fix(flows): make record_change/schedule flows actually fire (engine contract)

.gitignore

@@ -33,3 +33,7 @@ playwright-report/
 
 # Local Claude Code tooling/session state
 .claude/
+
+# Installed AI skills (skills.sh)
+.agents/
+skills-lock.json

packages/compliance/objectstack.config.ts

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default defineStack({
     description: 'Starter template — compliance posture & evidence management on ObjectStack.',
   },
 
-  requires: ['automation', 'analytics', 'auth', 'ui', 'sharing'],
+  requires: ['automation', 'triggers', 'analytics', 'auth', 'ui', 'sharing'],
 
   objects: Object.values(objects),
   views: Object.values(views),

packages/compliance/src/flows/evidence_auto_expire.flow.ts

@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ export const EvidenceAutoExpireFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Start',
       config: {
         objectName: 'compliance_evidence',
-        criteria: 'status == "approved" && expires_on != null && expires_on == daysAgo(0)',
-        criteriaDialect: 'cel',
+        triggerType: 'record-after-update',
+        condition: 'status == "approved" && expires_on != null && expires_on == daysAgo(0)',
       },
     },
     {
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ export const EvidenceAutoExpireFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Mark Expired',
       config: {
         objectName: 'compliance_evidence',
-        recordId: '{evidenceId}',
-        values: { status: 'expired' },
+        filter: { id: '{record.id}' },
+        fields: { status: 'expired' },
       },
     },
     { id: 'end', type: 'end', label: 'End' },

packages/compliance/src/flows/evidence_expiring.flow.ts

@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ export const EvidenceExpiringFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Start',
       config: {
         objectName: 'compliance_evidence',
-        criteria:
+        triggerType: 'record-after-update',
+        condition:
           'status == "approved" && expires_on != null && (expires_on == daysFromNow(30) || expires_on == daysFromNow(7))',
-        criteriaDialect: 'cel',
       },
     },
     {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export const EvidenceExpiringFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Load Evidence',
       config: {
         objectName: 'compliance_evidence',
-        filter: { id: '{evidenceId}' },
+        filter: { id: '{record.id}' },
         outputVariable: 'ev',
       },
     },

packages/compliance/src/flows/failed_control_escalation.flow.ts

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ export const FailedControlEscalationFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Start',
       config: {
         objectName: 'compliance_assessment',
-        criteria: 'status == "failed"',
-        criteriaDialect: 'cel',
+        triggerType: 'record-after-update',
+        condition: 'status == "failed"',
       },
     },
     {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export const FailedControlEscalationFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Load Assessment',
       config: {
         objectName: 'compliance_assessment',
-        filter: { id: '{assessmentId}' },
+        filter: { id: '{record.id}' },
         outputVariable: 'asmt',
       },
     },

packages/content/objectstack.config.ts

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export default defineStack({
 
   // Opt-in capabilities. Foundational services (queue/job/cache/settings/
   // email/storage) are auto-injected by the CLI; we only list the extras.
-  requires: ['automation', 'analytics', 'auth', 'ui', 'sharing'],
+  requires: ['automation', 'triggers', 'analytics', 'auth', 'ui', 'sharing'],
 
   objects: Object.values(objects),
   views: Object.values(views),

packages/content/src/flows/cta_creation_default.flow.ts

@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ export const CtaCreationDefaultFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Start',
       config: {
         objectName: 'content_piece',
-        criteria: 'target_channels != NULL AND ISNEW()',
+        triggerType: 'record-after-create',
+        condition: '!isBlank(record.target_channels)',
       },
     },
     {
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ export const CtaCreationDefaultFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Load Piece',
       config: {
         objectName: 'content_piece',
-        filter: { id: '{pieceId}' },
+        filter: { id: '{record.id}' },
         outputVariable: 'piece',
       },
     },
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ export const CtaCreationDefaultFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Create Default CTA',
       config: {
         objectName: 'content_cta',
-        values: {
+        fields: {
           piece: '{piece.id}',
           label_text: 'Get started',
           goal: '{channel.default_cta_goal}',

packages/content/src/flows/publication_rollup.flow.ts

@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ export const PublicationRollupFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Start',
       config: {
         objectName: 'content_metric',
-        criteria:
-          'ISCHANGED(views) OR ISCHANGED(clicks) OR ISCHANGED(signups) OR ISCHANGED(revenue) OR ISNEW()',
+        triggerType: 'record-after-update',
+        condition:
+          'previous.views != record.views || previous.clicks != record.clicks || previous.signups != record.signups || previous.revenue != record.revenue',
       },
     },
     {
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ export const PublicationRollupFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Load Metric',
       config: {
         objectName: 'content_metric',
-        filter: { id: '{metricId}' },
+        filter: { id: '{record.id}' },
         outputVariable: 'metric',
       },
     },
@@ -71,8 +72,8 @@ export const PublicationRollupFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Update Publication Rollups',
       config: {
         objectName: 'content_publication',
-        recordId: '{metric.publication}',
-        values: {
+        filter: { id: '{metric.publication}' },
+        fields: {
           total_views: '{pubTotals.views_sum}',
           total_clicks: '{pubTotals.clicks_sum}',
           total_signups: '{pubTotals.signups_sum}',
@@ -113,8 +114,8 @@ export const PublicationRollupFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Update Piece Rollups',
       config: {
         objectName: 'content_piece',
-        recordId: '{publication.piece}',
-        values: {
+        filter: { id: '{publication.piece}' },
+        fields: {
           total_views: '{pieceTotals.views_sum}',
           total_clicks: '{pieceTotals.clicks_sum}',
           total_signups: '{pieceTotals.signups_sum}',

packages/content/src/flows/publish_approval.flow.ts

@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ export const PublishApprovalFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Start',
       config: {
         objectName: 'content_piece',
-        criteria: 'status == "in_review"',
-        criteriaDialect: 'cel',
+        triggerType: 'record-after-update',
+        condition: 'status == "in_review"',
       },
     },
     {
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ export const PublishApprovalFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Mark Approved',
       config: {
         objectName: 'content_piece',
-        recordId: '{pieceId}',
-        values: { status: 'approved' },
+        filter: { id: '{record.id}' },
+        fields: { status: 'approved' },
       },
     },
     {
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ export const PublishApprovalFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Send Back to Drafting',
       config: {
         objectName: 'content_piece',
-        recordId: '{pieceId}',
-        values: { status: 'drafting' },
+        filter: { id: '{record.id}' },
+        fields: { status: 'drafting' },
       },
     },
     {

packages/content/src/flows/signal_to_topic_promotion.flow.ts

@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ export const SignalToTopicPromotionFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Start',
       config: {
         objectName: 'content_signal',
-        criteria: 'status == "promoted" && PRIOR(status) != "promoted"',
+        triggerType: 'record-after-update',
+        condition: 'status == "promoted" && PRIOR(status) != "promoted"',
       },
     },
     {
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ export const SignalToTopicPromotionFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Load Signal',
       config: {
         objectName: 'content_signal',
-        filter: { id: '{signalId}' },
+        filter: { id: '{record.id}' },
         outputVariable: 'signal',
       },
     },
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ export const SignalToTopicPromotionFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Create Topic',
       config: {
         objectName: 'content_topic',
-        values: {
+        fields: {
           title: '{signal.recommended_topic_title}',
           brief:
             'Promoted from signal "{signal.headline}". Source: {signal.source_url}.\n\n{signal.summary}',
@@ -65,8 +66,8 @@ export const SignalToTopicPromotionFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Link Topic Back to Signal',
       config: {
         objectName: 'content_signal',
-        recordId: '{signal.id}',
-        values: { promoted_topic: '{topic.id}' },
+        filter: { id: '{record.id}' },
+        fields: { promoted_topic: '{topic.id}' },
       },
     },
     {

packages/content/src/flows/stamp_lifecycle_timestamps.flow.ts

@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ export const StampLifecycleTimestampsFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Start',
       config: {
         objectName: 'content_piece',
-        criteria: 'ISCHANGED(status)',
+        triggerType: 'record-after-update',
+        condition: 'ISCHANGED(status)',
       },
     },
     {
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ export const StampLifecycleTimestampsFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Load Piece',
       config: {
         objectName: 'content_piece',
-        filter: { id: '{pieceId}' },
+        filter: { id: '{record.id}' },
         outputVariable: 'piece',
       },
     },

packages/contracts/objectstack.config.ts

@@ -21,13 +21,12 @@ export default defineStack({
     version: '0.1.0',
     type: 'app',
     name: 'Contracts',
-    description:
-      'Starter template — post-signature contract lifecycle management on ObjectStack.',
+    description: 'Starter template — post-signature contract lifecycle management on ObjectStack.',
   },
 
   // Opt-in capabilities. Foundational services (queue/job/cache/settings/
   // email/storage) are auto-injected by the CLI; we only list the extras.
-  requires: ['automation', 'analytics', 'auth', 'ui', 'sharing'],
+  requires: ['automation', 'triggers', 'analytics', 'auth', 'ui', 'sharing'],
 
   objects: Object.values(objects),
   views: Object.values(views),

packages/contracts/src/flows/obligation_overdue.flow.ts

@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export const ObligationOverdueFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Start',
       config: {
         objectName: 'contracts_obligation',
-        criteria: 'due_date < TODAY() AND status = "open"',
+        triggerType: 'record-after-update',
+        condition: 'due_date != null && due_date < daysFromNow(0) && status == "open"',
       },
     },
     {
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ export const ObligationOverdueFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Get Obligation',
       config: {
         objectName: 'contracts_obligation',
-        filter: { id: '{obligationId}' },
+        filter: { id: '{record.id}' },
         outputVariable: 'obligationRecord',
       },
     },

packages/contracts/src/flows/renewal_alert.flow.ts

@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ export const ContractRenewalAlertFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Start',
       config: {
         objectName: 'contracts_contract',
-        criteria:
+        triggerType: 'record-after-update',
+        condition:
           'status == "active" && end_date != null && (end_date == daysFromNow(60) || end_date == daysFromNow(30) || end_date == daysFromNow(7))',
-        criteriaDialect: 'cel',
       },
     },
     {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const ContractRenewalAlertFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Get Contract',
       config: {
         objectName: 'contracts_contract',
-        filter: { id: '{contractId}' },
+        filter: { id: '{record.id}' },
         outputVariable: 'contractRecord',
       },
     },

packages/contracts/src/flows/renewal_draft.flow.ts

@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ export const ContractRenewalDraftFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Start',
       config: {
         objectName: 'contracts_contract',
-        criteria:
+        triggerType: 'record-after-update',
+        condition:
           'status == "active" && auto_renew == false && end_date != null && renewal_notice_days != null && end_date == daysFromNow(renewal_notice_days)',
-        criteriaDialect: 'cel',
       },
     },
     {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export const ContractRenewalDraftFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Load Parent Contract',
       config: {
         objectName: 'contracts_contract',
-        filter: { id: '{contractId}' },
+        filter: { id: '{record.id}' },
         outputVariable: 'parent',
       },
     },
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export const ContractRenewalDraftFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Create Renewal Draft',
       config: {
         objectName: 'contracts_contract',
-        values: {
+        fields: {
           title: 'Renewal — {parent.title}',
           party: '{parent.party}',
           contract_type: '{parent.contract_type}',

packages/expense/objectstack.config.ts

@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@ export default defineStack({
     version: '0.1.0',
     type: 'app',
     name: 'Expense',
-    description:
-      'Starter template — employee expense & reimbursement management on ObjectStack.',
+    description: 'Starter template — employee expense & reimbursement management on ObjectStack.',
   },
 
-  requires: ['automation', 'analytics', 'auth', 'ui', 'sharing'],
+  requires: ['automation', 'triggers', 'analytics', 'auth', 'ui', 'sharing'],
 
   objects: Object.values(objects),
   views: Object.values(views),

packages/expense/src/flows/expense_approval.flow.ts

@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ export const ExpenseApprovalFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Start',
       config: {
         objectName: 'expense_report',
-        criteria: 'status == "submitted"',
-        criteriaDialect: 'cel',
+        triggerType: 'record-after-update',
+        condition: 'status == "submitted"',
       },
     },
     {
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ export const ExpenseApprovalFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Mark Approved',
       config: {
         objectName: 'expense_report',
-        recordId: '{reportId}',
-        values: { status: 'approved' },
+        filter: { id: '{record.id}' },
+        fields: { status: 'approved' },
       },
     },
     {
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ export const ExpenseApprovalFlow: Flow = {
       label: 'Mark Rejected',
       config: {
         objectName: 'expense_report',
-        recordId: '{reportId}',
-        values: { status: 'rejected' },
+        filter: { id: '{record.id}' },
+        fields: { status: 'rejected' },
       },
     },
     {