with centralized log aggregation
• Distributed tracing across all services
• Health checks and monitoring endpoints
• Full audit trail of workflow execution

AI-Powered Design

• AI-assisted template generation — describe a process, get a template
• Reduces time from idea to working workflow