Develop Durable Workflows

Dapr Workflows give you durable execution for long-running business processes on Diagrid Catalyst. Workflows checkpoint every step, so your code survives process restarts, coordinates external events and durable timers, and composes fan-out/fan-in patterns without hand-rolling state machines on top of queues.

To try workflows end-to-end first, walk through the durable workflow quickstart. Agentic workflows that combine LLMs with durable execution are covered under Develop Agents.

Already using Temporal? Catalyst can run Temporal workflows, in preview.

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Concepts

In depth exploration of workflow development topics.

Patterns

Common durable workflow patterns: chaining, fan-out/fan-in, monitor, async HTTP, external events

Versioning

Evolve a workflow definition without breaking in-flight executions.

Access policies

Control which apps can schedule workflows and activities on other apps in your project.

Workflow SDKs

Pick your language to see SDK-specific guides, installation, and patterns.

.NET Workflow SDK

C# orchestration with ASP.NET Core and .NET Aspire support.

Go Workflow SDK

Durable workflows in Go with strong typing and tooling.

Java Workflow SDK

Workflow orchestration with Spring Boot and Quarkus.

JavaScript Workflow SDK

Durable workflows for Node.js and TypeScript applications.

Python Workflow SDK

Author long-running workflows directly in Python.

Temporal workflows (preview)

Run workflows written with the Temporal SDKs on Catalyst. You keep your code and point your workers and clients at a Catalyst App.

Temporal workflows on Catalyst

Create a Temporal App and connect your workers and clients.

Run Temporal's quickstart

Run Temporal's money transfer sample on Catalyst without changing its code.

Temporal compatibility

What's supported, what isn't available yet, and how Catalyst differs from a Temporal server.

Tools

Dapr Skills for Claude Code

Claude Code plugin to scaffold and review Dapr Workflow apps from a spec or diagram.

Dapr Dev Dashboard

Inspect workflow executions, inputs, outputs, and history during local development.