flow() API

Flow builder, workflow graph, execution plan, and mermaid APIs.

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`flow`

Create an AxFlow program graph or compile the portable Mermaid shorthand.

Field	Value
Kind	`function`
Ax concept	`flow`
API section	Flow
Form	`flow(source) / flow_with_bindings(source, bindings)`
Returns	AxFlow

Important Options

nodes
execute mappers
conditions
cache
returns
Mermaid roundtrip

Examples

Rust

let wf = flow("workflow");

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`AxFlow`

Workflow graph with Core-owned planning, cache keys, state merge, child aggregation, optimization, and returns projection.

Field	Value
Kind	`type`
Ax concept	`AxFlow`
API section	Flow
Form	`AxFlow`
Returns	flow program

Important Options

steps
state
parallel groups
returns

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Advanced / internals / full reference

`AxExecutableProgram::owned_worker_factory`

Optional factory for independent program state. Parallel groups require both client and program factories; otherwise the whole group runs serially with a fallback trace.

Field	Value
Kind	`method`
Ax concept	`owned_program_factory`
API section	Flow
Form	`AxExecutableProgram::owned_worker_factory()`
Returns	worker factory or unavailable

Important Options

owned memory
per-node controls
deterministic result merge
cooperative cancellation

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