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Version Workflows for In-Flight Runs

A workflow definition that changes while runs are still executing leaves those runs reading a shape that no longer exists, so a step is skipped or a field is missing exactly when the run is halfway done. This skill covers workflow versioning: record the version each run started with, apply a new definition only to new runs, finish in-flight runs on the definition they began with, and change the state shape only through an explicit branch.

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$ openclaw command add --name "run version" --trigger "/runversion" --source "AWS Production" --message "Report the workflow version each running instance started with, and flag any instance whose definition has since changed."
$ openclaw auto-fix add --name "Pin In-Flight Run" --condition "definition_changed_during_run = true" --action "Keep the running instance on the definition it started with and queue a fresh instance on the new definition instead of migrating it in place" --approval "auto" --notify "#ops-info" --max-runs "10 per day" --cooldown "15m"
$ openclaw alert-rule add --name "Mixed Versions" --group-by "workflow" --window "30m" --action "Inform when more than two workflow versions are active at once so the team can see how long a rollout is taking"
$ openclaw runbook add --name "Workflow Version Rollout" --trigger "/runbook rollout" --tags "development,release" --steps "Publish the new definition. Start new runs on it. Watch the running instances count fall to zero. Only then remove support for the old version."

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A running workflow should finish on the definition it started with

Version Workflows for In-Flight Runs

# A running workflow should finish on the definition it started with Editing a workflow definition feels harmless because the file is only text. It stops being harmless once instances are mid run. An instance that reaches step four after step four changed reads a contract that no longer exists, and

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