feat(pipelines): durable notebook steps for Workflow SDK - #499
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orchestrate() holds its state in one process and is gone if that process is — right for a script or an interactive page, wrong for anything scheduled. Rather than growing a checkpoint/resume layer, which is how orchestration libraries turn into bad workflow engines, durability is delegated. This exposes one notebook run as a step to compose inside a Workflow SDK function; replay, retries, timers, and observability are that engine's job. workflow is an optional peer dependency: without its compiler the 'use step' directive is inert and runNotebookStep is an ordinary async function. No new runtime dependency and no lockfile churn. - The token is read from the environment inside the step rather than passed as an argument, so the credential stays out of the workflow's event log. - maxRetries is 0. A notebook may write files, mutate databases, or spend model budget; repeating that implicitly is not a safe default. Separate entry point because it is server-side by definition: a durable engine needs a process that outlives a page. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe pipelines package adds a Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to The new durable notebook-step API accepts input values that may not survive workflow serialization, causing affected steps to fail before notebook execution. The PR is otherwise mergeable, but this bounded type-safety risk should be addressed or explicitly accepted. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant WorkflowSDK
participant runNotebookStep
participant createCloudStepExecutor
participant runPipelineWithExecutor
WorkflowSDK->>runNotebookStep: Provide notebook step configuration
runNotebookStep->>createCloudStepExecutor: Create executor with DEEPNOTE_TOKEN
runNotebookStep->>runPipelineWithExecutor: Run notebook pipeline
runPipelineWithExecutor-->>runNotebookStep: Return pipeline result
runNotebookStep-->>WorkflowSDK: Return notebook result
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- The README workflow example called lastOutputJson without importing it, so the copied snippet would not compile. - Read DEEPNOTE_TOKEN through a literal key rather than bracket notation, per the repo's TypeScript guidelines. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
pnpm auto-installs peer dependencies, optional ones included, so declaring `workflow` pulled its entire tree — 3,043 lines — into pnpm-lock.yaml the next time anything ran a full install. That is the dependency weight this PR was split out to avoid, and it was not caught here because no full install ran on this branch. Nothing in this package imports workflow: 'use step' is a directive its compiler reads, and without that compiler runNotebookStep is an ordinary async function. A dependency we never import should not be declared, so the README asks consumers to install it alongside instead. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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inputswith the Deepnote input contract.
WorkflowNotebookStep.inputsaccepts anyunknownvalue, buttoRunInputsaccepts only strings, booleans, finite numbers, and string arrays. Functions, symbols, cyclic objects, andbigintcan pass TypeScript but fail at the durable boundary or during step execution. Use a narrower input type.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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The durable step follows the engine: it is now `@deepnote/pipelines/workflows`, a deliberately node-only entry in an otherwise browser-safe package, and its README section moves with it. Also aligns the module doc with the README's stated choice not to declare any dependency on `workflow`, not even an optional peer one.
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Vercel Workflow SDK step function arguments serializable values functions symbols serialization contract
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In the Vercel Workflow SDK, all arguments and return values passed between workflow functions and step functions must be serializable [1][2][3]. Because workflows persist state via an event log to enable reliable execution and replay, non-serializable data—such as functions, class instances, and symbols—cannot be natively reconstructed across execution boundaries [2][3]. The SDK employs a custom serialization system, built on top of devalue, to handle data persistence [1][3]. Supported Types: - Standard JSON types: primitives (string, number, boolean, null, undefined, bigint), arrays, and plain objects [1][2][4]. - Built-in Web/JS types: Date, Map, Set, RegExp, URL, ReadableStream, WritableStream, Request, and Response [1][2][4][3]. Custom Class Serialization: If you need to pass custom class instances, you must implement a specific serialization contract using two static methods and symbols from the @workflow/serde package [1][4][5]: - WORKFLOW_SERIALIZE: A static method that accepts an instance and returns a serializable plain object representing its state [4][5]. - WORKFLOW_DESERIALIZE: A static method that accepts the serialized data and returns a new instance of the class [4][5]. Both methods must be implemented as static methods on the class; instance-level implementations are not supported [1][4]. These methods run within the workflow context and are subject to the same deterministic execution constraints as "use workflow" functions (e.g., no Node.js APIs or non-deterministic operations) [1][4]. Handling Non-Serializable Dependencies: If you do not own the class (e.g., third-party SDK clients), the recommended pattern is to avoid passing the instance itself [6]. Instead, wrap the construction of the object inside a "use step" factory function [6]. When you pass this factory function, the compiler serializes the function reference (a string identifier) rather than the returned object, allowing the instance to be constructed only when the step executes in the full Node.js runtime [6]. Step Function Serialization: Step functions (marked with "use step") are handled via specialized serialization [7][8]. The compiler registers these functions, and when passed, the SDK serializes a reference (ID) and any captured serializable closure variables [7][9]. The runtime then rehydrates these steps upon execution [7]. Serialization Errors: If you pass unsupported types, the system will throw a WorkflowRuntimeError [1]. To troubleshoot, check the stack trace to identify the failing property or temporarily simplify the data passed to isolate the non-serializable component [2]. Remember that parameters are passed by value; mutations made inside a step function will not reflect in the calling workflow function [3][10][11].
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- 1: https://workflow-sdk.dev/docs/foundations/serialization
- 2: https://workflow-sdk.dev/docs/errors/serialization-failed
- 3: https://vercel-workflow.mintlify.app/concepts/serialization
- 4: https://workflow-sdk.dev/docs/api-reference/workflow-serde/workflow-serialize
- 5: https://vercel.com/changelog/workflow-custom-class-serialization
- 6: https://workflow-sdk.dev/cookbook/advanced/serializable-steps
- 7: https://vercel-workflow.mintlify.app/how-it-works/serialization-deep-dive
- 8: https://workflow-sdk.dev/docs/how-it-works/code-transform
- 9: https://github.com/vercel/workflow/blob/main/packages/core/src/step.ts
- 10: https://vercel-workflow.mintlify.app/concepts/workflows-and-steps
- 11: https://workflow-sdk.dev/docs/foundations/workflows-and-steps
Restrict WorkflowNotebookStep.inputs to workflow-serializable values.
runNotebookStep is a Workflow SDK step, so step crosses a durable boundary. Record<string, unknown> also accepts functions and symbols, which the SDK cannot serialize. Such inputs can fail before notebook execution. Use a recursive type that matches the SDK's supported values.
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In `@packages/pipelines/src/workflows/run-notebook-step.ts` at line 51, Update the
WorkflowNotebookStep input type used by runNotebookStep to a recursive
workflow-serializable value type, permitting supported primitives, arrays, and
nested records while excluding functions, symbols, and other non-serializable
values. Preserve the existing notebook execution behavior and apply the type
consistently to the step inputs.
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4 of 4. Stacked on #498 → #497 → #496. Its only real dependency is #496 (the engine); it sits on the tip to avoid conflicting with #498 over
tsdown.config.tsand package exports.Closes the gap the first three PRs leave: they ship one-shot orchestration and no durability story at all.
orchestrate()holds its state in one process and is gone if that process is — right for a script or an interactive page, wrong for anything scheduled or long-lived.Delegating rather than reimplementing
This branch's history is instructive: a checkpoint/resume layer and a retry-policy layer were both built here and then deliberately removed (
remove the checkpoint/resume persistence layer,remove runWithPolicy,point durability at Workflow SDK). That was the right call — growing your own durable execution is how an orchestration library turns into a bad workflow engine. Replay, retries, timers, and observability are a real engine's job.Costs nothing to consumers who don't want it
workflowis an optional peer dependency. Without its compiler the'use step'directive is inert andrunNotebookStepis an ordinary async function — which is also how the tests exercise it. Zero lockfile churn (verified: no diff against #498).This is why the library piece is here and the Nitro/Vite example from #435 is not — that example is what brought
nitro@…-beta,vite@^8, and ~5,275 lines of lock. It can follow separately if wanted.Two deliberate choices worth reviewing
maxRetries = 0. A notebook may write files, mutate databases, or spend model budget. Repeating that implicitly is not a safe default; a consumer who has made a notebook idempotent can wrap it in their own step with whatever policy they want.Separate entry point (
/workflows) because this is server-side by definition — a durable engine needs a process that outlives a page — and it readsprocess.env.6 new tests, including that the result survives a JSON round trip across a step boundary. Full suite, typecheck, lint, prettier, cspell green.
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