chore(cli): run relayflows from a checkout via npm scripts - #1627
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Adds root-level `npm run relayflow` and `npm run relayflow:run <file>`
scripts that dispatch to the already-pinned `@relayflows/cli` binary
hoisted into `node_modules/.bin/` by `npm ci`. Users can now prove a
Relayflow YAML, TypeScript, or Python file from a fresh relay checkout
without installing `@relayflows/cli` globally or building `packages/cli`.
Ships `examples/relayflows/hello.yaml` — a network-free deterministic
pipeline that chains `{{steps.X.output}}` across three shell steps and
exits non-zero if the expected marker is missing, so contributors have a
zero-side-effect way to confirm the runner is wired end-to-end.
Repro on a fresh clone:
git clone https://github.com/AgentWorkforce/relay
cd relay && npm ci
npm run relayflow:run examples/relayflows/hello.yaml
# -> Workflow completed successfully, exit 0
The existing `agent-relay local run` command (broker-tracked local runs
with log files and sync) is unchanged; this script is the smaller,
zero-broker path that does not require the CLI to be built first.
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughAdds a deterministic, network-free Relayflow example with chained shell steps. Adds npm scripts and documentation for running the workflow from a fresh checkout. Updates the changelog with the new commands and contributor proof. ChangesRelayflow checkout workflow
Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to The PR adds checkout-only npm scripts and examples without production runtime changes; it is otherwise low risk, but the changelog heading should be corrected to the repository’s required Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Contributor
participant npmScripts
participant RelayflowCLI
participant hello.yaml
Contributor->>npmScripts: run relayflow:run
npmScripts->>RelayflowCLI: invoke relayflows run
RelayflowCLI->>hello.yaml: load workflow
hello.yaml-->>RelayflowCLI: execute deterministic pipeline
RelayflowCLI-->>Contributor: return workflow status
Suggested reviewers: Poem
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<file name="examples/relayflows/README.md">
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P2: The documented `npm run relayflow` path relies on npm hoisting a transitive dependency: `@relayflows/cli` is declared only in `packages/cli`, not at the repo root. `node_modules/.bin/relayflows` currently exists only because npm happens to hoist it to the top level for this lockfile. If the lock is regenerated and hoisting resolves it elsewhere (e.g. nested under `node_modules/packages/cli/node_modules/.bin`), those scenarios where the top-level `relayflows` bin is not linked leave `npm run relayflow` failing with "relayflows: command not found" despite the README presenting the path as guaranteed. Declare `@relayflows/cli@1.0.1` as a direct root devDependency so the bin resolution is explicit and stable rather than depending on hoisting behavior.</violation>
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P3: This change adds new public functionality (the `relayflow` / `relayflow:run` npm scripts) under an `### Added` section, which is a backward-compatible feature addition and therefore a Minor SemVer bump. Set the heading to `[Unreleased - Minor]` instead of `[Unreleased - Patch]`; the Unreleased heading must reflect the impact of the first pending change.</violation>
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P3: These root scripts invoke the `relayflows` binary from `@relayflows/cli`, but the root package.json neither declares `@relayflows/cli` as a dependency nor otherwise guarantees the binary in `node_modules/.bin`. It only exists there today because npm hoists the workspace package `packages/cli`'s dependency. If `packages/cli` drops, dedupes, or version-conflicts that dep, the scripts fail with `relayflows: command not found`. Declare `@relayflows/cli` in the root (e.g., a root devDependency) or invoke it via an explicit workspace path so the root scripts don't depend on hoisting.</violation>
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P2: The documented npm run relayflow path relies on npm hoisting a transitive dependency: @relayflows/cli is declared only in packages/cli, not at the repo root. node_modules/.bin/relayflows currently exists only because npm happens to hoist it to the top level for this lockfile. If the lock is regenerated and hoisting resolves it elsewhere (e.g. nested under node_modules/packages/cli/node_modules/.bin), those scenarios where the top-level relayflows bin is not linked leave npm run relayflow failing with "relayflows: command not found" despite the README presenting the path as guaranteed. Declare @relayflows/cli@1.0.1 as a direct root devDependency so the bin resolution is explicit and stable rather than depending on hoisting behavior.
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<comment>The documented `npm run relayflow` path relies on npm hoisting a transitive dependency: `@relayflows/cli` is declared only in `packages/cli`, not at the repo root. `node_modules/.bin/relayflows` currently exists only because npm happens to hoist it to the top level for this lockfile. If the lock is regenerated and hoisting resolves it elsewhere (e.g. nested under `node_modules/packages/cli/node_modules/.bin`), those scenarios where the top-level `relayflows` bin is not linked leave `npm run relayflow` failing with "relayflows: command not found" despite the README presenting the path as guaranteed. Declare `@relayflows/cli@1.0.1` as a direct root devDependency so the bin resolution is explicit and stable rather than depending on hoisting behavior.</comment>
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+hoists the pinned `@relayflows/cli` binary into `node_modules/.bin/relayflows`,
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P3: This change adds new public functionality (the relayflow / relayflow:run npm scripts) under an ### Added section, which is a backward-compatible feature addition and therefore a Minor SemVer bump. Set the heading to [Unreleased - Minor] instead of [Unreleased - Patch]; the Unreleased heading must reflect the impact of the first pending change.
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<comment>This change adds new public functionality (the `relayflow` / `relayflow:run` npm scripts) under an `### Added` section, which is a backward-compatible feature addition and therefore a Minor SemVer bump. Set the heading to `[Unreleased - Minor]` instead of `[Unreleased - Patch]`; the Unreleased heading must reflect the impact of the first pending change.</comment>
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| "smoke:prod": "node tests/e2e/prod-smoke/prod-smoke.mjs", | ||
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P3: These root scripts invoke the relayflows binary from @relayflows/cli, but the root package.json neither declares @relayflows/cli as a dependency nor otherwise guarantees the binary in node_modules/.bin. It only exists there today because npm hoists the workspace package packages/cli's dependency. If packages/cli drops, dedupes, or version-conflicts that dep, the scripts fail with relayflows: command not found. Declare @relayflows/cli in the root (e.g., a root devDependency) or invoke it via an explicit workspace path so the root scripts don't depend on hoisting.
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<comment>These root scripts invoke the `relayflows` binary from `@relayflows/cli`, but the root package.json neither declares `@relayflows/cli` as a dependency nor otherwise guarantees the binary in `node_modules/.bin`. It only exists there today because npm hoists the workspace package `packages/cli`'s dependency. If `packages/cli` drops, dedupes, or version-conflicts that dep, the scripts fail with `relayflows: command not found`. Declare `@relayflows/cli` in the root (e.g., a root devDependency) or invoke it via an explicit workspace path so the root scripts don't depend on hoisting.</comment>
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"test:e2e": "vitest run --config vitest.e2e.config.ts",
- "smoke:prod": "node tests/e2e/prod-smoke/prod-smoke.mjs"
+ "smoke:prod": "node tests/e2e/prod-smoke/prod-smoke.mjs",
+ "relayflow": "relayflows",
+ "relayflow:run": "relayflows run"
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Summary
npm run relayflowandnpm run relayflow:run <file>scripts that dispatch to the already-pinned@relayflows/clibinary hoisted intonode_modules/.bin/bynpm ci. A relay checkout can now run a YAML / TypeScript / Python workflow file end-to-end without a separate@relayflows/cliglobal install or apackages/clibuild.examples/relayflows/hello.yaml, a three-step deterministic pipeline that chains{{steps.X.output}}and fails closed if the expected marker is missing — no agents, no network, no broker roundtrip. Doubles as a smoke test for the runner.examples/relayflows/README.md.The existing
agent-relay local runcommand (broker-tracked local runs with log files and sync) is unchanged; this npm-script surface is the smaller, zero-broker path that does not require the CLI to be built first.RelayFlow Proof metadata
non-functionaln/aThis PR adds two root-level npm scripts and an example workflow file. No shipped package changes runtime behavior, and no user of an installed
agent-relaybinary sees a new or altered path — the scripts only run in a checkout that hasnpm cid against this repository. Runtime-neutral.Reproduction on a fresh clone
Both
npm run relayflow:run examples/relayflows/hello.yamlandnpm run relayflow -- run --dry-run examples/relayflows/hello.yamlwere verified against the hoisted@relayflows/cli1.0.1 binary that this repo'spackages/clialready depends on. Runner reports 3 passed / 0 failed, exit 0, no state written outside.agent-relay/(already gitignored).Test plan
npm run relayflow:run examples/relayflows/hello.yamlcompletes with exit 0 from the branch checkout.npm run relayflow -- run --dry-run examples/relayflows/hello.yamlreportsValidation: PASSand exits 0.npm ci+ repo tests remain green (Node>=22, npm 10.5.1 as declared).~/.npmcache to confirm the hoisted binary path works from scratch.