@sidebutton/core

@sidebutton/core

Core workflow engine for SideButton - YAML-based browser and shell automation.

Installation

npm install @sidebutton/core

Overview

This package provides the core workflow engine used by SideButton:

• Workflow Types - TypeScript definitions for workflows, steps, and execution context
• YAML Parser - Load and validate workflow definitions from YAML files
• Step Executors - Execute 20+ step types (browser, shell, LLM, control flow)
• Variable Interpolation - {{variable}} syntax for dynamic values

Usage

import { parseWorkflow, executeWorkflow } from '@sidebutton/core';

// Parse a workflow from YAML
const workflow = parseWorkflow(`
  id: hello_world
  title: Hello World
  steps:
    - type: shell.run
      cmd: echo "Hello from SideButton!"
`);

// Execute the workflow
const result = await executeWorkflow(workflow, context);

Step Types

Category	Steps
Browser	navigate, click, type, scroll, hover, wait, extract, extractAll, exists, key
Shell	shell.run, terminal.open, terminal.run
LLM	llm.classify, llm.generate
Control	control.if, control.retry, control.stop, workflow.call
Data	data.first

Documentation

• Full Documentation
• GitHub Repository
• Website

Related Packages

• @sidebutton/server - MCP server with REST API and dashboard

License

Apache-2.0