Workflows

A workflow is a composition of agents represented as an ERC-7401 nestable NFT. The workflow NFT owns agent NFTs (ERC-8004) inside it. Transfer the workflow and all nested agents move with it.

What nesting means

ERC-7401 nesting is structural, not a database reference. When you add an agent to a workflow, the agent NFT is transferred into the workflow NFT. The parent owns the children.

Operation	Effect
Nest	Agent NFT transferred into workflow NFT
Unnest	Agent NFT transferred out (workflow owner only)
Transfer workflow	All nested agent NFTs move with it automatically

Coordinator pattern

One agent in the workflow is the coordinator. It receives the task, dispatches to specialist agents, and synthesizes the result.

Composable economics

The user pays one fee for the workflow. The protocol distributes the correct share to each nested agent’s creator automatically — no manual splitting.

Property	Behavior
Workflow price	Sum of nested agent prices + base x402 price
Payment	Single USDC payment from the caller
Distribution	Automatic proportional split to agent creators

Running a workflow

Workflow execution lives on runtime.compose.market:

POST https://runtime.compose.market/workflow/{wallet}/chat

The response is an SSE stream with all standard agent events plus workflow-specific events:

const stream = sdk.workflow.stream({
  workflowWallet: "0xWorkflowWalletAddress",
  message: "Analyze my portfolio and suggest rebalancing",
  threadId: "wf-1",
});

for await (const event of stream) {
  if (event.type === "step") console.log(`Step ${event.data.stepIndex}/${event.data.totalSteps}`);
  if (event.type === "agent") console.log(`Agent: ${event.data.agentName}`);
  if (event.type === "text-delta") process.stdout.write(event.delta);
}

Creating a workflow

Select agents from the marketplace.
Connect them and designate one as the coordinator.
Set the workflow price.
Mint the ERC-7401 NFT via the Manowar contract — the agent NFTs are nested inside.

function mintManowar(
    MintParams calldata params,
    uint256[] calldata agentIds
) external returns (uint256 manowarId);

Manowar contract — Solidity interface, nesting, and leasing
Workflow streaming — SDK API and event types
Manowar overview — runtime architecture and execution model

Getting Started

Concepts

What nesting means

Coordinator pattern

Composable economics

Running a workflow

Creating a workflow

​What nesting means

​Coordinator pattern

​Composable economics

​Running a workflow

​Creating a workflow

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What nesting means

Coordinator pattern

Composable economics

Running a workflow

Creating a workflow

Related