0.0.37

- Delete `init-global-hooks.ts`, `init-step-tasks.ts`, `init-webhook.ts`, and `init-workflow-hooks.ts`
- Remove obsolete components: `TriggerWorkflowButton` and `WorkflowExecutionStatus`
- Clean up unused trigger files: `webhook-trigger.ts`
- Delete webhook-related integration tests: `webhook-triggers.spec.ts`
- Streamline related documentation and improve maintainability by eliminating deprecated code

.claude/agents/source-docs-generator.md

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+---
+name: source-docs-generator
+description: Use this agent when you need to generate or update documentation files for source code. Examples: <example>Context: User wants to document their codebase by creating .md files for each source file. user: 'I need documentation for all my source files in the src directory' assistant: 'I'll use the source-docs-generator agent to create documentation files for your source code' <commentary>The user is requesting documentation generation for source files, which is exactly what the source-docs-generator agent is designed for.</commentary></example> <example>Context: User has added new source files and wants documentation updated. user: 'Can you update the docs for the new files I added to src/components?' assistant: 'I'll use the source-docs-generator agent to check for new or updated source files and generate corresponding documentation' <commentary>The agent will check existing docs and only update what's needed.</commentary></example>
+model: sonnet
+---
+
+You are a Source Code Documentation Generator, an expert technical writer specializing in creating clear, comprehensive documentation for source code files. Your primary responsibility is to analyze source files and generate corresponding documentation files that explain the code's purpose, structure, and key components.
+
+Your process for each task:
+
+1. **Scan Source Directory**: Examine all files under ./src recursively, identifying source code files (typically .ts, .tsx, .js, .jsx, .py, etc.)
+
+2. **Check Existing Documentation**: For each source file, check if a corresponding .md file already exists in the docs/ directory with the pattern: `docs/[relative-path-from-src]/[filename].[extension].md`
+
+3. **Determine Update Necessity**: Compare the modification time of the source file with its documentation file. Skip files where documentation is newer than the source file, indicating it's already up-to-date.
+
+4. **Analyze Source Code**: For files requiring documentation, thoroughly analyze:
+   - Main purpose and functionality
+   - Key classes, functions, or components
+   - Important interfaces, types, or data structures
+   - Dependencies and relationships
+   - Notable patterns or architectural decisions
+   - Public APIs and exports
+
+5. **Generate Documentation**: Create well-structured markdown files with:
+   - Clear title indicating the source file path
+   - Brief summary of the file's main purpose
+   - Detailed breakdown of major components
+   - Code examples when helpful for understanding
+   - Notes about dependencies or relationships to other files
+   - Any important implementation details or patterns
+
+6. **Maintain Directory Structure**: Ensure the docs/ directory mirrors the src/ directory structure, creating subdirectories as needed.
+
+7. **Report Progress**: Provide clear feedback about which files were processed, skipped, or encountered issues.
+
+Documentation Style Guidelines:
+- Use clear, concise language accessible to developers
+- Structure content with appropriate headings (##, ###)
+- Include code snippets when they clarify functionality
+- Focus on 'what' and 'why' rather than just 'how'
+- Highlight key architectural decisions or patterns
+- Note any complex logic or algorithms
+- Document public interfaces and their usage
+
+Quality Standards:
+- Ensure accuracy by carefully reading and understanding the source code
+- Make documentation self-contained and understandable without reading the source
+- Keep explanations at an appropriate technical level for the intended audience
+- Use consistent formatting and structure across all documentation files
+
+Error Handling:
+- Skip binary files, generated files, or files that cannot be meaningfully documented
+- Handle permission errors gracefully
+- Report any files that couldn't be processed and why
+- Continue processing other files even if some fail
+
+You will work systematically through the entire src/ directory, ensuring comprehensive documentation coverage while respecting existing up-to-date documentation to avoid unnecessary work.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to the PayloadCMS Automation Plugin will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+## [0.0.16] - 2025-09-01
+
+### Fixed
+- **Critical Bug**: Removed problematic `hooksInitialized` flag that prevented proper hook registration in development environments
+- **Silent Failures**: Added comprehensive error logging with "AUTOMATION PLUGIN:" prefix for easier debugging
+- **Hook Execution**: Added try/catch blocks in hook execution to prevent silent failures and ensure workflow execution continues
+- **Development Mode**: Fixed issue where workflows would not execute even when properly configured due to hook registration being skipped
+
+### Changed
+- Enhanced logging throughout the hook execution pipeline for better debugging visibility
+- Improved error handling to prevent workflow execution failures from breaking other hooks
+
+### Migration Notes
+- No breaking changes - this is a critical bug fix release
+- Existing workflows should now execute properly after updating to this version
+- Enhanced logging will provide better visibility into workflow execution
+
+## [0.0.15] - 2025-08-XX
+
+### Changed
+- Updated workflow condition evaluation to use JSONPath expressions
+- Changed step configuration from `type`/`inputs` to `step`/`input`
+- Updated workflow collection schema for improved flexibility
+
+## [0.0.14] - 2025-08-XX
+
+### Added
+- Initial workflow automation functionality
+- Collection trigger support
+- Step execution engine
+- Basic workflow management

NOT-IMPLEMENTING.md

@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-# Steps and Triggers Not Implementing
-
-This document lists workflow steps and triggers that are intentionally **not** being implemented in the core plugin. These are either better suited as custom user implementations or fall outside the plugin's scope.
-
-## Steps Not Implementing
-
-### Workflow Orchestration
-- **Stop Workflow** - Can be achieved through conditional logic
-- **Run Workflow** - Adds complexity to execution tracking and circular dependency management
-- **Parallel Fork/Join** - Current dependency system already enables parallel execution
-
-### External Service Integrations
-- **GraphQL Query** - Better as custom HTTP request step
-- **S3/Cloud Storage** - Too provider-specific
-- **Message Queue** (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS) - Infrastructure-specific
-- **SMS** (Twilio, etc.) - Requires external accounts
-- **Push Notifications** - Platform-specific implementation
-- **Slack/Discord/Teams** - Better as custom HTTP webhooks
-- **Calendar Integration** - Too many providers to support
-
-### AI/ML Operations
-- **AI Prompt** (OpenAI, Claude, etc.) - Requires API keys, better as custom implementation
-- **Text Analysis** - Too many variations and providers
-- **Image Processing** - Better handled by dedicated services
-
-### Specialized Data Operations
-- **Database Query** (Direct SQL/NoSQL) - Security concerns, bypasses Payload
-- **File Operations** - Complex permission and security implications
-- **Hash/Encrypt** - Security-sensitive, needs careful implementation
-- **RSS/Feed Processing** - Too specific for core plugin
-
-## Triggers Not Implementing
-
-### Workflow Events
-- **Workflow Complete/Failed** - Adds circular dependency complexity
-- **Step Failed** - Complicates error handling flow
-
-### System Events
-- **File Upload** - Can use collection hooks on media collections
-- **User Authentication** (Login/Logout) - Security implications
-- **Server Start/Stop** - Lifecycle management complexity
-- **Cache Clear** - Too implementation-specific
-- **Migration/Backup Events** - Infrastructure-specific
-
-### External Monitoring
-- **Email Received** (IMAP/POP3) - Requires mail server setup
-- **Git Webhooks** - Better as standard webhook triggers
-- **Performance Alerts** - Requires monitoring infrastructure
-- **Error Events** - Better handled by dedicated error tracking
-
-### Advanced Time-Based
-- **Recurring Patterns** (e.g., "every 2nd Tuesday") - Complex parsing and timezone handling
-- **Date Range Triggers** - Can be achieved with conditional logic in workflows
-
-## Why These Aren't Core Features
-
-1. **Maintainability**: Each external integration requires ongoing maintenance as APIs change
-2. **Security**: Many features have security implications that are better handled by users who understand their specific requirements
-3. **Flexibility**: Users can implement these as custom steps/triggers tailored to their needs
-4. **Scope**: The plugin focuses on being a solid workflow engine, not an everything-integration platform
-5. **Dependencies**: Avoiding external service dependencies keeps the plugin lightweight
-
-## What Users Can Do Instead
-
-- Implement custom steps using the plugin's TaskConfig interface
-- Use HTTP Request step for most external integrations  
-- Create custom triggers through Payload hooks
-- Build specialized workflow packages on top of this plugin

README.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ A comprehensive workflow automation plugin for PayloadCMS 3.x that enables visua
 - 🔄 **Visual Workflow Builder** - Create complex workflows with drag-and-drop interface
 - ⚡ **Parallel Execution** - Smart dependency resolution for optimal performance
 - 🎯 **Multiple Triggers** - Collection hooks, webhooks, manual execution
+- ⏰ **Scheduled Workflows** - Use webhook triggers with external cron services
 - 📊 **Execution Tracking** - Complete history and monitoring of workflow runs
 - 🔧 **Extensible Steps** - HTTP requests, document CRUD, email notifications
 - 🔍 **JSONPath Integration** - Dynamic data interpolation and transformation
@@ -63,11 +64,82 @@ import type { WorkflowsPluginConfig } from '@xtr-dev/payload-automation'
 
 ## Step Types
 
-- **HTTP Request** - Make external API calls
+### HTTP Request
+Make external API calls with comprehensive error handling and retry logic.
+
+**Key Features:**
+- Support for GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH methods
+- Authentication: Bearer token, Basic auth, API key headers
+- Configurable timeouts and retry logic
+- JSONPath integration for dynamic URLs and request bodies
+
+**Error Handling:**
+HTTP Request steps use a **response-based success model** rather than status-code-based failures:
+
+- ✅ **Successful completion**: All HTTP requests that receive a response (including 4xx/5xx status codes) are marked as "succeeded"
+- ❌ **Failed execution**: Only network errors, timeouts, DNS failures, and connection issues cause step failure
+- 📊 **Error information preserved**: HTTP error status codes (404, 500, etc.) are captured in the step output for workflow conditional logic
+
+**Example workflow logic:**
+```typescript
+// Step outputs for a 404 response:
+{
+  "status": 404,
+  "statusText": "Not Found", 
+  "body": "Resource not found",
+  "headers": {...},
+  "duration": 1200
+}
+
+// Use in workflow conditions:
+// "$.steps.apiRequest.output.status >= 400" to handle errors
+```
+
+This design allows workflows to handle HTTP errors gracefully rather than failing completely, enabling robust error handling and retry logic.
+
+**Enhanced Error Tracking:**
+For network failures (timeouts, DNS errors, connection failures), the plugin provides detailed error information through an independent storage system that bypasses PayloadCMS's output limitations:
+
+```typescript
+// Timeout error details preserved in workflow context:
+{
+  "steps": {
+    "httpStep": {
+      "state": "failed",
+      "error": "Task handler returned a failed state",
+      "errorDetails": {
+        "errorType": "timeout",
+        "duration": 2006,
+        "attempts": 1,
+        "finalError": "Request timeout after 2000ms",
+        "context": {
+          "url": "https://api.example.com/data",
+          "method": "GET",
+          "timeout": 2000
+        }
+      },
+      "executionInfo": {
+        "completed": true,
+        "success": false,
+        "executedAt": "2025-09-04T15:16:10.000Z",
+        "duration": 2006
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// Access in workflow conditions:
+// "$.steps.httpStep.errorDetails.errorType == 'timeout'"
+// "$.steps.httpStep.errorDetails.duration > 5000"
+```
+
+### Document Operations
 - **Create Document** - Create PayloadCMS documents
 - **Read Document** - Query documents with filters
-- **Update Document** - Modify existing documents
+- **Update Document** - Modify existing documents  
 - **Delete Document** - Remove documents
+
+### Communication
 - **Send Email** - Send notifications via PayloadCMS email
 
 ## Data Resolution
@@ -84,6 +156,66 @@ Use JSONPath to access workflow data:
 - Node.js ^18.20.2 || >=20.9.0
 - pnpm ^9 || ^10
 
+## Environment Variables
+
+Control plugin logging with these environment variables:
+
+### `PAYLOAD_AUTOMATION_LOG_LEVEL`
+Controls both configuration-time and runtime logging. 
+- **Values**: `silent`, `error`, `warn`, `info`, `debug`, `trace`
+- **Default**: `warn`
+- **Example**: `PAYLOAD_AUTOMATION_LOG_LEVEL=debug`
+
+### `PAYLOAD_AUTOMATION_CONFIG_LOG_LEVEL` (optional)
+Override log level specifically for configuration-time logs (plugin setup).
+- **Values**: Same as above
+- **Default**: Falls back to `PAYLOAD_AUTOMATION_LOG_LEVEL` or `warn`
+- **Example**: `PAYLOAD_AUTOMATION_CONFIG_LOG_LEVEL=silent`
+
+### Production Usage
+For production, keep the default (`warn`) or use `error` or `silent`:
+```bash
+PAYLOAD_AUTOMATION_LOG_LEVEL=error npm start
+```
+
+### Development Usage
+For debugging, use `debug` or `info`:
+```bash
+PAYLOAD_AUTOMATION_LOG_LEVEL=debug npm run dev
+```
+
+## Scheduled Workflows
+
+For scheduled workflows, use **webhook triggers** with external cron services instead of built-in cron triggers:
+
+### GitHub Actions (Free)
+```yaml
+# .github/workflows/daily-report.yml
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 9 * * *'  # Daily at 9 AM UTC
+jobs:
+  trigger-workflow:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - run: curl -X POST https://your-app.com/api/workflows-webhook/daily-report
+```
+
+### Vercel Cron (Serverless)
+```js
+// api/cron/daily.js
+export default async function handler(req, res) {
+  await fetch('https://your-app.com/api/workflows-webhook/daily-report', {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+    body: JSON.stringify({ source: 'vercel-cron' })
+  });
+  res.status(200).json({ success: true });
+}
+```
+
+**Benefits**: Better reliability, proper process isolation, easier debugging, and leverages existing infrastructure.
+
 ## Documentation
 
 Full documentation coming soon. For now, explore the development environment in the repository for examples and patterns.

dev/app/(payload)/admin/importMap.js

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-
+import { StatusCell as StatusCell_6f365a93b6cb4b34ad564b391e21db6f } from '@xtr-dev/payload-automation/client'
+import { ErrorDisplay as ErrorDisplay_6f365a93b6cb4b34ad564b391e21db6f } from '@xtr-dev/payload-automation/client'
 
 export const importMap = {
-
+  "@xtr-dev/payload-automation/client#StatusCell": StatusCell_6f365a93b6cb4b34ad564b391e21db6f,
+  "@xtr-dev/payload-automation/client#ErrorDisplay": ErrorDisplay_6f365a93b6cb4b34ad564b391e21db6f
 }

dev/app/test-trigger/route.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+import { NextResponse } from 'next/server'
+import { getPayload } from 'payload'
+import config from '../../payload.config'
+
+export async function GET() {
+  console.log('Starting workflow trigger test...')
+  
+  // Get payload instance
+  const payload = await getPayload({ config })
+  
+  try {
+    // Create a test user
+    const user = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'users',
+      data: {
+        email: `test-${Date.now()}@example.com`,
+        password: 'password123'
+      }
+    })
+    
+    console.log('Created test user:', user.id)
+    
+    // Create a workflow with collection trigger
+    const workflow = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'workflows',
+      data: {
+        name: 'Test Post Creation Workflow',
+        description: 'Triggers when a post is created',
+        triggers: [
+          {
+            type: 'collection-trigger',
+            collectionSlug: 'posts',
+            operation: 'create'
+          }
+        ],
+        steps: [
+          {
+            name: 'log-post',
+            taskSlug: 'http-request-step',
+            input: JSON.stringify({
+              url: 'https://httpbin.org/post',
+              method: 'POST',
+              headers: {
+                'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+              },
+              body: {
+                message: 'Post created',
+                postId: '$.trigger.doc.id',
+                postTitle: '$.trigger.doc.title'
+              }
+            })
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      user: user.id
+    })
+    
+    console.log('Created workflow:', workflow.id, workflow.name)
+    console.log('Workflow triggers:', JSON.stringify(workflow.triggers, null, 2))
+    
+    // Create a post to trigger the workflow
+    console.log('Creating post to trigger workflow...')
+    const post = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'posts',
+      data: {
+        title: 'Test Post',
+        content: 'This should trigger the workflow',
+        _status: 'published'
+      },
+      user: user.id
+    })
+    
+    console.log('Created post:', post.id)
+    
+    // Wait a bit for workflow to execute
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 3000))
+    
+    // Check for workflow runs
+    const runs = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'workflow-runs',
+      where: {
+        workflow: {
+          equals: workflow.id
+        }
+      }
+    })
+    
+    console.log('Workflow runs found:', runs.totalDocs)
+    
+    const result = {
+      success: runs.totalDocs > 0,
+      workflowId: workflow.id,
+      postId: post.id,
+      runsFound: runs.totalDocs,
+      runs: runs.docs.map(r => ({
+        id: r.id,
+        status: r.status,
+        triggeredBy: r.triggeredBy,
+        startedAt: r.startedAt,
+        completedAt: r.completedAt,
+        error: r.error
+      }))
+    }
+    
+    if (runs.totalDocs > 0) {
+      console.log('✅ SUCCESS: Workflow was triggered!')
+      console.log('Run status:', runs.docs[0].status)
+      console.log('Run context:', JSON.stringify(runs.docs[0].context, null, 2))
+    } else {
+      console.log('❌ FAILURE: Workflow was not triggered')
+    }
+    
+    return NextResponse.json(result)
+    
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Test failed:', error)
+    return NextResponse.json({ 
+      success: false, 
+      error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error' 
+    }, { status: 500 })
+  }
+}

dev/condition-fix.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest'
+import { getTestPayload, cleanDatabase } from './test-setup.js'
+
+describe('Workflow Condition Fix Test', () => {
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await cleanDatabase()
+  })
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await cleanDatabase()
+  })
+
+  it('should correctly evaluate trigger conditions with $.trigger.doc path', async () => {
+    const payload = getTestPayload()
+    
+    // Create a workflow with a condition using the correct JSONPath
+    const workflow = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'workflows',
+      data: {
+        name: 'Test Condition Evaluation',
+        description: 'Tests that $.trigger.doc.content conditions work',
+        triggers: [
+          {
+            type: 'collection-trigger',
+            collectionSlug: 'posts',
+            operation: 'create',
+            condition: '$.trigger.doc.content == "TRIGGER_ME"'
+          }
+        ],
+        steps: [
+          {
+            name: 'audit-step',
+            step: 'create-document',
+            collectionSlug: 'auditLog',
+            data: {
+              post: '$.trigger.doc.id',
+              message: 'Condition was met and workflow triggered'
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    })
+
+    console.log('Created workflow with condition: $.trigger.doc.content == "TRIGGER_ME"')
+
+    // Create a post that SHOULD NOT trigger
+    const post1 = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'posts',
+      data: {
+        content: 'This should not trigger'
+      }
+    })
+
+    // Create a post that SHOULD trigger
+    const post2 = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'posts',
+      data: {
+        content: 'TRIGGER_ME'
+      }
+    })
+
+    // Wait for workflow execution
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000))
+
+    // Check workflow runs - should have exactly 1
+    const runs = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'workflow-runs',
+      where: {
+        workflow: {
+          equals: workflow.id
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    console.log(`Found ${runs.totalDocs} workflow runs`)
+    if (runs.totalDocs > 0) {
+      console.log('Run statuses:', runs.docs.map(r => r.status))
+    }
+
+    // Should have exactly 1 run for the matching condition
+    expect(runs.totalDocs).toBe(1)
+    
+    // Check audit logs - should only have one for post2
+    const auditLogs = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'auditLog',
+      where: {
+        post: {
+          equals: post2.id
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    if (runs.docs[0].status === 'completed') {
+      expect(auditLogs.totalDocs).toBe(1)
+      expect(auditLogs.docs[0].message).toBe('Condition was met and workflow triggered')
+    }
+
+    // Verify no audit log for the first post
+    const noAuditLogs = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'auditLog',
+      where: {
+        post: {
+          equals: post1.id
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    expect(noAuditLogs.totalDocs).toBe(0)
+    
+    console.log('✅ Condition evaluation working with $.trigger.doc path!')
+  }, 30000)
+})

dev/error-scenarios.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,519 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest'
+import { getTestPayload, cleanDatabase } from './test-setup.js'
+import { mockHttpBin, testFixtures } from './test-helpers.js'
+
+describe('Error Scenarios and Edge Cases', () => {
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await cleanDatabase()
+    // Set up comprehensive mocks for all error scenarios
+    mockHttpBin.mockAllErrorScenarios()
+  })
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await cleanDatabase()
+    mockHttpBin.cleanup()
+  })
+
+  it('should handle HTTP timeout errors gracefully', async () => {
+    const payload = getTestPayload()
+    
+    // Clear existing mocks and set up a proper timeout mock
+    mockHttpBin.cleanup()
+    mockHttpBin.mockTimeout()
+    
+    const workflow = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'workflows',
+      data: {
+        name: 'Test Error - HTTP Timeout',
+        description: 'Tests HTTP request timeout handling',
+        triggers: [
+          {
+            type: 'collection-trigger',
+            collectionSlug: 'posts',
+            operation: 'create'
+          }
+        ],
+        steps: [
+          {
+            ...testFixtures.httpRequestStep('https://httpbin.org/delay/10'),
+            name: 'timeout-request',
+            method: 'GET',
+            timeout: 2000, // 2 second timeout
+            body: null
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    })
+
+    const post = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'posts',
+      data: {
+        content: 'Test Error Timeout Post'
+      }
+    })
+
+    // Wait for workflow execution (should timeout)
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000))
+
+    const runs = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'workflow-runs',
+      where: {
+        workflow: {
+          equals: workflow.id
+        }
+      },
+      limit: 1
+    })
+
+    expect(runs.totalDocs).toBe(1)
+    // Either failed due to timeout or completed (depending on network speed)
+    expect(['failed', 'completed']).toContain(runs.docs[0].status)
+    
+    // Verify that detailed error information is preserved via new independent storage system
+    const context = runs.docs[0].context
+    const stepContext = context.steps['timeout-request']
+    
+    // Check that independent execution info was recorded
+    expect(stepContext.executionInfo).toBeDefined()
+    expect(stepContext.executionInfo.completed).toBe(true)
+    
+    // Check that detailed error information was preserved (new feature!)
+    if (runs.docs[0].status === 'failed' && stepContext.errorDetails) {
+      expect(stepContext.errorDetails.errorType).toBe('timeout')
+      expect(stepContext.errorDetails.duration).toBeGreaterThan(2000)
+      expect(stepContext.errorDetails.attempts).toBe(1)
+      expect(stepContext.errorDetails.context.url).toBe('https://httpbin.org/delay/10')
+      expect(stepContext.errorDetails.context.timeout).toBe(2000)
+      console.log('✅ Detailed timeout error information preserved:', {
+        errorType: stepContext.errorDetails.errorType,
+        duration: stepContext.errorDetails.duration,
+        attempts: stepContext.errorDetails.attempts
+      })
+    } else if (runs.docs[0].status === 'failed') {
+      console.log('✅ Timeout error handled:', runs.docs[0].error)
+    } else {
+      console.log('✅ Request completed within timeout')
+    }
+  }, 15000)
+
+  it('should handle invalid JSON responses', async () => {
+    const payload = getTestPayload()
+    
+    const workflow = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'workflows',
+      data: {
+        name: 'Test Error - Invalid JSON',
+        description: 'Tests invalid JSON response handling',
+        triggers: [
+          {
+            type: 'collection-trigger',
+            collectionSlug: 'posts',
+            operation: 'create'
+          }
+        ],
+        steps: [
+          {
+            name: 'invalid-json-request',
+            step: 'http-request-step',
+            url: 'https://httpbin.org/html', // Returns HTML, not JSON
+            method: 'GET'
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    })
+
+    const post = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'posts',
+      data: {
+        content: 'Test Error Invalid JSON Post'
+      }
+    })
+
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000))
+
+    const runs = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'workflow-runs',
+      where: {
+        workflow: {
+          equals: workflow.id
+        }
+      },
+      limit: 1
+    })
+
+    expect(runs.totalDocs).toBe(1)
+    expect(runs.docs[0].status).toBe('completed') // Should complete but with HTML body
+    expect(runs.docs[0].context.steps['invalid-json-request'].output.body).toContain('<html>')
+    
+    console.log('✅ Non-JSON response handled correctly')
+  }, 25000)
+
+  it('should handle circular reference in JSONPath resolution', async () => {
+    const payload = getTestPayload()
+    
+    // This test creates a scenario where JSONPath might encounter circular references
+    const workflow = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'workflows',
+      data: {
+        name: 'Test Error - Circular Reference',
+        description: 'Tests circular reference handling in JSONPath',
+        triggers: [
+          {
+            type: 'collection-trigger',
+            collectionSlug: 'posts',
+            operation: 'create'
+          }
+        ],
+        steps: [
+          {
+            name: 'circular-test',
+            step: 'http-request-step',
+            url: 'https://httpbin.org/post',
+            method: 'POST',
+            body: {
+              // This creates a deep reference that could cause issues
+              triggerData: '$.trigger',
+              stepData: '$.steps',
+              nestedRef: '$.trigger.doc'
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    })
+
+    const post = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'posts',
+      data: {
+        content: 'Test Error Circular Reference Post'
+      }
+    })
+
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000))
+
+    const runs = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'workflow-runs',
+      where: {
+        workflow: {
+          equals: workflow.id
+        }
+      },
+      limit: 1
+    })
+
+    expect(runs.totalDocs).toBe(1)
+    // Should either succeed with safe serialization or fail gracefully
+    expect(['completed', 'failed']).toContain(runs.docs[0].status)
+    
+    console.log('✅ Circular reference handled:', runs.docs[0].status)
+  }, 20000)
+
+  it('should handle malformed workflow configurations', async () => {
+    const payload = getTestPayload()
+    
+    // This test should expect the workflow creation to fail due to validation
+    let creationFailed = false
+    let workflow: any = null
+    
+    try {
+      // Create workflow with missing required fields for create-document
+      workflow = await payload.create({
+        collection: 'workflows',
+        data: {
+          name: 'Test Error - Malformed Config',
+          description: 'Tests malformed workflow configuration',
+          triggers: [
+            {
+              type: 'collection-trigger',
+              collectionSlug: 'posts',
+              operation: 'create'
+            }
+          ],
+          steps: [
+            {
+              name: 'malformed-step',
+              step: 'create-document',
+              // Missing required collectionSlug
+              data: {
+                message: 'This should fail'
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      creationFailed = true
+      expect(error).toBeDefined()
+      console.log('✅ Workflow creation failed as expected:', error instanceof Error ? error.message : error)
+    }
+
+    // If creation failed, that's the expected behavior
+    if (creationFailed) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    // If somehow the workflow was created, test execution failure
+    if (workflow) {
+      const post = await payload.create({
+        collection: 'posts',
+        data: {
+          content: 'Test Error Malformed Config Post'
+        }
+      })
+
+      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 3000))
+
+      const runs = await payload.find({
+        collection: 'workflow-runs',
+        where: {
+          workflow: {
+            equals: workflow.id
+          }
+        },
+        limit: 1
+      })
+
+      expect(runs.totalDocs).toBe(1)
+      expect(runs.docs[0].status).toBe('failed')
+      expect(runs.docs[0].error).toBeDefined()
+      
+      console.log('✅ Malformed config caused execution failure:', runs.docs[0].error)
+    }
+  }, 15000)
+
+  it('should handle HTTP 4xx and 5xx errors properly', async () => {
+    const payload = getTestPayload()
+    
+    const workflow = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'workflows',
+      data: {
+        name: 'Test Error - HTTP Errors',
+        description: 'Tests HTTP error status handling',
+        triggers: [
+          {
+            type: 'collection-trigger',
+            collectionSlug: 'posts',
+            operation: 'create'
+          }
+        ],
+        steps: [
+          {
+            name: 'not-found-request',
+            step: 'http-request-step',
+            url: 'https://httpbin.org/status/404',
+            method: 'GET'
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'server-error-request',
+            step: 'http-request-step',
+            url: 'https://httpbin.org/status/500',
+            method: 'GET',
+            dependencies: ['not-found-request']
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    })
+
+    const post = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'posts',
+      data: {
+        content: 'Test Error HTTP Status Post'
+      }
+    })
+
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 8000))
+
+    const runs = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'workflow-runs',
+      where: {
+        workflow: {
+          equals: workflow.id
+        }
+      },
+      limit: 1
+    })
+
+    expect(runs.totalDocs).toBe(1)
+    expect(runs.docs[0].status).toBe('completed') // Workflow should complete successfully
+    
+    // Check that both steps completed with HTTP error outputs
+    const context = runs.docs[0].context
+    expect(context.steps['not-found-request'].state).toBe('succeeded') // HTTP request completed
+    expect(context.steps['not-found-request'].output.status).toBe(404) // But with error status
+    
+    console.log('✅ HTTP error statuses handled correctly')
+  }, 25000)
+
+  it('should handle retry logic for transient failures', async () => {
+    const payload = getTestPayload()
+    
+    const workflow = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'workflows',
+      data: {
+        name: 'Test Error - Retry Logic',
+        description: 'Tests retry logic for HTTP requests',
+        triggers: [
+          {
+            type: 'collection-trigger',
+            collectionSlug: 'posts',
+            operation: 'create'
+          }
+        ],
+        steps: [
+          {
+            name: 'retry-request',
+            step: 'http-request-step',
+            url: 'https://httpbin.org/status/503', // Service unavailable
+            method: 'GET',
+            retries: 3,
+            retryDelay: 1000
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    })
+
+    const post = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'posts',
+      data: {
+        content: 'Test Error Retry Logic Post'
+      }
+    })
+
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 10000))
+
+    const runs = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'workflow-runs',
+      where: {
+        workflow: {
+          equals: workflow.id
+        }
+      },
+      limit: 1
+    })
+
+    expect(runs.totalDocs).toBe(1)
+    expect(runs.docs[0].status).toBe('completed') // Workflow should complete with HTTP error output
+    
+    // The step should have succeeded but with error status
+    const stepContext = runs.docs[0].context.steps['retry-request']
+    expect(stepContext.state).toBe('succeeded')
+    expect(stepContext.output.status).toBe(503)
+    
+    console.log('✅ Retry logic executed correctly')
+  }, 25000)
+
+  it('should handle extremely large workflow contexts', async () => {
+    const payload = getTestPayload()
+    
+    const workflow = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'workflows',
+      data: {
+        name: 'Test Error - Large Context',
+        description: 'Tests handling of large workflow contexts',
+        triggers: [
+          {
+            type: 'collection-trigger',
+            collectionSlug: 'posts',
+            operation: 'create'
+          }
+        ],
+        steps: [
+          {
+            name: 'large-response-request',
+            step: 'http-request-step',
+            url: 'https://httpbin.org/base64/SFRUUEJJTiBpcyBhd2Vzb21l', // Returns base64 decoded text
+            method: 'GET'
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    })
+
+    const post = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'posts',
+      data: {
+        content: 'Test Error Large Context Post'
+      }
+    })
+
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000))
+
+    const runs = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'workflow-runs',
+      where: {
+        workflow: {
+          equals: workflow.id
+        }
+      },
+      limit: 1
+    })
+
+    expect(runs.totalDocs).toBe(1)
+    // Should handle large contexts without memory issues
+    expect(['completed', 'failed']).toContain(runs.docs[0].status)
+    
+    console.log('✅ Large context handled:', runs.docs[0].status)
+  }, 20000)
+
+  it('should handle undefined and null values in JSONPath', async () => {
+    const payload = getTestPayload()
+    
+    const workflow = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'workflows',
+      data: {
+        name: 'Test Error - Null Values',
+        description: 'Tests null/undefined values in JSONPath expressions',
+        triggers: [
+          {
+            type: 'collection-trigger',
+            collectionSlug: 'posts',
+            operation: 'create'
+          }
+        ],
+        steps: [
+          {
+            name: 'null-value-request',
+            step: 'http-request-step',
+            url: 'https://httpbin.org/post',
+            method: 'POST',
+            body: {
+              nonexistentField: '$.trigger.doc.nonexistent',
+              nullField: '$.trigger.doc.null',
+              undefinedField: '$.trigger.doc.undefined'
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    })
+
+    const post = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'posts',
+      data: {
+        content: 'Test Error Null Values Post'
+      }
+    })
+
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000))
+
+    const runs = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'workflow-runs',
+      where: {
+        workflow: {
+          equals: workflow.id
+        }
+      },
+      limit: 1
+    })
+
+    expect(runs.totalDocs).toBe(1)
+    // Should handle null/undefined values gracefully
+    expect(['completed', 'failed']).toContain(runs.docs[0].status)
+    
+    if (runs.docs[0].status === 'completed') {
+      const stepOutput = runs.docs[0].context.steps['null-value-request'].output
+      expect(stepOutput.status).toBe(200) // httpbin should accept the request
+      console.log('✅ Null values handled gracefully')
+    } else {
+      console.log('✅ Null values caused expected failure:', runs.docs[0].error)
+    }
+  }, 20000)
+})

dev/hook-reliability.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,392 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest'
+import { getTestPayload, cleanDatabase } from './test-setup.js'
+import { mockHttpBin, testFixtures } from './test-helpers.js'
+
+describe('Hook Execution Reliability Tests', () => {
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await cleanDatabase()
+  })
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await cleanDatabase()
+    mockHttpBin.cleanup()
+  })
+
+  it('should reliably execute hooks when collections are created', async () => {
+    const payload = getTestPayload()
+    
+    // Create a workflow with collection trigger
+    const workflow = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'workflows',
+      data: {
+        name: 'Test Hook Reliability - Create',
+        description: 'Tests hook execution on post creation',
+        triggers: [
+          {
+            type: 'collection-trigger',
+            collectionSlug: 'posts',
+            operation: 'create'
+          }
+        ],
+        steps: [
+          {
+            ...testFixtures.createDocumentStep('auditLog'),
+            name: 'create-audit-log',
+            data: {
+              message: 'Post was created via workflow trigger',
+              post: '$.trigger.doc.id'
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    })
+
+    expect(workflow).toBeDefined()
+    expect(workflow.id).toBeDefined()
+
+    // Create a post to trigger the workflow
+    const post = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'posts',
+      data: {
+        content: 'Test Hook Reliability Post'
+      }
+    })
+
+    expect(post).toBeDefined()
+
+    // Wait for workflow execution
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000))
+
+    // Verify workflow run was created
+    const runs = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'workflow-runs',
+      where: {
+        workflow: {
+          equals: workflow.id
+        }
+      },
+      limit: 1
+    })
+
+    expect(runs.totalDocs).toBe(1)
+    // Either succeeded or failed, but should have executed
+    expect(['completed', 'failed']).toContain(runs.docs[0].status)
+    
+    console.log('✅ Hook execution status:', runs.docs[0].status)
+    
+    // Verify audit log was created only if the workflow succeeded
+    if (runs.docs[0].status === 'completed') {
+      const auditLogs = await payload.find({
+        collection: 'auditLog',
+        where: {
+          post: {
+            equals: post.id
+          }
+        },
+        limit: 1
+      })
+
+      expect(auditLogs.totalDocs).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+      expect(auditLogs.docs[0].message).toContain('workflow trigger')
+    } else {
+      // If workflow failed, just log the error but don't fail the test
+      console.log('⚠️ Workflow failed:', runs.docs[0].error)
+      // The important thing is that a workflow run was created
+    }
+  }, 30000)
+
+  it('should handle hook execution errors gracefully', async () => {
+    const payload = getTestPayload()
+    
+    // Mock network error for invalid URL
+    mockHttpBin.mockNetworkError('invalid-url-that-will-fail')
+    
+    // Create a workflow with invalid step configuration
+    const workflow = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'workflows',
+      data: {
+        name: 'Test Hook Error Handling',
+        description: 'Tests error handling in hook execution',
+        triggers: [
+          {
+            type: 'collection-trigger',
+            collectionSlug: 'posts',
+            operation: 'create'
+          }
+        ],
+        steps: [
+          {
+            name: 'invalid-http-request',
+            step: 'http-request-step',
+            url: 'https://invalid-url-that-will-fail',
+            method: 'GET'
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    })
+
+    // Create a post to trigger the workflow
+    const post = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'posts',
+      data: {
+        content: 'Test Hook Error Handling Post'
+      }
+    })
+
+    // Wait for workflow execution
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000))
+
+    // Verify a failed workflow run was created
+    const runs = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'workflow-runs',
+      where: {
+        workflow: {
+          equals: workflow.id
+        }
+      },
+      limit: 1
+    })
+
+    expect(runs.totalDocs).toBe(1)
+    expect(runs.docs[0].status).toBe('failed')
+    expect(runs.docs[0].error).toBeDefined()
+    // Check that the error mentions either the URL or the task failure
+    const errorMessage = runs.docs[0].error.toLowerCase()
+    const hasRelevantError = errorMessage.includes('url') || 
+                           errorMessage.includes('invalid-url') || 
+                           errorMessage.includes('network') ||
+                           errorMessage.includes('failed')
+    expect(hasRelevantError).toBe(true)
+    
+    console.log('✅ Error handling working:', runs.docs[0].error)
+  }, 30000)
+
+  it('should create failed workflow runs when executor is unavailable', async () => {
+    const payload = getTestPayload()
+    
+    // This test simulates the executor being unavailable
+    // We'll create a workflow and then simulate a hook execution without proper executor
+    const workflow = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'workflows',
+      data: {
+        name: 'Test Hook Executor Unavailable',
+        description: 'Tests handling when executor is not available',
+        triggers: [
+          {
+            type: 'collection-trigger',
+            collectionSlug: 'posts',
+            operation: 'create'
+          }
+        ],
+        steps: [
+          {
+            name: 'simple-step',
+            step: 'http-request-step',
+            url: 'https://httpbin.org/get'
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    })
+
+    // Temporarily disable the executor by setting it to null
+    // This simulates the initialization issue
+    const global = globalThis as any
+    const originalExecutor = global.__workflowExecutor
+    global.__workflowExecutor = null
+
+    try {
+      // Create a post to trigger the workflow
+      const post = await payload.create({
+        collection: 'posts',
+        data: {
+          content: 'Test Hook Executor Unavailable Post'
+        }
+      })
+
+      // Wait for hook execution attempt
+      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 3000))
+
+      // Verify a failed workflow run was created for executor unavailability
+      const runs = await payload.find({
+        collection: 'workflow-runs',
+        where: {
+          workflow: {
+            equals: workflow.id
+          }
+        },
+        limit: 1
+      })
+
+      if (runs.totalDocs > 0) {
+        expect(runs.docs[0].error).toBeDefined()
+        console.log('✅ Executor unavailable error captured:', runs.docs[0].error)
+      } else {
+        console.log('⚠️ No workflow run created - this indicates the hook may not have executed')
+      }
+    } finally {
+      // Restore the original executor
+      global.__workflowExecutor = originalExecutor
+    }
+  }, 30000)
+
+  it('should handle workflow conditions properly', async () => {
+    const payload = getTestPayload()
+    
+    // Create a workflow with a condition that should prevent execution
+    const workflow = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'workflows',
+      data: {
+        name: 'Test Hook Conditional Execution',
+        description: 'Tests conditional workflow execution',
+        triggers: [
+          {
+            type: 'collection-trigger',
+            collectionSlug: 'posts',
+            operation: 'create',
+            condition: '$.trigger.doc.content == "TRIGGER_CONDITION"'
+          }
+        ],
+        steps: [
+          {
+            name: 'conditional-audit',
+            step: 'create-document',
+            collectionSlug: 'auditLog',
+            data: {
+              post: '$.trigger.doc.id',
+              message: 'Conditional trigger executed'
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    })
+
+    // Create a post that SHOULD NOT trigger the workflow
+    const post1 = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'posts',
+      data: {
+        content: 'Test Hook Conditional - Should Not Trigger'
+      }
+    })
+
+    // Create a post that SHOULD trigger the workflow
+    const post2 = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'posts',
+      data: {
+        content: 'TRIGGER_CONDITION'
+      }
+    })
+
+    // Wait for workflow execution
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000))
+
+    // Check workflow runs
+    const runs = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'workflow-runs',
+      where: {
+        workflow: {
+          equals: workflow.id
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    // Should have exactly 1 run (only for the matching condition)
+    expect(runs.totalDocs).toBe(1)
+    // Either succeeded or failed, but should have executed
+    expect(['completed', 'failed']).toContain(runs.docs[0].status)
+
+    // Verify audit log was created only for the correct post
+    const auditLogs = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'auditLog',
+      where: {
+        post: {
+          equals: post2.id
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    expect(auditLogs.totalDocs).toBe(1)
+
+    // Verify no audit log for the first post
+    const noAuditLogs = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'auditLog',
+      where: {
+        post: {
+          equals: post1.id
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    expect(noAuditLogs.totalDocs).toBe(0)
+    
+    console.log('✅ Conditional execution working correctly')
+  }, 30000)
+
+  it('should handle multiple concurrent hook executions', async () => {
+    const payload = getTestPayload()
+    
+    // Create a workflow
+    const workflow = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'workflows',
+      data: {
+        name: 'Test Hook Concurrent Execution',
+        description: 'Tests handling multiple concurrent hook executions',
+        triggers: [
+          {
+            type: 'collection-trigger',
+            collectionSlug: 'posts',
+            operation: 'create'
+          }
+        ],
+        steps: [
+          {
+            name: 'concurrent-audit',
+            step: 'create-document',
+            collectionSlug: 'auditLog',
+            data: {
+              post: '$.trigger.doc.id',
+              message: 'Concurrent execution test'
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    })
+
+    // Create multiple posts concurrently
+    const concurrentCreations = Array.from({ length: 5 }, (_, i) =>
+      payload.create({
+        collection: 'posts',
+        data: {
+          content: `Test Hook Concurrent Post ${i + 1}`
+        }
+      })
+    )
+
+    const posts = await Promise.all(concurrentCreations)
+    expect(posts).toHaveLength(5)
+
+    // Wait for all workflow executions
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 8000))
+
+    // Verify all workflow runs were created
+    const runs = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'workflow-runs',
+      where: {
+        workflow: {
+          equals: workflow.id
+        }
+      }
+    })
+
+    expect(runs.totalDocs).toBe(5)
+
+    // Verify all runs completed successfully
+    const failedRuns = runs.docs.filter(run => run.status === 'failed')
+    expect(failedRuns).toHaveLength(0)
+
+    console.log('✅ Concurrent executions completed:', {
+      totalRuns: runs.totalDocs,
+      statuses: runs.docs.map(run => run.status)
+    })
+  }, 45000)
+})

dev/payload-types.ts

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export interface Config {
     'payload-migrations': PayloadMigrationsSelect<false> | PayloadMigrationsSelect<true>;
   };
   db: {
-    defaultIDType: number;
+    defaultIDType: string;
   };
   globals: {};
   globalsSelect: {};
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export interface UserAuthOperations {
  * via the `definition` "posts".
  */
 export interface Post {
-  id: number;
+  id: string;
   content?: string | null;
   updatedAt: string;
   createdAt: string;
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export interface Post {
  * via the `definition` "media".
  */
 export interface Media {
-  id: number;
+  id: string;
   updatedAt: string;
   createdAt: string;
   url?: string | null;
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ export interface Media {
  * via the `definition` "auditLog".
  */
 export interface AuditLog {
-  id: number;
-  post?: (number | null) | Post;
-  user?: (number | null) | User;
+  id: string;
+  post?: (string | null) | Post;
+  user?: (string | null) | User;
   message?: string | null;
   updatedAt: string;
   createdAt: string;
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ export interface AuditLog {
  * via the `definition` "users".
  */
 export interface User {
-  id: number;
+  id: string;
   updatedAt: string;
   createdAt: string;
   email: string;
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ export interface User {
  * via the `definition` "workflows".
  */
 export interface Workflow {
-  id: number;
+  id: string;
   /**
    * Human-readable name for the workflow
    */
@@ -214,42 +214,7 @@ export interface Workflow {
   triggers?:
     | {
         type?: ('collection-trigger' | 'webhook-trigger' | 'global-trigger' | 'cron-trigger') | null;
-        /**
-         * Collection that triggers the workflow
-         */
-        collection?: 'posts' | null;
-        /**
-         * Collection operation that triggers the workflow
-         */
-        operation?: ('create' | 'delete' | 'read' | 'update') | null;
-        /**
-         * URL path for the webhook (e.g., "my-webhook"). Full URL will be /api/workflows/webhook/my-webhook
-         */
-        webhookPath?: string | null;
-        /**
-         * Global that triggers the workflow
-         */
-        global?: string | null;
-        /**
-         * Global operation that triggers the workflow
-         */
-        globalOperation?: 'update' | null;
-        /**
-         * Cron expression for scheduled execution (e.g., "0 0 * * *" for daily at midnight)
-         */
-        cronExpression?: string | null;
-        /**
-         * Timezone for cron execution (e.g., "America/New_York", "Europe/London"). Defaults to UTC.
-         */
-        timezone?: string | null;
-        id?: string | null;
-      }[]
-    | null;
-  steps?:
-    | {
-        step?: ('http-request-step' | 'create-document') | null;
-        name?: string | null;
-        input?:
+        parameters?:
           | {
               [k: string]: unknown;
             }
@@ -258,10 +223,147 @@ export interface Workflow {
           | number
           | boolean
           | null;
+        /**
+         * Collection that triggers the workflow
+         */
+        __builtin_collectionSlug?: ('posts' | 'media') | null;
+        /**
+         * Collection operation that triggers the workflow
+         */
+        __builtin_operation?: ('create' | 'delete' | 'read' | 'update') | null;
+        /**
+         * URL path for the webhook (e.g., "my-webhook"). Full URL will be /api/workflows-webhook/my-webhook
+         */
+        __builtin_webhookPath?: string | null;
+        /**
+         * Global that triggers the workflow
+         */
+        __builtin_global?: string | null;
+        /**
+         * Global operation that triggers the workflow
+         */
+        __builtin_globalOperation?: 'update' | null;
+        /**
+         * Cron expression for scheduled execution (e.g., "0 0 * * *" for daily at midnight)
+         */
+        __builtin_cronExpression?: string | null;
+        /**
+         * Timezone for cron execution (e.g., "America/New_York", "Europe/London"). Defaults to UTC.
+         */
+        __builtin_timezone?: string | null;
+        /**
+         * JSONPath expression that must evaluate to true for this trigger to execute the workflow (e.g., "$.trigger.doc.status == 'published'")
+         */
+        condition?: string | null;
+        id?: string | null;
+      }[]
+    | null;
+  steps?:
+    | {
+        step?: ('http-request-step' | 'create-document') | null;
+        name?: string | null;
+        /**
+         * The URL to make the HTTP request to
+         */
+        url?: string | null;
+        /**
+         * HTTP method to use
+         */
+        method?: ('GET' | 'POST' | 'PUT' | 'DELETE' | 'PATCH') | null;
+        /**
+         * HTTP headers as JSON object (e.g., {"Content-Type": "application/json"})
+         */
+        headers?:
+          | {
+              [k: string]: unknown;
+            }
+          | unknown[]
+          | string
+          | number
+          | boolean
+          | null;
+        /**
+         * Request body data. Use JSONPath to reference values (e.g., {"postId": "$.trigger.doc.id", "title": "$.trigger.doc.title"})
+         */
+        body?:
+          | {
+              [k: string]: unknown;
+            }
+          | unknown[]
+          | string
+          | number
+          | boolean
+          | null;
+        /**
+         * Request timeout in milliseconds (default: 30000)
+         */
+        timeout?: number | null;
+        authentication?: {
+          /**
+           * Authentication method
+           */
+          type?: ('none' | 'bearer' | 'basic' | 'apikey') | null;
+          /**
+           * Bearer token value
+           */
+          token?: string | null;
+          /**
+           * Basic auth username
+           */
+          username?: string | null;
+          /**
+           * Basic auth password
+           */
+          password?: string | null;
+          /**
+           * API key header name (e.g., "X-API-Key")
+           */
+          headerName?: string | null;
+          /**
+           * API key value
+           */
+          headerValue?: string | null;
+        };
+        /**
+         * Number of retry attempts on failure (max: 5)
+         */
+        retries?: number | null;
+        /**
+         * Delay between retries in milliseconds
+         */
+        retryDelay?: number | null;
+        /**
+         * The collection slug to create a document in
+         */
+        collectionSlug?: string | null;
+        /**
+         * The document data to create. Use JSONPath to reference trigger data (e.g., {"title": "$.trigger.doc.title", "author": "$.trigger.doc.author"})
+         */
+        data?:
+          | {
+              [k: string]: unknown;
+            }
+          | unknown[]
+          | string
+          | number
+          | boolean
+          | null;
+        /**
+         * Create as draft (if collection has drafts enabled)
+         */
+        draft?: boolean | null;
+        /**
+         * Locale for the document (if localization is enabled)
+         */
+        locale?: string | null;
         /**
          * Step names that must complete before this step can run
          */
         dependencies?: string[] | null;
+        /**
+         * JSONPath expression that must evaluate to true for this step to execute (e.g., "$.trigger.doc.status == 'published'")
+         */
+        condition?: string | null;
         id?: string | null;
       }[]
     | null;
@@ -274,11 +376,11 @@ export interface Workflow {
  * via the `definition` "workflow-runs".
  */
 export interface WorkflowRun {
-  id: number;
+  id: string;
   /**
    * Reference to the workflow that was executed
    */
-  workflow: number | Workflow;
+  workflow: string | Workflow;
   /**
    * Version of the workflow that was executed
    */
@@ -372,7 +474,7 @@ export interface WorkflowRun {
  * via the `definition` "payload-jobs".
  */
 export interface PayloadJob {
-  id: number;
+  id: string;
   /**
    * Input data provided to the job
    */
@@ -464,40 +566,40 @@ export interface PayloadJob {
  * via the `definition` "payload-locked-documents".
  */
 export interface PayloadLockedDocument {
-  id: number;
+  id: string;
   document?:
     | ({
         relationTo: 'posts';
-        value: number | Post;
+        value: string | Post;
       } | null)
     | ({
         relationTo: 'media';
-        value: number | Media;
+        value: string | Media;
       } | null)
     | ({
         relationTo: 'auditLog';
-        value: number | AuditLog;
+        value: string | AuditLog;
       } | null)
     | ({
         relationTo: 'workflows';
-        value: number | Workflow;
+        value: string | Workflow;
       } | null)
     | ({
         relationTo: 'workflow-runs';
-        value: number | WorkflowRun;
+        value: string | WorkflowRun;
       } | null)
     | ({
         relationTo: 'users';
-        value: number | User;
+        value: string | User;
       } | null)
     | ({
         relationTo: 'payload-jobs';
-        value: number | PayloadJob;
+        value: string | PayloadJob;
       } | null);
   globalSlug?: string | null;
   user: {
     relationTo: 'users';
-    value: number | User;
+    value: string | User;
   };
   updatedAt: string;
   createdAt: string;
@@ -507,10 +609,10 @@ export interface PayloadLockedDocument {
  * via the `definition` "payload-preferences".
  */
 export interface PayloadPreference {
-  id: number;
+  id: string;
   user: {
     relationTo: 'users';
-    value: number | User;
+    value: string | User;
   };
   key?: string | null;
   value?:
@@ -530,7 +632,7 @@ export interface PayloadPreference {
  * via the `definition` "payload-migrations".
  */
 export interface PayloadMigration {
-  id: number;
+  id: string;
   name?: string | null;
   batch?: number | null;
   updatedAt: string;
@@ -584,13 +686,15 @@ export interface WorkflowsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
     | T
     | {
         type?: T;
-        collection?: T;
-        operation?: T;
-        webhookPath?: T;
-        global?: T;
-        globalOperation?: T;
-        cronExpression?: T;
-        timezone?: T;
+        parameters?: T;
+        __builtin_collectionSlug?: T;
+        __builtin_operation?: T;
+        __builtin_webhookPath?: T;
+        __builtin_global?: T;
+        __builtin_globalOperation?: T;
+        __builtin_cronExpression?: T;
+        __builtin_timezone?: T;
+        condition?: T;
         id?: T;
       };
   steps?:
@@ -598,8 +702,29 @@ export interface WorkflowsSelect<T extends boolean = true> {
     | {
         step?: T;
         name?: T;
-        input?: T;
+        url?: T;
+        method?: T;
+        headers?: T;
+        body?: T;
+        timeout?: T;
+        authentication?:
+          | T
+          | {
+              type?: T;
+              token?: T;
+              username?: T;
+              password?: T;
+              headerName?: T;
+              headerValue?: T;
+            };
+        retries?: T;
+        retryDelay?: T;
+        collectionSlug?: T;
+        data?: T;
+        draft?: T;
+        locale?: T;
         dependencies?: T;
+        condition?: T;
         id?: T;
       };
   updatedAt?: T;
@@ -726,10 +851,118 @@ export interface TaskWorkflowCronExecutor {
  */
 export interface TaskHttpRequestStep {
   input: {
-    url?: string | null;
+    /**
+     * The URL to make the HTTP request to
+     */
+    url: string;
+    /**
+     * HTTP method to use
+     */
+    method?: ('GET' | 'POST' | 'PUT' | 'DELETE' | 'PATCH') | null;
+    /**
+     * HTTP headers as JSON object (e.g., {"Content-Type": "application/json"})
+     */
+    headers?:
+      | {
+          [k: string]: unknown;
+        }
+      | unknown[]
+      | string
+      | number
+      | boolean
+      | null;
+    /**
+     * Request body data. Use JSONPath to reference values (e.g., {"postId": "$.trigger.doc.id", "title": "$.trigger.doc.title"})
+     */
+    body?:
+      | {
+          [k: string]: unknown;
+        }
+      | unknown[]
+      | string
+      | number
+      | boolean
+      | null;
+    /**
+     * Request timeout in milliseconds (default: 30000)
+     */
+    timeout?: number | null;
+    authentication?: {
+      /**
+       * Authentication method
+       */
+      type?: ('none' | 'bearer' | 'basic' | 'apikey') | null;
+      /**
+       * Bearer token value
+       */
+      token?: string | null;
+      /**
+       * Basic auth username
+       */
+      username?: string | null;
+      /**
+       * Basic auth password
+       */
+      password?: string | null;
+      /**
+       * API key header name (e.g., "X-API-Key")
+       */
+      headerName?: string | null;
+      /**
+       * API key value
+       */
+      headerValue?: string | null;
+    };
+    /**
+     * Number of retry attempts on failure (max: 5)
+     */
+    retries?: number | null;
+    /**
+     * Delay between retries in milliseconds
+     */
+    retryDelay?: number | null;
   };
   output: {
-    response?: string | null;
+    /**
+     * HTTP status code
+     */
+    status?: number | null;
+    /**
+     * HTTP status text
+     */
+    statusText?: string | null;
+    /**
+     * Response headers
+     */
+    headers?:
+      | {
+          [k: string]: unknown;
+        }
+      | unknown[]
+      | string
+      | number
+      | boolean
+      | null;
+    /**
+     * Response body
+     */
+    body?: string | null;
+    /**
+     * Parsed response data (if JSON)
+     */
+    data?:
+      | {
+          [k: string]: unknown;
+        }
+      | unknown[]
+      | string
+      | number
+      | boolean
+      | null;
+    /**
+     * Request duration in milliseconds
+     */
+    duration?: number | null;
   };
 }
 /**
@@ -741,9 +974,9 @@ export interface TaskCreateDocument {
     /**
      * The collection slug to create a document in
      */
-    collection: string;
+    collectionSlug: string;
     /**
-     * The document data to create
+     * The document data to create. Use JSONPath to reference trigger data (e.g., {"title": "$.trigger.doc.title", "author": "$.trigger.doc.author"})
      */
     data:
       | {

dev/payload.config.ts

@@ -22,16 +22,8 @@ if (!process.env.ROOT_DIR) {
 }
 
 const buildConfigWithMemoryDB = async () => {
-  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test') {
-    const memoryDB = await MongoMemoryReplSet.create({
-      replSet: {
-        count: 3,
-        dbName: 'payloadmemory',
-      },
-    })
-
-    process.env.DATABASE_URI = `${memoryDB.getUri()}&retryWrites=true`
-  }
+  // Use MongoDB adapter for testing instead of SQLite
+  const { mongooseAdapter } = await import('@payloadcms/db-mongodb')
 
   return buildConfig({
     admin: {
@@ -39,6 +31,17 @@ const buildConfigWithMemoryDB = async () => {
         baseDir: path.resolve(dirname, '..'),
       },
     },
+    globals: [
+      {
+        slug: 'settings',
+        fields: [
+          {
+            name: 'siteName',
+            type: 'text'
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ],
     collections: [
       {
         slug: 'posts',
@@ -77,10 +80,8 @@ const buildConfigWithMemoryDB = async () => {
         ]
       }
     ],
-    db: sqliteAdapter({
-      client: {
-        url: `file:${path.resolve(dirname, 'payload.db')}`,
-      },
+    db: mongooseAdapter({
+      url: process.env.DATABASE_URI || 'mongodb://localhost:27017/payload-test',
     }),
     editor: lexicalEditor(),
     email: testEmailAdapter,
@@ -103,16 +104,16 @@ const buildConfigWithMemoryDB = async () => {
     plugins: [
       workflowsPlugin<CollectionSlug>({
         collectionTriggers: {
-          posts: true
+          posts: true,
+          media: true
+        },
+        globalTriggers: {
+          settings: true
         },
         steps: [
           HttpRequestStepTask,
           CreateDocumentStepTask
         ],
-        triggers: [
-
-        ],
-        webhookPrefix: '/workflows-webhook'
       }),
     ],
     secret: process.env.PAYLOAD_SECRET || 'test-secret_key',

dev/simple-trigger.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest'
+import { getTestPayload, cleanDatabase } from './test-setup.js'
+import { mockHttpBin, testFixtures } from './test-helpers.js'
+
+describe('Workflow Trigger Test', () => {
+  
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await cleanDatabase()
+    // Set up HTTP mocks
+    const expectedRequestData = {
+      message: 'Post created',
+      postId: expect.any(String), // MongoDB ObjectId
+      postTitle: 'Test post content for workflow trigger'
+    }
+    mockHttpBin.mockPost(expectedRequestData)
+  })
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await cleanDatabase()
+    mockHttpBin.cleanup()
+  })
+
+  it('should create a workflow run when a post is created', async () => {
+    const payload = getTestPayload()
+    
+    // Use test fixtures for consistent data
+    const testWorkflow = {
+      ...testFixtures.basicWorkflow,
+      name: 'Test Post Creation Workflow',
+      description: 'Triggers when a post is created',
+      steps: [
+        {
+          ...testFixtures.httpRequestStep(),
+          name: 'log-post',
+          body: {
+            message: 'Post created',
+            postId: '$.trigger.doc.id',
+            postTitle: '$.trigger.doc.content'
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+    
+    // Create a workflow with collection trigger
+    const workflow = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'workflows',
+      data: testWorkflow
+    })
+
+    expect(workflow).toBeDefined()
+    expect(workflow.id).toBeDefined()
+
+    // Create a post to trigger the workflow
+    const post = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'posts',
+      data: testFixtures.testPost
+    })
+
+    expect(post).toBeDefined()
+    expect(post.id).toBeDefined()
+
+    // Wait a bit for workflow to execute
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 3000))
+
+    // Check for workflow runs
+    const runs = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'workflow-runs',
+      where: {
+        workflow: {
+          equals: workflow.id
+        }
+      },
+      limit: 10
+    })
+
+    expect(runs.totalDocs).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+    
+    // Check if workflow is an object or ID
+    const workflowRef = runs.docs[0].workflow
+    const workflowId = typeof workflowRef === 'object' && workflowRef !== null 
+      ? (workflowRef as any).id 
+      : workflowRef
+    
+    expect(workflowId).toBe(workflow.id) // Should reference the workflow ID
+    
+    console.log('✅ Workflow run created successfully!')
+    console.log(`Run status: ${runs.docs[0].status}`)
+    console.log(`Run ID: ${runs.docs[0].id}`)
+    
+    if (runs.docs[0].status === 'failed' && runs.docs[0].error) {
+      console.log(`Error: ${runs.docs[0].error}`)
+    }
+  }, 30000)
+})

dev/test-helpers.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+import nock from 'nock'
+
+/**
+ * Mock HTTP requests to httpbin.org for testing
+ */
+export const mockHttpBin = {
+  /**
+   * Mock a successful POST request to httpbin.org/post
+   */
+  mockPost: (expectedData?: any) => {
+    return nock('https://httpbin.org')
+      .post('/post')
+      .reply(200, {
+        args: {},
+        data: JSON.stringify(expectedData || {}),
+        files: {},
+        form: {},
+        headers: {
+          'Accept': '*/*',
+          'Accept-Encoding': 'br, gzip, deflate',
+          'Accept-Language': '*',
+          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+          'Host': 'httpbin.org',
+          'Sec-Fetch-Mode': 'cors',
+          'User-Agent': 'PayloadCMS-Automation/1.0'
+        },
+        json: expectedData || {},
+        origin: '127.0.0.1',
+        url: 'https://httpbin.org/post'
+      }, {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*',
+        'Access-Control-Allow-Credentials': 'true'
+      })
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Mock a GET request to httpbin.org/get
+   */
+  mockGet: () => {
+    return nock('https://httpbin.org')
+      .get('/get')
+      .reply(200, {
+        args: {},
+        headers: {
+          'Accept': '*/*',
+          'Host': 'httpbin.org',
+          'User-Agent': 'PayloadCMS-Automation/1.0'
+        },
+        origin: '127.0.0.1',
+        url: 'https://httpbin.org/get'
+      })
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Mock HTTP timeout
+   */
+  mockTimeout: (path: string = '/delay/10') => {
+    return nock('https://httpbin.org')
+      .get(path)
+      .replyWithError({
+        code: 'ECONNABORTED',
+        message: 'timeout of 2000ms exceeded'
+      })
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Mock HTTP error responses
+   */
+  mockError: (status: number, path: string = '/status/' + status) => {
+    return nock('https://httpbin.org')
+      .get(path)
+      .reply(status, {
+        error: `HTTP ${status} Error`,
+        message: `Mock ${status} response`
+      })
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Mock invalid URL to simulate network errors
+   */
+  mockNetworkError: (url: string = 'invalid-url-that-will-fail') => {
+    return nock('https://' + url)
+      .get('/')
+      .replyWithError({
+        code: 'ENOTFOUND',
+        message: `getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND ${url}`
+      })
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Mock HTML response (non-JSON)
+   */
+  mockHtml: () => {
+    return nock('https://httpbin.org')
+      .get('/html')
+      .reply(200, '<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title>Test</title></head><body>Test HTML</body></html>', {
+        'Content-Type': 'text/html'
+      })
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Mock all common endpoints for error scenarios
+   */
+  mockAllErrorScenarios: () => {
+    // HTML response for invalid JSON test
+    nock('https://httpbin.org')
+      .get('/html')
+      .reply(200, '<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title>Test</title></head><body>Test HTML</body></html>', {
+        'Content-Type': 'text/html'
+      })
+
+    // 404 error
+    nock('https://httpbin.org')
+      .get('/status/404')
+      .reply(404, {
+        error: 'Not Found',
+        message: 'The requested resource was not found'
+      })
+
+    // 500 error  
+    nock('https://httpbin.org')
+      .get('/status/500')
+      .reply(500, {
+        error: 'Internal Server Error',
+        message: 'Server encountered an error'
+      })
+
+    // 503 error for retry tests
+    nock('https://httpbin.org')
+      .get('/status/503')
+      .times(3) // Allow 3 retries
+      .reply(503, {
+        error: 'Service Unavailable',
+        message: 'Service is temporarily unavailable'
+      })
+
+    // POST endpoint for circular reference and other POST tests
+    nock('https://httpbin.org')
+      .post('/post')
+      .times(5) // Allow multiple POST requests
+      .reply(200, (uri, requestBody) => ({
+        args: {},
+        data: JSON.stringify(requestBody),
+        json: requestBody,
+        url: 'https://httpbin.org/post'
+      }))
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Clean up all nock mocks
+   */
+  cleanup: () => {
+    nock.cleanAll()
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Test fixtures for common workflow configurations
+ */
+export const testFixtures = {
+  basicWorkflow: {
+    name: 'Test Basic Workflow',
+    description: 'Basic workflow for testing',
+    triggers: [
+      {
+        type: 'collection-trigger' as const,
+        collectionSlug: 'posts',
+        operation: 'create' as const
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+
+  httpRequestStep: (url: string = 'https://httpbin.org/post', expectedData?: any) => ({
+    name: 'http-request',
+    step: 'http-request-step',
+    url,
+    method: 'POST' as const,
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+    },
+    body: expectedData || {
+      message: 'Test request',
+      data: '$.trigger.doc'
+    }
+  }),
+
+  createDocumentStep: (collectionSlug: string = 'auditLog') => ({
+    name: 'create-audit',
+    step: 'create-document',
+    collectionSlug,
+    data: {
+      message: 'Test document created',
+      sourceId: '$.trigger.doc.id'
+    }
+  }),
+
+  testPost: {
+    content: 'Test post content for workflow trigger'
+  }
+}

dev/test-setup.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+import { MongoMemoryReplSet } from 'mongodb-memory-server'
+import { getPayload } from 'payload'
+import type { Payload } from 'payload'
+import nock from 'nock'
+import config from './payload.config.js'
+
+// Configure nock to intercept fetch requests properly in Node.js 22
+nock.disableNetConnect()
+nock.enableNetConnect('127.0.0.1')
+
+// Set global fetch to use undici for proper nock interception
+import { fetch } from 'undici'
+global.fetch = fetch
+
+let mongod: MongoMemoryReplSet | null = null
+let payload: Payload | null = null
+
+// Global test setup - runs once for all tests
+beforeAll(async () => {
+  // Start MongoDB in-memory replica set
+  mongod = await MongoMemoryReplSet.create({
+    replSet: {
+      count: 1,
+      dbName: 'payload-test',
+    },
+  })
+
+  const mongoUri = mongod.getUri()
+  process.env.DATABASE_URI = mongoUri
+
+  console.log('🚀 MongoDB in-memory server started:', mongoUri)
+  
+  // Initialize Payload with test config
+  payload = await getPayload({
+    config: await config,
+    local: true
+  })
+
+  console.log('✅ Payload initialized for testing')
+}, 60000)
+
+// Global test teardown - runs once after all tests
+afterAll(async () => {
+  if (payload) {
+    console.log('🛑 Shutting down Payload...')
+    // Payload doesn't have a shutdown method, but we can clear the cache
+    delete (global as any).payload
+    payload = null
+  }
+
+  if (mongod) {
+    console.log('🛑 Stopping MongoDB in-memory server...')
+    await mongod.stop()
+    mongod = null
+  }
+}, 30000)
+
+// Export payload instance for tests
+export const getTestPayload = () => {
+  if (!payload) {
+    throw new Error('Payload not initialized. Make sure test setup has run.')
+  }
+  return payload
+}
+
+// Helper to clean all collections
+export const cleanDatabase = async () => {
+  if (!payload) return
+  
+  try {
+    // Clean up workflow runs first (child records)
+    const runs = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'workflow-runs',
+      limit: 1000
+    })
+    
+    for (const run of runs.docs) {
+      await payload.delete({
+        collection: 'workflow-runs',
+        id: run.id
+      })
+    }
+
+    // Clean up workflows
+    const workflows = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'workflows',
+      limit: 1000
+    })
+    
+    for (const workflow of workflows.docs) {
+      await payload.delete({
+        collection: 'workflows',
+        id: workflow.id
+      })
+    }
+
+    // Clean up audit logs
+    const auditLogs = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'auditLog',
+      limit: 1000
+    })
+    
+    for (const log of auditLogs.docs) {
+      await payload.delete({
+        collection: 'auditLog',
+        id: log.id
+      })
+    }
+
+    // Clean up posts
+    const posts = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'posts',
+      limit: 1000
+    })
+    
+    for (const post of posts.docs) {
+      await payload.delete({
+        collection: 'posts',
+        id: post.id
+      })
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.warn('Database cleanup failed:', error)
+  }
+}

dev/test-trigger.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import type { Payload } from 'payload'
+import { getPayload } from 'payload'
+import config from './payload.config'
+
+async function testWorkflowTrigger() {
+  console.log('Starting workflow trigger test...')
+  
+  // Get payload instance
+  const payload = await getPayload({ config })
+  
+  try {
+    // Create a test user
+    const user = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'users',
+      data: {
+        email: 'test@example.com',
+        password: 'password123'
+      }
+    })
+    
+    console.log('Created test user:', user.id)
+    
+    // Create a workflow with collection trigger
+    const workflow = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'workflows',
+      data: {
+        name: 'Test Post Creation Workflow',
+        description: 'Triggers when a post is created',
+        triggers: [
+          {
+            type: 'collection-trigger',
+            collectionSlug: 'posts',
+            operation: 'create'
+          }
+        ],
+        steps: [
+          {
+            name: 'log-post',
+            step: 'http-request-step',
+            input: {
+              url: 'https://httpbin.org/post',
+              method: 'POST',
+              headers: {
+                'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+              },
+              body: {
+                message: 'Post created',
+                postId: '$.trigger.doc.id',
+                postTitle: '$.trigger.doc.title'
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      user: user.id
+    })
+    
+    console.log('Created workflow:', workflow.id)
+    
+    // Create a post to trigger the workflow
+    console.log('Creating post to trigger workflow...')
+    const post = await payload.create({
+      collection: 'posts',
+      data: {
+        title: 'Test Post',
+        content: 'This should trigger the workflow',
+        _status: 'published'
+      },
+      user: user.id
+    })
+    
+    console.log('Created post:', post.id)
+    
+    // Wait a bit for workflow to execute
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2000))
+    
+    // Check for workflow runs
+    const runs = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'workflow-runs',
+      where: {
+        workflow: {
+          equals: workflow.id
+        }
+      }
+    })
+    
+    console.log('Workflow runs found:', runs.totalDocs)
+    
+    if (runs.totalDocs > 0) {
+      console.log('✅ SUCCESS: Workflow was triggered!')
+      console.log('Run status:', runs.docs[0].status)
+      console.log('Run context:', JSON.stringify(runs.docs[0].context, null, 2))
+    } else {
+      console.log('❌ FAILURE: Workflow was not triggered')
+    }
+    
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Test failed:', error)
+  } finally {
+    await payload.shutdown()
+  }
+}
+
+testWorkflowTrigger().catch(console.error)

eslint.config.js

@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ export default [
     rules: {
       'no-restricted-exports': 'off',
       'no-console': 'off',
+      'perfectionist/sort-object-types': 'off',
+      'perfectionist/sort-objects': 'off',
+      'perfectionist/sort-exports': 'off',
+      'perfectionist/sort-imports': 'off',
+      'perfectionist/sort-switch-case': 'off',
+      'perfectionist/sort-interfaces': 'off'
     },
   },
   {

examples/README.md

@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-# PayloadCMS Workflows Plugin Examples
-
-This directory contains example code demonstrating how to use the PayloadCMS Workflows plugin.
-
-## Manual Trigger Example
-
-The `manual-trigger-example.ts` file shows how to:
-- Create a workflow with a manual trigger button in the admin UI
-- Trigger workflows programmatically using custom triggers
-- Access trigger data in workflow steps using JSONPath
-
-### Setting up a Manual Trigger Workflow
-
-1. Configure the plugin with a custom trigger:
-```typescript
-workflowsPlugin({
-  triggers: [
-    {
-      slug: 'manual-trigger',
-      inputs: []  // No inputs needed for simple manual triggers
-    }
-  ],
-  // ... other config
-})
-```
-
-2. Create a workflow with the manual trigger:
-```typescript
-await payload.create({
-  collection: 'workflows',
-  data: {
-    name: 'My Manual Workflow',
-    triggers: [
-      {
-        type: 'manual-trigger'
-      }
-    ],
-    steps: [
-      // Your workflow steps here
-    ]
-  }
-})
-```
-
-3. The workflow will now have a "Trigger Workflow" button in the admin UI
-
-### Triggering Workflows Programmatically
-
-```typescript
-import { triggerCustomWorkflow } from '@xtr-dev/payload-automation'
-
-// Trigger all workflows with 'manual-trigger'
-const results = await triggerCustomWorkflow(payload, {
-  slug: 'manual-trigger',
-  data: {
-    // Custom data to pass to the workflow
-    source: 'api',
-    timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
-  }
-})
-```
-
-### Accessing Trigger Data in Steps
-
-Use JSONPath expressions to access trigger data in your workflow steps:
-- `$.trigger.data.source` - Access custom data fields
-- `$.trigger.type` - The trigger type
-- `$.trigger.triggeredAt` - When the trigger was activated

examples/custom-trigger-example.ts

@@ -1,274 +0,0 @@
-import { buildConfig } from 'payload'
-import { workflowsPlugin, triggerCustomWorkflow } from '@xtr-dev/payload-automation'
-import type { Field } from 'payload'
-
-// Example: Data import trigger with custom fields
-const dataImportFields: Field[] = [
-  {
-    name: 'sourceUrl',
-    type: 'text',
-    required: true,
-    admin: {
-      description: 'URL of the data source to import from'
-    }
-  },
-  {
-    name: 'format',
-    type: 'select',
-    options: ['json', 'csv', 'xml'],
-    required: true,
-    admin: {
-      description: 'Format of the data to import'
-    }
-  },
-  {
-    name: 'mapping',
-    type: 'json',
-    admin: {
-      description: 'Field mapping configuration'
-    }
-  }
-]
-
-// Example: Manual review trigger with approval fields
-const manualReviewFields: Field[] = [
-  {
-    name: 'reviewerId',
-    type: 'text',
-    required: true,
-    admin: {
-      description: 'ID of the reviewer'
-    }
-  },
-  {
-    name: 'reviewNotes',
-    type: 'textarea',
-    admin: {
-      description: 'Notes from the review'
-    }
-  },
-  {
-    name: 'approved',
-    type: 'checkbox',
-    defaultValue: false,
-    admin: {
-      description: 'Whether the item was approved'
-    }
-  }
-]
-
-export default buildConfig({
-  // ... other config
-  
-  plugins: [
-    workflowsPlugin({
-      collectionTriggers: {
-        posts: true,  // Enable all CRUD triggers for posts
-        products: {   // Selective triggers for products
-          create: true,
-          update: true
-        }
-      },
-      
-      // Define custom triggers that will appear in the workflow UI
-      triggers: [
-        {
-          slug: 'data-import',
-          inputs: dataImportFields
-        },
-        {
-          slug: 'manual-review',
-          inputs: manualReviewFields
-        },
-        {
-          slug: 'scheduled-report',
-          inputs: [
-            {
-              name: 'reportType',
-              type: 'select',
-              options: ['daily', 'weekly', 'monthly'],
-              required: true
-            }
-          ]
-        }
-      ],
-      
-      steps: [
-        // ... your workflow steps
-      ]
-    })
-  ],
-  
-  onInit: async (payload) => {
-    // Example 1: Trigger workflow from external data source
-    // This could be called from a webhook, scheduled job, or any other event
-    const handleDataImport = async (sourceUrl: string, format: string) => {
-      const results = await triggerCustomWorkflow(payload, {
-        slug: 'data-import',
-        data: {
-          sourceUrl,
-          format,
-          mapping: {
-            title: 'name',
-            description: 'summary'
-          },
-          importedAt: new Date().toISOString()
-        }
-      })
-      
-      console.log('Data import workflows triggered:', results)
-    }
-    
-    // Example 2: Trigger workflow after custom business logic
-    const handleDocumentReview = async (documentId: string, reviewerId: string, approved: boolean) => {
-      // Perform your custom review logic here
-      const reviewData = {
-        documentId,
-        reviewerId,
-        reviewNotes: approved ? 'Document meets all requirements' : 'Needs revision',
-        approved,
-        reviewedAt: new Date().toISOString()
-      }
-      
-      // Trigger workflows that listen for manual review
-      const results = await triggerCustomWorkflow(payload, {
-        slug: 'manual-review',
-        data: reviewData,
-        user: {
-          id: reviewerId,
-          email: 'reviewer@example.com'
-        }
-      })
-      
-      return results
-    }
-    
-    // Example 3: Integrate with external services
-    // You could set up listeners for external events
-    if (process.env.ENABLE_EXTERNAL_SYNC) {
-      // Listen to external service events (example with a hypothetical event emitter)
-      // externalService.on('data-ready', async (event) => {
-      //   await triggerCustomWorkflow(payload, {
-      //     slug: 'data-import',
-      //     data: event.data
-      //   })
-      // })
-    }
-    
-    // Example 4: Create scheduled reports using node-cron or similar
-    // This shows how you might trigger a custom workflow on a schedule
-    // without using the built-in cron trigger
-    const scheduleReports = async () => {
-      // This could be called by a cron job or scheduled task
-      await triggerCustomWorkflow(payload, {
-        slug: 'scheduled-report',
-        data: {
-          reportType: 'daily',
-          generatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
-          metrics: {
-            totalUsers: 1000,
-            activeUsers: 750,
-            newSignups: 25
-          }
-        }
-      })
-    }
-    
-    // Example 5: Hook into collection operations for complex logic
-    const postsCollection = payload.collections.posts
-    if (postsCollection) {
-      postsCollection.config.hooks = postsCollection.config.hooks || {}
-      postsCollection.config.hooks.afterChange = postsCollection.config.hooks.afterChange || []
-      
-      postsCollection.config.hooks.afterChange.push(async ({ doc, operation, req }) => {
-        // Custom logic to determine if we should trigger a workflow
-        if (operation === 'create' && doc.status === 'published') {
-          // Trigger a custom workflow for newly published posts
-          await triggerCustomWorkflow(payload, {
-            slug: 'manual-review',
-            data: {
-              documentId: doc.id,
-              documentType: 'post',
-              reviewerId: 'auto-review',
-              reviewNotes: 'Automatically queued for review',
-              approved: false
-            },
-            req // Pass the request context
-          })
-        }
-      })
-    }
-    
-    // Make functions available globally for testing/debugging
-    ;(global as any).handleDataImport = handleDataImport
-    ;(global as any).handleDocumentReview = handleDocumentReview
-    ;(global as any).scheduleReports = scheduleReports
-  }
-})
-
-// Example workflow configuration that would use these custom triggers:
-/*
-{
-  name: "Process Data Import",
-  triggers: [{
-    type: "data-import",
-    sourceUrl: "https://api.example.com/data",
-    format: "json",
-    mapping: { ... }
-  }],
-  steps: [
-    {
-      step: "http-request",
-      name: "fetch-data",
-      input: {
-        url: "$.trigger.data.sourceUrl",
-        method: "GET"
-      }
-    },
-    {
-      step: "create-document",
-      name: "import-records",
-      input: {
-        collection: "imported-data",
-        data: "$.steps.fetch-data.output.body"
-      },
-      dependencies: ["fetch-data"]
-    }
-  ]
-}
-
-{
-  name: "Review Approval Workflow",
-  triggers: [{
-    type: "manual-review",
-    reviewerId: "",
-    reviewNotes: "",
-    approved: false
-  }],
-  steps: [
-    {
-      step: "update-document",
-      name: "update-status",
-      input: {
-        collection: "documents",
-        id: "$.trigger.data.documentId",
-        data: {
-          status: "$.trigger.data.approved ? 'approved' : 'rejected'",
-          reviewedBy: "$.trigger.data.reviewerId",
-          reviewedAt: "$.trigger.data.reviewedAt"
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    {
-      step: "send-email",
-      name: "notify-author",
-      input: {
-        to: "author@example.com",
-        subject: "Document Review Complete",
-        text: "Your document has been $.trigger.data.approved ? 'approved' : 'rejected'"
-      },
-      dependencies: ["update-status"]
-    }
-  ]
-}
-*/

examples/manual-trigger-example.ts

@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Example: Manual Trigger Workflow
- * 
- * This example shows how to create a workflow that can be triggered
- * manually from the PayloadCMS admin interface using a custom button.
- */
-
-import type { Payload } from 'payload'
-
-/**
- * Create a workflow with manual trigger
- */
-export async function createManualTriggerWorkflow(payload: Payload) {
-  const workflow = await payload.create({
-    collection: 'workflows',
-    data: {
-      name: 'Manual Data Processing',
-      description: 'A workflow that can be triggered manually from the admin UI',
-      triggers: [
-        {
-          type: 'manual-trigger'  // This enables the trigger button in the admin
-        }
-      ],
-      steps: [
-        {
-          name: 'fetch-data',
-          type: 'http-request-step',
-          input: {
-            url: 'https://api.example.com/data',
-            method: 'GET'
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          name: 'process-data',
-          type: 'create-document',
-          input: {
-            collection: 'auditLog',
-            data: {
-              message: 'Manual workflow executed',
-              triggeredAt: '$.trigger.data.timestamp'
-            }
-          },
-          dependencies: ['fetch-data']  // This step depends on fetch-data
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-  })
-
-  console.log('Created workflow:', workflow.id)
-  return workflow
-}
-
-/**
- * Trigger a workflow programmatically using the custom trigger
- */
-export async function triggerWorkflowProgrammatically(payload: Payload) {
-  // Import the trigger functions from the plugin
-  const { triggerCustomWorkflow, triggerWorkflowById } = await import('@xtr-dev/payload-automation')
-  
-  // Option 1: Trigger all workflows with a specific trigger slug
-  const results = await triggerCustomWorkflow(payload, {
-    slug: 'manual-trigger',
-    data: {
-      source: 'api',
-      timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
-      user: 'system'
-    }
-  })
-  
-  console.log('Triggered workflows:', results)
-  
-  // Option 2: Trigger a specific workflow by ID
-  const workflowId = 'your-workflow-id'
-  const result = await triggerWorkflowById(
-    payload,
-    workflowId,
-    'manual-trigger',
-    {
-      source: 'api',
-      timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
-    }
-  )
-  
-  console.log('Triggered workflow:', result)
-}
-
-/**
- * Example usage in your application
- */
-export async function setupManualTriggerExample(payload: Payload) {
-  // Create the workflow
-  const workflow = await createManualTriggerWorkflow(payload)
-  
-  // The workflow is now available in the admin UI with a trigger button
-  console.log('Workflow created! You can now:')
-  console.log('1. Go to the admin UI and navigate to the Workflows collection')
-  console.log('2. Open the workflow:', workflow.name)
-  console.log('3. Click the "Trigger Workflow" button to execute it manually')
-  
-  // You can also trigger it programmatically
-  await triggerWorkflowProgrammatically(payload)
-}
-
-/**
- * Notes:
- * 
- * 1. The manual trigger button appears automatically in the workflow admin UI
- *    when a workflow has a trigger with type 'manual-trigger'
- * 
- * 2. You can have multiple triggers on the same workflow, including manual triggers
- * 
- * 3. The trigger passes data to the workflow execution context, accessible via:
- *    - $.trigger.data - The custom data passed when triggering
- *    - $.trigger.type - The trigger type ('manual-trigger')
- *    - $.trigger.triggeredAt - Timestamp of when the trigger was activated
- * 
- * 4. Manual triggers are useful for:
- *    - Administrative tasks
- *    - Data migration workflows
- *    - Testing and debugging
- *    - On-demand processing
- */

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@xtr-dev/payload-workflows",
-  "version": "0.0.13",
+  "version": "0.0.37",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@xtr-dev/payload-workflows",
-      "version": "0.0.13",
+      "version": "0.0.37",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "jsonpath-plus": "^10.3.0",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@xtr-dev/payload-automation",
-  "version": "0.0.13",
+  "version": "0.0.37",
   "description": "PayloadCMS Automation Plugin - Comprehensive workflow automation system with visual workflow building, execution tracking, and step types",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@
       "import": "./dist/exports/server.js",
       "types": "./dist/exports/server.d.ts",
       "default": "./dist/exports/server.js"
+    },
+    "./helpers": {
+      "import": "./dist/exports/helpers.js",
+      "types": "./dist/exports/helpers.d.ts",
+      "default": "./dist/exports/helpers.js"
     }
   },
   "main": "dist/index.js",
@@ -70,6 +75,7 @@
     "@payloadcms/ui": "3.45.0",
     "@playwright/test": "^1.52.0",
     "@swc/cli": "0.6.0",
+    "@types/nock": "^11.1.0",
     "@types/node": "^22.5.4",
     "@types/node-cron": "^3.0.11",
     "@types/react": "19.1.8",
@@ -80,12 +86,15 @@
     "graphql": "^16.8.1",
     "mongodb-memory-server": "10.1.4",
     "next": "15.4.4",
+    "nock": "^14.0.10",
     "payload": "3.45.0",
     "react": "19.1.0",
     "react-dom": "19.1.0",
     "rimraf": "3.0.2",
     "sharp": "0.34.3",
+    "tsx": "^4.20.5",
     "typescript": "5.7.3",
+    "undici": "^7.15.0",
     "vitest": "^3.1.2"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {

pnpm-lock.yaml

@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ importers:
       '@swc/cli':
         specifier: 0.6.0
         version: 0.6.0(@swc/core@1.13.4)
+      '@types/nock':
+        specifier: ^11.1.0
+        version: 11.1.0
       '@types/node':
         specifier: ^22.5.4
         version: 22.17.2
@@ -75,6 +78,9 @@ importers:
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         specifier: 15.4.4
         version: 15.4.4(@playwright/test@1.55.0)(react-dom@19.1.0(react@19.1.0))(react@19.1.0)(sass@1.77.4)
+      nock:
+        specifier: ^14.0.10
+        version: 14.0.10
       payload:
         specifier: 3.45.0
         version: 3.45.0(graphql@16.11.0)(typescript@5.7.3)
@@ -90,9 +96,15 @@ importers:
       sharp:
         specifier: 0.34.3
         version: 0.34.3
+      tsx:
+        specifier: ^4.20.5
+        version: 4.20.5
       typescript:
         specifier: 5.7.3
         version: 5.7.3
+      undici:
+        specifier: ^7.15.0
+        version: 7.15.0
       vitest:
         specifier: ^3.1.2
         version: 3.2.4(@types/debug@4.1.12)(@types/node@22.17.2)(jiti@2.5.1)(sass@1.77.4)(tsx@4.20.5)
@@ -1100,6 +1112,10 @@ packages:
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     resolution: {integrity: sha512-zlayKCsIjYb7/IdfqxorK5+xUMyi4vOKcFy10wKJYc63NSdKI8mNME+uJqfatkPmOSMMUiojrL58IePKBm3gvQ==}
 
+  '@mswjs/interceptors@0.39.6':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-bndDP83naYYkfayr/qhBHMhk0YGwS1iv6vaEGcr0SQbO0IZtbOPqjKjds/WcG+bJA+1T5vCx6kprKOzn5Bg+Vw==}
+    engines: {node: '>=18'}
+
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+
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+
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     engines: {node: '>=18.0.0'}
@@ -3524,6 +3559,10 @@ packages:
       sass:
         optional: true
 
+  nock@14.0.10:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Q7HjkpyPeLa0ZVZC5qpxBt5EyLczFJ91MEewQiIi9taWuA0KB/MDJlUWtON+7dGouVdADTQsf9RA7TZk6D8VMw==}
+    engines: {node: '>=18.20.0 <20 || >=20.12.1'}
+
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+
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+    engines: {node: '>= 8'}
+
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+
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     engines: {node: '>=20.18.1'}
 
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+    engines: {node: '>=20.18.1'}
+
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@@ -5622,6 +5675,15 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       sparse-bitfield: 3.0.3
 
+  '@mswjs/interceptors@0.39.6':
+    dependencies:
+      '@open-draft/deferred-promise': 2.2.0
+      '@open-draft/logger': 0.3.0
+      '@open-draft/until': 2.1.0
+      is-node-process: 1.2.0
+      outvariant: 1.4.3
+      strict-event-emitter: 0.5.1
+
   '@napi-rs/nice-android-arm-eabi@1.1.1':
     optional: true
 
@@ -5736,6 +5798,15 @@ snapshots:
       '@nodelib/fs.scandir': 2.1.5
       fastq: 1.19.1
 
+  '@open-draft/deferred-promise@2.2.0': {}
+
+  '@open-draft/logger@0.3.0':
+    dependencies:
+      is-node-process: 1.2.0
+      outvariant: 1.4.3
+
+  '@open-draft/until@2.1.0': {}
+
   '@payloadcms/db-mongodb@3.45.0(payload@3.45.0(graphql@16.11.0)(typescript@5.7.3))':
     dependencies:
       mongoose: 8.15.1
@@ -6261,6 +6332,10 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@types/ms@2.1.0': {}
 
+  '@types/nock@11.1.0':
+    dependencies:
+      nock: 14.0.10
+
   '@types/node-cron@3.0.11': {}
 
   '@types/node@22.17.2':
@@ -8068,6 +8143,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   is-negative-zero@2.0.3: {}
 
+  is-node-process@1.2.0: {}
+
   is-number-object@1.1.1:
     dependencies:
       call-bound: 1.0.4
@@ -8173,6 +8250,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   json-stable-stringify-without-jsonify@1.0.1: {}
 
+  json-stringify-safe@5.0.1: {}
+
   jsonpath-plus@10.3.0:
     dependencies:
       '@jsep-plugin/assignment': 1.3.0(jsep@1.4.0)
@@ -8650,6 +8729,12 @@ snapshots:
       - '@babel/core'
       - babel-plugin-macros
 
+  nock@14.0.10:
+    dependencies:
+      '@mswjs/interceptors': 0.39.6
+      json-stringify-safe: 5.0.1
+      propagate: 2.0.1
+
   node-cron@4.2.1: {}
 
   node-domexception@1.0.0: {}
@@ -8725,6 +8810,8 @@ snapshots:
       type-check: 0.4.0
       word-wrap: 1.2.5
 
+  outvariant@1.4.3: {}
+
   own-keys@1.0.1:
     dependencies:
       get-intrinsic: 1.3.0
@@ -9013,6 +9100,8 @@ snapshots:
       object-assign: 4.1.1
       react-is: 16.13.1
 
+  propagate@2.0.1: {}
+
   pump@3.0.3:
     dependencies:
       end-of-stream: 1.4.5
@@ -9419,6 +9508,8 @@ snapshots:
     optionalDependencies:
       bare-events: 2.6.1
 
+  strict-event-emitter@0.5.1: {}
+
   string-ts@2.2.1: {}
 
   string-width@4.2.3:
@@ -9617,7 +9708,6 @@ snapshots:
       get-tsconfig: 4.10.1
     optionalDependencies:
       fsevents: 2.3.3
-    optional: true
 
   type-check@0.4.0:
     dependencies:
@@ -9689,6 +9779,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   undici@7.10.0: {}
 
+  undici@7.15.0: {}
+
   unist-util-is@6.0.0:
     dependencies:
       '@types/unist': 3.0.3

src/collections/Workflow.ts

@@ -1,231 +1,123 @@
-import type {CollectionConfig, Field} from 'payload'
+import type {CollectionConfig} from 'payload'
 
 import type {WorkflowsPluginConfig} from "../plugin/config-types.js"
 
-export const createWorkflowCollection: <T extends string>(options: WorkflowsPluginConfig<T>) => CollectionConfig = ({
-                                                                                                        collectionTriggers,
-                                                                                                        steps,
-                                                                                                        triggers
-                                                                                                      }) => ({
-  slug: 'workflows',
-  access: {
-    create: () => true,
-    delete: () => true,
-    read: () => true,
-    update: () => true,
-  },
-  admin: {
-    defaultColumns: ['name', 'updatedAt'],
-    description: 'Create and manage automated workflows.',
-    group: 'Automation',
-    useAsTitle: 'name',
-  },
-  fields: [
-    {
-      name: 'name',
-      type: 'text',
-      admin: {
-        description: 'Human-readable name for the workflow',
+import {parameter} from "../fields/parameter.js"
+import {collectionTrigger, globalTrigger} from "../triggers/index.js"
+
+export const createWorkflowCollection: <T extends string>(options: WorkflowsPluginConfig<T>) => CollectionConfig = (options) => {
+  const steps = options.steps || []
+  const triggers = (options.triggers || []).map(t => t(options)).concat(collectionTrigger(options), globalTrigger(options))
+  return {
+    slug: 'workflows',
+    access: {
+      create: () => true,
+      delete: () => true,
+      read: () => true,
+      update: () => true,
+    },
+    admin: {
+      defaultColumns: ['name', 'updatedAt'],
+      description: 'Create and manage automated workflows.',
+      group: 'Automation',
+      useAsTitle: 'name',
+    },
+    fields: [
+      {
+        name: 'name',
+        type: 'text',
+        admin: {
+          description: 'Human-readable name for the workflow',
+        },
+        required: true,
       },
-      required: true,
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'description',
-      type: 'textarea',
-      admin: {
-        description: 'Optional description of what this workflow does',
+      {
+        name: 'description',
+        type: 'textarea',
+        admin: {
+          description: 'Optional description of what this workflow does',
+        },
       },
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'triggers',
-      type: 'array',
-      fields: [
-        {
-          name: 'type',
-          type: 'select',
-          options: [
-            'collection-trigger',
-            'webhook-trigger',
-            'global-trigger',
-            'cron-trigger',
-            ...(triggers || []).map(t => t.slug)
-          ]
-        },
-        {
-          name: 'collectionSlug',
-          type: 'select',
-          admin: {
-            condition: (_, siblingData) => siblingData?.type === 'collection-trigger',
-            description: 'Collection that triggers the workflow',
+      {
+        name: 'triggers',
+        type: 'array',
+        fields: [
+          {
+            name: 'type',
+            type: 'select',
+            options: [
+              ...triggers.map(t => t.slug)
+            ]
           },
-          options: Object.keys(collectionTriggers || {})
-        },
-        {
-          name: 'operation',
-          type: 'select',
-          admin: {
-            condition: (_, siblingData) => siblingData?.type === 'collection-trigger',
-            description: 'Collection operation that triggers the workflow',
-          },
-          options: [
-            'create',
-            'delete',
-            'read',
-            'update',
-          ]
-        },
-        {
-          name: 'webhookPath',
-          type: 'text',
-          admin: {
-            condition: (_, siblingData) => siblingData?.type === 'webhook-trigger',
-            description: 'URL path for the webhook (e.g., "my-webhook"). Full URL will be /api/workflows/webhook/my-webhook',
-          },
-          validate: (value: any, {siblingData}: any) => {
-            if (siblingData?.type === 'webhook-trigger' && !value) {
-              return 'Webhook path is required for webhook triggers'
-            }
-            return true
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          name: 'global',
-          type: 'select',
-          admin: {
-            condition: (_, siblingData) => siblingData?.type === 'global-trigger',
-            description: 'Global that triggers the workflow',
-          },
-          options: [] // Will be populated dynamically based on available globals
-        },
-        {
-          name: 'globalOperation',
-          type: 'select',
-          admin: {
-            condition: (_, siblingData) => siblingData?.type === 'global-trigger',
-            description: 'Global operation that triggers the workflow',
-          },
-          options: [
-            'update'
-          ]
-        },
-        {
-          name: 'cronExpression',
-          type: 'text',
-          admin: {
-            condition: (_, siblingData) => siblingData?.type === 'cron-trigger',
-            description: 'Cron expression for scheduled execution (e.g., "0 0 * * *" for daily at midnight)',
-            placeholder: '0 0 * * *'
-          },
-          validate: (value: any, {siblingData}: any) => {
-            if (siblingData?.type === 'cron-trigger' && !value) {
-              return 'Cron expression is required for cron triggers'
-            }
-
-            // Validate cron expression format if provided
-            if (siblingData?.type === 'cron-trigger' && value) {
-              // Basic format validation - should be 5 parts separated by spaces
-              const cronParts = value.trim().split(/\s+/)
-              if (cronParts.length !== 5) {
-                return 'Invalid cron expression format. Expected 5 parts: "minute hour day month weekday" (e.g., "0 9 * * 1")'
-              }
-
-              // Additional validation could use node-cron but we avoid dynamic imports here
-              // The main validation happens at runtime in the cron scheduler
-            }
-
-            return true
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          name: 'timezone',
-          type: 'text',
-          admin: {
-            condition: (_, siblingData) => siblingData?.type === 'cron-trigger',
-            description: 'Timezone for cron execution (e.g., "America/New_York", "Europe/London"). Defaults to UTC.',
-            placeholder: 'UTC'
-          },
-          defaultValue: 'UTC',
-          validate: (value: any, {siblingData}: any) => {
-            if (siblingData?.type === 'cron-trigger' && value) {
-              try {
-                // Test if timezone is valid by trying to create a date with it
-                new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en', {timeZone: value})
-                return true
-              } catch {
-                return `Invalid timezone: ${value}. Please use a valid IANA timezone identifier (e.g., "America/New_York", "Europe/London")`
-              }
-            }
-            return true
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          name: 'condition',
-          type: 'text',
-          admin: {
-            description: 'JSONPath expression that must evaluate to true for this trigger to execute the workflow (e.g., "$.doc.status == \'published\'")'
-          },
-          required: false
-        },
-        ...(triggers || []).flatMap(t => (t.inputs || []).map(f => ({
-          ...f,
-          admin: {
-            ...(f.admin || {}),
-            condition: (...args) => args[1]?.type === t.slug && (
-              f.admin?.condition ?
-                f.admin.condition.call(this, ...args) :
-                true
-            ),
-          },
-        } as Field)))
-      ]
-    },
-    {
-      name: 'steps',
-      type: 'array',
-      fields: [
-        {
-          type: 'row',
-          fields: [
-            {
-              name: 'step',
-              type: 'select',
-              options: steps.map(t => t.slug)
+          {
+            name: 'parameters',
+            type: 'json',
+            admin: {
+              hidden: true,
             },
-            {
-              name: 'name',
-              type: 'text',
-            }
-          ]
-        },
-        {
-          name: 'input',
-          type: 'json',
-          required: false
-        },
-        {
-          name: 'dependencies',
-          type: 'text',
-          admin: {
-            description: 'Step names that must complete before this step can run'
+            defaultValue: {}
           },
-          hasMany: true,
-          required: false
-        },
-        {
-          name: 'condition',
-          type: 'text',
-          admin: {
-            description: 'JSONPath expression that must evaluate to true for this step to execute (e.g., "$.trigger.doc.status == \'published\'")'
+          // Virtual fields for custom triggers
+          ...triggers.flatMap(t => (t.parameters || []).map(p => parameter(t.slug, p as any))),
+          {
+            name: 'condition',
+            type: 'text',
+            admin: {
+              description: 'JSONPath expression that must evaluate to true for this trigger to execute the workflow (e.g., "$.trigger.doc.status == \'published\'")'
+            },
+            required: false
           },
-          required: false
-        },
-      ],
-    }
-  ],
-  versions: {
-    drafts: {
-      autosave: false,
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'steps',
+        type: 'array',
+        fields: [
+          {
+            name: 'name',
+            type: 'text',
+            defaultValue: 'Unnamed Step'
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'type',
+            type: 'select',
+            options: steps.map(t => t.slug)
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'parameters',
+            type: 'json',
+            admin: {
+              hidden: true,
+            },
+            defaultValue: {}
+          },
+          // Virtual fields for custom triggers
+          ...steps.flatMap(step => (step.inputSchema || []).map(s => parameter(step.slug, s as any))),
+          {
+            name: 'dependencies',
+            type: 'text',
+            admin: {
+              description: 'Step names that must complete before this step can run'
+            },
+            hasMany: true,
+            required: false
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'condition',
+            type: 'text',
+            admin: {
+              description: 'JSONPath expression that must evaluate to true for this step to execute (e.g., "$.trigger.doc.status == \'published\'")'
+            },
+            required: false
+          },
+        ],
+      }
+    ],
+    versions: {
+      drafts: {
+        autosave: false,
+      },
+      maxPerDoc: 10,
     },
-    maxPerDoc: 10,
-  },
-})
+  }
+}

src/collections/WorkflowRuns.ts

@@ -39,27 +39,30 @@ export const WorkflowRunsCollection: CollectionConfig = {
       type: 'select',
       admin: {
         description: 'Current execution status',
+        components: {
+          Cell: '@xtr-dev/payload-automation/client#StatusCell'
+        }
       },
       defaultValue: 'pending',
       options: [
         {
-          label: 'Pending',
+          label: '⏳ Pending',
           value: 'pending',
         },
         {
-          label: 'Running',
+          label: '🔄 Running',
           value: 'running',
         },
         {
-          label: 'Completed',
+          label: '✅ Completed',
           value: 'completed',
         },
         {
-          label: 'Failed',
+          label: '❌ Failed',
           value: 'failed',
         },
         {
-          label: 'Cancelled',
+          label: '⏹️ Cancelled',
           value: 'cancelled',
         },
       ],
@@ -136,6 +139,10 @@ export const WorkflowRunsCollection: CollectionConfig = {
       type: 'textarea',
       admin: {
         description: 'Error message if workflow execution failed',
+        condition: (_, siblingData) => siblingData?.status === 'failed',
+        components: {
+          Field: '@xtr-dev/payload-automation/client#ErrorDisplay'
+        }
       },
     },
     {

src/components/ErrorDisplay.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+'use client'
+
+import React, { useState } from 'react'
+import { Button } from '@payloadcms/ui'
+
+interface ErrorDisplayProps {
+  value?: string
+  onChange?: (value: string) => void
+  readOnly?: boolean
+  path?: string
+}
+
+export const ErrorDisplay: React.FC<ErrorDisplayProps> = ({
+  value,
+  onChange,
+  readOnly = false
+}) => {
+  const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(false)
+
+  if (!value) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  // Parse common error patterns
+  const parseError = (error: string) => {
+    // Check for different error types and provide user-friendly messages
+    if (error.includes('Request timeout')) {
+      return {
+        type: 'timeout',
+        title: 'Request Timeout',
+        message: 'The HTTP request took too long to complete. Consider increasing the timeout value or checking the target server.',
+        technical: error
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (error.includes('Network error') || error.includes('fetch')) {
+      return {
+        type: 'network',
+        title: 'Network Error',
+        message: 'Unable to connect to the target server. Please check the URL and network connectivity.',
+        technical: error
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (error.includes('Hook execution failed')) {
+      return {
+        type: 'hook',
+        title: 'Workflow Hook Failed',
+        message: 'The workflow trigger hook encountered an error. This may be due to PayloadCMS initialization issues.',
+        technical: error
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (error.includes('Executor not available')) {
+      return {
+        type: 'executor',
+        title: 'Workflow Engine Unavailable',
+        message: 'The workflow execution engine is not properly initialized. Try restarting the server.',
+        technical: error
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (error.includes('Collection slug is required') || error.includes('Document data is required')) {
+      return {
+        type: 'validation',
+        title: 'Invalid Input Data',
+        message: 'Required fields are missing from the workflow step configuration. Please check your step inputs.',
+        technical: error
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (error.includes('status') && error.includes('4')) {
+      return {
+        type: 'client',
+        title: 'Client Error (4xx)',
+        message: 'The request was rejected by the server. Check your API credentials and request format.',
+        technical: error
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (error.includes('status') && error.includes('5')) {
+      return {
+        type: 'server',
+        title: 'Server Error (5xx)',
+        message: 'The target server encountered an error. This is usually temporary - try again later.',
+        technical: error
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Generic error
+    return {
+      type: 'generic',
+      title: 'Workflow Error',
+      message: 'An error occurred during workflow execution. See technical details below.',
+      technical: error
+    }
+  }
+
+  const errorInfo = parseError(value)
+
+  const getErrorIcon = (type: string) => {
+    switch (type) {
+      case 'timeout': return '⏰'
+      case 'network': return '🌐'
+      case 'hook': return '🔗'
+      case 'executor': return '⚙️'
+      case 'validation': return '📋'
+      case 'client': return '🚫'
+      case 'server': return '🔥'
+      default: return '❗'
+    }
+  }
+
+  const getErrorColor = (type: string) => {
+    switch (type) {
+      case 'timeout': return '#F59E0B'
+      case 'network': return '#EF4444'
+      case 'hook': return '#8B5CF6'
+      case 'executor': return '#6B7280'
+      case 'validation': return '#F59E0B'
+      case 'client': return '#EF4444'
+      case 'server': return '#DC2626'
+      default: return '#EF4444'
+    }
+  }
+
+  const errorColor = getErrorColor(errorInfo.type)
+
+  return (
+    <div style={{
+      border: `2px solid ${errorColor}30`,
+      borderRadius: '8px',
+      backgroundColor: `${errorColor}08`,
+      padding: '16px',
+      marginTop: '8px'
+    }}>
+      {/* Error Header */}
+      <div style={{
+        display: 'flex',
+        alignItems: 'center',
+        gap: '12px',
+        marginBottom: '12px'
+      }}>
+        <span style={{ fontSize: '24px' }}>
+          {getErrorIcon(errorInfo.type)}
+        </span>
+        <div>
+          <h4 style={{
+            margin: 0,
+            color: errorColor,
+            fontSize: '16px',
+            fontWeight: '600'
+          }}>
+            {errorInfo.title}
+          </h4>
+          <p style={{
+            margin: '4px 0 0 0',
+            color: '#6B7280',
+            fontSize: '14px',
+            lineHeight: '1.4'
+          }}>
+            {errorInfo.message}
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Technical Details Toggle */}
+      <div>
+        <div style={{ marginBottom: expanded ? '12px' : '0' }}>
+          <Button
+            buttonStyle="secondary"
+            onClick={() => setExpanded(!expanded)}
+            size="small"
+          >
+            {expanded ? 'Hide' : 'Show'} Technical Details
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+
+        {expanded && (
+          <div style={{
+            backgroundColor: '#F8F9FA',
+            border: '1px solid #E5E7EB',
+            borderRadius: '6px',
+            padding: '12px',
+            fontFamily: 'monospace',
+            fontSize: '13px',
+            color: '#374151',
+            whiteSpace: 'pre-wrap',
+            overflowX: 'auto'
+          }}>
+            {errorInfo.technical}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Quick Actions */}
+      <div style={{
+        marginTop: '12px',
+        padding: '12px',
+        backgroundColor: `${errorColor}10`,
+        borderRadius: '6px',
+        fontSize: '13px'
+      }}>
+        <strong>💡 Quick fixes:</strong>
+        <ul style={{ margin: '8px 0 0 0', paddingLeft: '20px' }}>
+          {errorInfo.type === 'timeout' && (
+            <>
+              <li>Increase the timeout value in step configuration</li>
+              <li>Check if the target server is responding slowly</li>
+            </>
+          )}
+          {errorInfo.type === 'network' && (
+            <>
+              <li>Verify the URL is correct and accessible</li>
+              <li>Check firewall and network connectivity</li>
+            </>
+          )}
+          {errorInfo.type === 'hook' && (
+            <>
+              <li>Restart the PayloadCMS server</li>
+              <li>Check server logs for initialization errors</li>
+            </>
+          )}
+          {errorInfo.type === 'executor' && (
+            <>
+              <li>Restart the PayloadCMS application</li>
+              <li>Verify the automation plugin is properly configured</li>
+            </>
+          )}
+          {errorInfo.type === 'validation' && (
+            <>
+              <li>Check all required fields are filled in the workflow step</li>
+              <li>Verify JSONPath expressions in step inputs</li>
+            </>
+          )}
+          {(errorInfo.type === 'client' || errorInfo.type === 'server') && (
+            <>
+              <li>Check API credentials and permissions</li>
+              <li>Verify the request format matches API expectations</li>
+              <li>Try the request manually to test the endpoint</li>
+            </>
+          )}
+          {errorInfo.type === 'generic' && (
+            <>
+              <li>Check the workflow configuration</li>
+              <li>Review server logs for more details</li>
+              <li>Try running the workflow again</li>
+            </>
+          )}
+        </ul>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Hidden textarea for editing if needed */}
+      {!readOnly && onChange && (
+        <textarea
+          onChange={(e) => onChange(e.target.value)}
+          style={{ display: 'none' }}
+          value={value}
+        />
+      )}
+    </div>
+  )
+}

src/components/StatusCell.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+'use client'
+
+import React from 'react'
+
+interface StatusCellProps {
+  cellData: string
+}
+
+export const StatusCell: React.FC<StatusCellProps> = ({ cellData }) => {
+  const getStatusDisplay = (status: string) => {
+    switch (status) {
+      case 'pending':
+        return { icon: '⏳', color: '#6B7280', label: 'Pending' }
+      case 'running':
+        return { icon: '🔄', color: '#3B82F6', label: 'Running' }
+      case 'completed':
+        return { icon: '✅', color: '#10B981', label: 'Completed' }
+      case 'failed':
+        return { icon: '❌', color: '#EF4444', label: 'Failed' }
+      case 'cancelled':
+        return { icon: '⏹️', color: '#F59E0B', label: 'Cancelled' }
+      default:
+        return { icon: '❓', color: '#6B7280', label: status || 'Unknown' }
+    }
+  }
+
+  const { icon, color, label } = getStatusDisplay(cellData)
+
+  return (
+    <div style={{
+      display: 'flex',
+      alignItems: 'center',
+      gap: '8px',
+      padding: '4px 8px',
+      borderRadius: '6px',
+      backgroundColor: `${color}15`,
+      border: `1px solid ${color}30`,
+      fontSize: '14px',
+      fontWeight: '500'
+    }}>
+      <span style={{ fontSize: '16px' }}>{icon}</span>
+      <span style={{ color }}>{label}</span>
+    </div>
+  )
+}

src/components/TriggerWorkflowButton.tsx

@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-'use client'
-
-import { Button, toast } from '@payloadcms/ui'
-import { useState } from 'react'
-
-interface TriggerWorkflowButtonProps {
-  workflowId: string
-  workflowName: string
-  triggerSlug?: string
-}
-
-export const TriggerWorkflowButton: React.FC<TriggerWorkflowButtonProps> = ({
-  workflowId,
-  workflowName,
-  triggerSlug = 'manual-trigger'
-}) => {
-  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)
-
-  const handleTrigger = async () => {
-    setLoading(true)
-    
-    try {
-      const response = await fetch('/api/workflows/trigger-custom', {
-        method: 'POST',
-        headers: {
-          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-        },
-        body: JSON.stringify({
-          workflowId,
-          triggerSlug,
-          data: {
-            triggeredAt: new Date().toISOString(),
-            source: 'admin-button'
-          }
-        }),
-      })
-
-      if (!response.ok) {
-        const error = await response.json()
-        throw new Error(error.message || 'Failed to trigger workflow')
-      }
-
-      const result = await response.json()
-      
-      toast.success(`Workflow "${workflowName}" triggered successfully! Run ID: ${result.runId}`)
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error('Error triggering workflow:', error)
-      toast.error(`Failed to trigger workflow: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error'}`)
-    } finally {
-      setLoading(false)
-    }
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <Button
-      onClick={handleTrigger}
-      disabled={loading}
-      size="small"
-      buttonStyle="secondary"
-    >
-      {loading ? 'Triggering...' : 'Trigger Workflow'}
-    </Button>
-  )
-}

src/core/trigger-custom-workflow.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { Payload, PayloadRequest } from 'payload'
 
 import { initializeLogger } from '../plugin/logger.js'
-import { type Workflow, WorkflowExecutor } from './workflow-executor.js'
+import { type PayloadWorkflow, WorkflowExecutor } from './workflow-executor.js'
 
 export interface CustomTriggerOptions {
   /**
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export async function triggerCustomWorkflow(
         }
 
         // Execute the workflow
-        await executor.execute(workflow as Workflow, context, workflowReq)
+        await executor.execute(workflow as PayloadWorkflow, context, workflowReq)
 
         // Get the latest run for this workflow to get the run ID
         const runs = await payload.find({
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ export async function triggerWorkflowById(
 
     // Create executor and execute
     const executor = new WorkflowExecutor(payload, logger)
-    await executor.execute(workflow as Workflow, context, workflowReq)
+    await executor.execute(workflow as PayloadWorkflow, context, workflowReq)
 
     // Get the latest run to get the run ID
     const runs = await payload.find({

src/core/workflow-executor.ts

@@ -1,57 +1,49 @@
 import type { Payload, PayloadRequest } from 'payload'
 
+// We need to reference the generated types dynamically since they're not available at build time
+// Using generic types and casting where necessary
+export type PayloadWorkflow = {
+  id: number
+  name: string
+  description?: null | string
+  triggers?: Array<{
+    type?: null | string
+    condition?: null | string
+    parameters?: {
+      collectionSlug?: null | string
+      operation?: null | string
+      global?: null | string
+      globalOperation?: null | string
+      [key: string]: unknown
+    } | null
+    [key: string]: unknown
+  }> | null
+  steps?: Array<{
+    step?: null | string
+    name?: null | string
+    input?: unknown
+    dependencies?: null | string[]
+    condition?: null | string
+    [key: string]: unknown
+  }> | null
+  [key: string]: unknown
+}
+
 import { JSONPath } from 'jsonpath-plus'
 
-export type Workflow = {
-  _version?: number
-  id: string
-  name: string
-  steps: WorkflowStep[]
-  triggers: WorkflowTrigger[]
-}
-
+// Helper type to extract workflow step data from the generated types
 export type WorkflowStep = {
-  condition?: string
-  dependencies?: string[]
-  input?: null | Record<string, unknown>
-  name: string
-  step: string
-}
+  name: string // Ensure name is always present for our execution logic
+} & NonNullable<PayloadWorkflow['steps']>[0]
 
-export interface WorkflowTrigger {
-  collection?: string
-  condition?: string
-  global?: string
-  globalOperation?: string
-  operation?: string
-  type: string
-  webhookPath?: string
-}
+// Helper type to extract workflow trigger data from the generated types
+export type WorkflowTrigger = {
+  type: string // Ensure type is always present for our execution logic
+} & NonNullable<PayloadWorkflow['triggers']>[0]
 
 export interface ExecutionContext {
-  steps: Record<string, {
-    error?: string
-    input: unknown
-    output: unknown
-    state: 'failed' | 'pending' | 'running' | 'succeeded'
-  }>
-  trigger: {
-    collection?: string
-    data?: unknown
-    doc?: unknown
-    headers?: Record<string, string>
-    operation?: string
-    path?: string
-    previousDoc?: unknown
-    req?: PayloadRequest
-    triggeredAt?: string
-    type: string
-    user?: {
-      collection?: string
-      email?: string
-      id?: string
-    }
-  }
+  steps: Record<string, any>
+  trigger: Record<string, any>
 }
 
 export class WorkflowExecutor {
@@ -60,6 +52,25 @@ export class WorkflowExecutor {
     private logger: Payload['logger']
   ) {}
 
+  /**
+   * Classifies error types based on error messages
+   */
+  private classifyErrorType(errorMessage: string): string {
+    if (errorMessage.includes('timeout') || errorMessage.includes('ETIMEDOUT')) {
+      return 'timeout'
+    }
+    if (errorMessage.includes('ENOTFOUND') || errorMessage.includes('getaddrinfo')) {
+      return 'dns'
+    }
+    if (errorMessage.includes('ECONNREFUSED') || errorMessage.includes('ECONNRESET')) {
+      return 'connection'
+    }
+    if (errorMessage.includes('network') || errorMessage.includes('fetch')) {
+      return 'network'
+    }
+    return 'unknown'
+  }
+
   /**
    * Evaluate a step condition using JSONPath
    */
@@ -146,15 +157,39 @@ export class WorkflowExecutor {
       error: undefined,
       input: undefined,
       output: undefined,
-      state: 'running'
+      state: 'running',
+      _startTime: Date.now() // Track execution start time for independent duration tracking
     }
 
     // Move taskSlug declaration outside try block so it's accessible in catch
-    const taskSlug = step.step // Use the 'step' field for task type
+    const taskSlug = step.type as string
 
     try {
+      // Extract input data from step - PayloadCMS flattens inputSchema fields to step level
+      const inputFields: Record<string, unknown> = {}
+
+      // Get all fields except the core step fields
+      const coreFields = ['step', 'name', 'dependencies', 'condition', 'type', 'id', 'parameters']
+      for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(step)) {
+        if (!coreFields.includes(key)) {
+          // Handle flattened parameters (remove 'parameter' prefix)
+          if (key.startsWith('parameter')) {
+            const cleanKey = key.replace('parameter', '')
+            const properKey = cleanKey.charAt(0).toLowerCase() + cleanKey.slice(1)
+            inputFields[properKey] = value
+          } else {
+            inputFields[key] = value
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Also extract from nested parameters object if it exists
+      if (step.parameters && typeof step.parameters === 'object') {
+        Object.assign(inputFields, step.parameters)
+      }
+
       // Resolve input data using JSONPath
-      const resolvedInput = this.resolveStepInput(step.input || {}, context)
+      const resolvedInput = this.resolveStepInput(inputFields, context)
       context.steps[stepName].input = resolvedInput
 
       if (!taskSlug) {
@@ -174,12 +209,22 @@ export class WorkflowExecutor {
         task: taskSlug
       })
 
-      // Run the job immediately
-      await this.payload.jobs.run({
-        limit: 1,
+      // Run the specific job immediately and wait for completion
+      this.logger.info({ jobId: job.id }, 'Running job immediately using runByID')
+      const runResults = await this.payload.jobs.runByID({
+        id: job.id,
         req
       })
 
+      this.logger.info({
+        jobId: job.id,
+        runResult: runResults,
+        hasResult: !!runResults
+      }, 'Job run completed')
+
+      // Give a small delay to ensure job is fully processed
+      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100))
+
       // Get the job result
       const completedJob = await this.payload.findByID({
         id: job.id,
@@ -187,6 +232,13 @@ export class WorkflowExecutor {
         req
       })
 
+      this.logger.info({
+        jobId: job.id,
+        totalTried: completedJob.totalTried,
+        hasError: completedJob.hasError,
+        taskStatus: completedJob.taskStatus ? Object.keys(completedJob.taskStatus) : 'null'
+      }, 'Retrieved job results')
+
       const taskStatus = completedJob.taskStatus?.[completedJob.taskSlug]?.[completedJob.totalTried]
       const isComplete = taskStatus?.complete === true
       const hasError = completedJob.hasError || !isComplete
@@ -205,9 +257,37 @@ export class WorkflowExecutor {
           errorMessage = completedJob.error.message || completedJob.error
         }
 
-        // Final fallback to generic message
+        // Try to get error from task output if available
+        if (!errorMessage && taskStatus?.output?.error) {
+          errorMessage = taskStatus.output.error
+        }
+
+        // Check if task handler returned with state='failed'
+        if (!errorMessage && taskStatus?.state === 'failed') {
+          errorMessage = 'Task handler returned a failed state'
+          // Try to get more specific error from output
+          if (taskStatus.output?.error) {
+            errorMessage = taskStatus.output.error
+          }
+        }
+
+        // Check for network errors in the job data
+        if (!errorMessage && completedJob.result) {
+          const result = completedJob.result
+          if (result.error) {
+            errorMessage = result.error
+          }
+        }
+
+        // Final fallback to generic message with more detail
         if (!errorMessage) {
-          errorMessage = `Task ${taskSlug} failed without detailed error information`
+          const jobDetails = {
+            taskSlug,
+            hasError: completedJob.hasError,
+            taskStatus: taskStatus?.complete,
+            totalTried: completedJob.totalTried
+          }
+          errorMessage = `Task ${taskSlug} failed without detailed error information. Job details: ${JSON.stringify(jobDetails)}`
         }
       }
 
@@ -228,6 +308,30 @@ export class WorkflowExecutor {
         context.steps[stepName].error = result.error
       }
 
+      // Independent execution tracking (not dependent on PayloadCMS task status)
+      context.steps[stepName].executionInfo = {
+        completed: true, // Step execution completed (regardless of success/failure)
+        success: result.state === 'succeeded',
+        executedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+        duration: Date.now() - (context.steps[stepName]._startTime || Date.now())
+      }
+
+      // For failed steps, try to extract detailed error information from the job logs
+      // This approach is more reliable than external storage and persists with the workflow
+      if (result.state === 'failed') {
+        const errorDetails = this.extractErrorDetailsFromJob(completedJob, context.steps[stepName], stepName)
+        if (errorDetails) {
+          context.steps[stepName].errorDetails = errorDetails
+
+          this.logger.info({
+            stepName,
+            errorType: errorDetails.errorType,
+            duration: errorDetails.duration,
+            attempts: errorDetails.attempts
+          }, 'Extracted detailed error information for failed step')
+        }
+      }
+
       this.logger.debug({context}, 'Step execution context')
 
       if (result.state !== 'succeeded') {
@@ -249,6 +353,15 @@ export class WorkflowExecutor {
       context.steps[stepName].state = 'failed'
       context.steps[stepName].error = errorMessage
 
+      // Independent execution tracking for failed steps
+      context.steps[stepName].executionInfo = {
+        completed: true, // Execution attempted and completed (even if it failed)
+        success: false,
+        executedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+        duration: Date.now() - (context.steps[stepName]._startTime || Date.now()),
+        failureReason: errorMessage
+      }
+
       this.logger.error({
         error: errorMessage,
         input: context.steps[stepName].input,
@@ -272,6 +385,95 @@ export class WorkflowExecutor {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Extracts detailed error information from job logs and input
+   */
+  private extractErrorDetailsFromJob(job: any, stepContext: any, stepName: string) {
+    try {
+      // Get error information from multiple sources
+      const input = stepContext.input || {}
+      const logs = job.log || []
+      const latestLog = logs[logs.length - 1]
+
+      // Extract error message from job error or log
+      const errorMessage = job.error?.message || latestLog?.error?.message || 'Unknown error'
+
+      // For timeout scenarios, check if it's a timeout based on duration and timeout setting
+      let errorType = this.classifyErrorType(errorMessage)
+
+      // Special handling for HTTP timeouts - if task failed and duration exceeds timeout, it's likely a timeout
+      if (errorType === 'unknown' && input.timeout && stepContext.executionInfo?.duration) {
+        const timeoutMs = parseInt(input.timeout) || 30000
+        const actualDuration = stepContext.executionInfo.duration
+
+        // If execution duration is close to or exceeds timeout, classify as timeout
+        if (actualDuration >= (timeoutMs * 0.9)) { // 90% of timeout threshold
+          errorType = 'timeout'
+          this.logger.debug({
+            timeoutMs,
+            actualDuration,
+            stepName
+          }, 'Classified error as timeout based on duration analysis')
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Calculate duration from execution info if available
+      const duration = stepContext.executionInfo?.duration || 0
+
+      // Extract attempt count from logs
+      const attempts = job.totalTried || 1
+
+      return {
+        stepId: `${stepName}-${Date.now()}`,
+        errorType,
+        duration,
+        attempts,
+        finalError: errorMessage,
+        context: {
+          url: input.url,
+          method: input.method,
+          timeout: input.timeout,
+          statusCode: latestLog?.output?.status,
+          headers: input.headers
+        },
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString()
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.logger.warn({
+        error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
+        stepName
+      }, 'Failed to extract error details from job')
+      return null
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Parse a condition value (string literal, number, boolean, or JSONPath)
+   */
+  private parseConditionValue(expr: string, context: ExecutionContext): any {
+    // Handle string literals
+    if ((expr.startsWith('"') && expr.endsWith('"')) || (expr.startsWith("'") && expr.endsWith("'"))) {
+      return expr.slice(1, -1) // Remove quotes
+    }
+
+    // Handle boolean literals
+    if (expr === 'true') {return true}
+    if (expr === 'false') {return false}
+
+    // Handle number literals
+    if (/^-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?$/.test(expr)) {
+      return Number(expr)
+    }
+
+    // Handle JSONPath expressions
+    if (expr.startsWith('$')) {
+      return this.resolveJSONPathValue(expr, context)
+    }
+
+    // Return as string if nothing else matches
+    return expr
+  }
+
   /**
    * Resolve step execution order based on dependencies
    */
@@ -329,6 +531,22 @@ export class WorkflowExecutor {
     return executionBatches
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Resolve a JSONPath value from the context
+   */
+  private resolveJSONPathValue(expr: string, context: ExecutionContext): any {
+    if (expr.startsWith('$')) {
+      const result = JSONPath({
+        json: context,
+        path: expr,
+        wrap: false
+      })
+      // Return first result if array, otherwise the result itself
+      return Array.isArray(result) && result.length > 0 ? result[0] : result
+    }
+    return expr
+  }
+
   /**
    * Resolve step input using JSONPath expressions
    */
@@ -358,14 +576,14 @@ export class WorkflowExecutor {
             path: value,
             wrap: false
           })
-          
+
           this.logger.debug({
             key,
             jsonPath: value,
             result: JSON.stringify(result).substring(0, 200),
             resultType: Array.isArray(result) ? 'array' : typeof result
           }, 'JSONPath resolved successfully')
-          
+
           resolved[key] = result
         } catch (error) {
           this.logger.warn({
@@ -382,7 +600,7 @@ export class WorkflowExecutor {
           key,
           nestedKeys: Object.keys(value as Record<string, unknown>)
         }, 'Recursively resolving nested object')
-        
+
         resolved[key] = this.resolveStepInput(value as Record<string, unknown>, context)
       } else {
         // Keep literal values as-is
@@ -398,6 +616,47 @@ export class WorkflowExecutor {
     return resolved
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Safely serialize an object, handling circular references and non-serializable values
+   */
+  private safeSerialize(obj: unknown): unknown {
+    const seen = new WeakSet()
+
+    const serialize = (value: unknown): unknown => {
+      if (value === null || typeof value !== 'object') {
+        return value
+      }
+
+      if (seen.has(value)) {
+        return '[Circular Reference]'
+      }
+
+      seen.add(value)
+
+      if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+        return value.map(serialize)
+      }
+
+      const result: Record<string, unknown> = {}
+      for (const [key, val] of Object.entries(value as Record<string, unknown>)) {
+        try {
+          // Skip non-serializable properties that are likely internal database objects
+          if (key === 'table' || key === 'schema' || key === '_' || key === '__') {
+            continue
+          }
+          result[key] = serialize(val)
+        } catch {
+          // Skip properties that can't be accessed or serialized
+          result[key] = '[Non-serializable]'
+        }
+      }
+
+      return result
+    }
+
+    return serialize(obj)
+  }
+
   /**
    * Update workflow run with current context
    */
@@ -407,14 +666,14 @@ export class WorkflowExecutor {
     req: PayloadRequest
   ): Promise<void> {
     const serializeContext = () => ({
-      steps: context.steps,
+      steps: this.safeSerialize(context.steps),
       trigger: {
         type: context.trigger.type,
         collection: context.trigger.collection,
-        data: context.trigger.data,
-        doc: context.trigger.doc,
+        data: this.safeSerialize(context.trigger.data),
+        doc: this.safeSerialize(context.trigger.doc),
         operation: context.trigger.operation,
-        previousDoc: context.trigger.previousDoc,
+        previousDoc: this.safeSerialize(context.trigger.previousDoc),
         triggeredAt: context.trigger.triggeredAt,
         user: context.trigger.req?.user
       }
@@ -431,7 +690,7 @@ export class WorkflowExecutor {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Evaluate a condition using JSONPath
+   * Evaluate a condition using JSONPath and comparison operators
    */
   public evaluateCondition(condition: string, context: ExecutionContext): boolean {
     this.logger.debug({
@@ -443,34 +702,94 @@ export class WorkflowExecutor {
     }, 'Starting condition evaluation')
 
     try {
-      const result = JSONPath({
-        json: context,
-        path: condition,
-        wrap: false
-      })
+      // Check if this is a comparison expression
+      const comparisonMatch = condition.match(/^(.+?)\s*(==|!=|>|<|>=|<=)\s*(.+)$/)
 
-      this.logger.debug({
-        condition,
-        result,
-        resultType: Array.isArray(result) ? 'array' : typeof result,
-        resultLength: Array.isArray(result) ? result.length : undefined
-      }, 'JSONPath evaluation result')
+      if (comparisonMatch) {
+        const [, leftExpr, operator, rightExpr] = comparisonMatch
 
-      // Handle different result types
-      let finalResult: boolean
-      if (Array.isArray(result)) {
-        finalResult = result.length > 0 && Boolean(result[0])
+        // Evaluate left side (should be JSONPath)
+        const leftValue = this.resolveJSONPathValue(leftExpr.trim(), context)
+
+        // Parse right side (could be string, number, boolean, or JSONPath)
+        const rightValue = this.parseConditionValue(rightExpr.trim(), context)
+
+        this.logger.debug({
+          condition,
+          leftExpr: leftExpr.trim(),
+          leftValue,
+          operator,
+          rightExpr: rightExpr.trim(),
+          rightValue,
+          leftType: typeof leftValue,
+          rightType: typeof rightValue
+        }, 'Evaluating comparison condition')
+
+        // Perform comparison
+        let result: boolean
+        switch (operator) {
+          case '!=':
+            result = leftValue !== rightValue
+            break
+          case '<':
+            result = Number(leftValue) < Number(rightValue)
+            break
+          case '<=':
+            result = Number(leftValue) <= Number(rightValue)
+            break
+          case '==':
+            result = leftValue === rightValue
+            break
+          case '>':
+            result = Number(leftValue) > Number(rightValue)
+            break
+          case '>=':
+            result = Number(leftValue) >= Number(rightValue)
+            break
+          default:
+            throw new Error(`Unknown comparison operator: ${operator}`)
+        }
+
+        this.logger.debug({
+          condition,
+          result,
+          leftValue,
+          rightValue,
+          operator
+        }, 'Comparison condition evaluation completed')
+
+        return result
       } else {
-        finalResult = Boolean(result)
+        // Treat as simple JSONPath boolean evaluation
+        const result = JSONPath({
+          json: context,
+          path: condition,
+          wrap: false
+        })
+
+        this.logger.debug({
+          condition,
+          result,
+          resultType: Array.isArray(result) ? 'array' : typeof result,
+          resultLength: Array.isArray(result) ? result.length : undefined
+        }, 'JSONPath boolean evaluation result')
+
+        // Handle different result types
+        let finalResult: boolean
+        if (Array.isArray(result)) {
+          finalResult = result.length > 0 && Boolean(result[0])
+        } else {
+          finalResult = Boolean(result)
+        }
+
+        this.logger.debug({
+          condition,
+          finalResult,
+          originalResult: result
+        }, 'Boolean condition evaluation completed')
+
+        return finalResult
       }
-
-      this.logger.debug({
-        condition,
-        finalResult,
-        originalResult: result
-      }, 'Condition evaluation completed')
-
-      return finalResult
     } catch (error) {
       this.logger.warn({
         condition,
@@ -486,43 +805,72 @@ export class WorkflowExecutor {
   /**
    * Execute a workflow with the given context
    */
-  async execute(workflow: Workflow, context: ExecutionContext, req: PayloadRequest): Promise<void> {
+  async execute(workflow: PayloadWorkflow, context: ExecutionContext, req: PayloadRequest): Promise<void> {
     this.logger.info({
       workflowId: workflow.id,
       workflowName: workflow.name
     }, 'Starting workflow execution')
 
     const serializeContext = () => ({
-      steps: context.steps,
+      steps: this.safeSerialize(context.steps),
       trigger: {
         type: context.trigger.type,
         collection: context.trigger.collection,
-        data: context.trigger.data,
-        doc: context.trigger.doc,
+        data: this.safeSerialize(context.trigger.data),
+        doc: this.safeSerialize(context.trigger.doc),
         operation: context.trigger.operation,
-        previousDoc: context.trigger.previousDoc,
+        previousDoc: this.safeSerialize(context.trigger.previousDoc),
         triggeredAt: context.trigger.triggeredAt,
         user: context.trigger.req?.user
       }
     })
 
+    this.logger.info({
+      workflowId: workflow.id,
+      workflowName: workflow.name,
+      contextSummary: {
+        triggerType: context.trigger.type,
+        triggerCollection: context.trigger.collection,
+        triggerOperation: context.trigger.operation,
+        hasDoc: !!context.trigger.doc,
+        userEmail: context.trigger.req?.user?.email
+      }
+    }, 'About to create workflow run record')
+
     // Create a workflow run record
-    const workflowRun = await this.payload.create({
-      collection: 'workflow-runs',
-      data: {
-        context: serializeContext(),
-        startedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
-        status: 'running',
-        triggeredBy: context.trigger.req?.user?.email || 'system',
-        workflow: workflow.id,
-        workflowVersion: workflow._version || 1
-      },
-      req
-    })
+    let workflowRun;
+    try {
+      workflowRun = await this.payload.create({
+        collection: 'workflow-runs',
+        data: {
+          context: serializeContext(),
+          startedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+          status: 'running',
+          triggeredBy: context.trigger.req?.user?.email || 'system',
+          workflow: workflow.id,
+          workflowVersion: 1 // Default version since generated type doesn't have _version field
+        },
+        req
+      })
+
+      this.logger.info({
+        workflowRunId: workflowRun.id,
+        workflowId: workflow.id,
+        workflowName: workflow.name
+      }, 'Workflow run record created successfully')
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.logger.error({
+        error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
+        errorStack: error instanceof Error ? error.stack : undefined,
+        workflowId: workflow.id,
+        workflowName: workflow.name
+      }, 'Failed to create workflow run record')
+      throw error
+    }
 
     try {
       // Resolve execution order based on dependencies
-      const executionBatches = this.resolveExecutionOrder(workflow.steps)
+      const executionBatches = this.resolveExecutionOrder(workflow.steps as WorkflowStep[] || [])
 
       this.logger.info({
         batchSizes: executionBatches.map(batch => batch.length),
@@ -595,141 +943,4 @@ export class WorkflowExecutor {
       throw error
     }
   }
-
-  /**
-   * Find and execute workflows triggered by a collection operation
-   */
-  async executeTriggeredWorkflows(
-    collection: string,
-    operation: 'create' | 'delete' | 'read' | 'update',
-    doc: unknown,
-    previousDoc: unknown,
-    req: PayloadRequest
-  ): Promise<void> {
-    this.logger.info({
-      collection,
-      operation,
-      docId: (doc as any)?.id
-    }, 'executeTriggeredWorkflows called')
-    
-    try {
-      // Find workflows with matching triggers
-      const workflows = await this.payload.find({
-        collection: 'workflows',
-        depth: 2, // Include steps and triggers
-        limit: 100,
-        req
-      })
-      
-      this.logger.info({
-        workflowCount: workflows.docs.length
-      }, 'Found workflows to check')
-
-      for (const workflow of workflows.docs) {
-        // Check if this workflow has a matching trigger
-        const triggers = workflow.triggers as Array<{
-          collection?: string
-          collectionSlug?: string
-          condition?: string
-          operation: string
-          type: string
-        }>
-        
-        this.logger.debug({
-          workflowId: workflow.id,
-          workflowName: workflow.name,
-          triggerCount: triggers?.length || 0,
-          triggers: triggers?.map(t => ({
-            type: t.type,
-            collection: t.collection,
-            collectionSlug: t.collectionSlug,
-            operation: t.operation
-          }))
-        }, 'Checking workflow triggers')
-
-        const matchingTriggers = triggers?.filter(trigger =>
-          trigger.type === 'collection-trigger' &&
-          (trigger.collection === collection || trigger.collectionSlug === collection) &&
-          trigger.operation === operation
-        ) || []
-        
-        this.logger.info({
-          workflowId: workflow.id,
-          workflowName: workflow.name,
-          matchingTriggerCount: matchingTriggers.length,
-          targetCollection: collection,
-          targetOperation: operation
-        }, 'Matching triggers found')
-
-        for (const trigger of matchingTriggers) {
-          // Create execution context for condition evaluation
-          const context: ExecutionContext = {
-            steps: {},
-            trigger: {
-              type: 'collection',
-              collection,
-              doc,
-              operation,
-              previousDoc,
-              req
-            }
-          }
-
-          // Check trigger condition if present
-          if (trigger.condition) {
-            this.logger.debug({
-              collection,
-              operation,
-              condition: trigger.condition,
-              docId: (doc as any)?.id,
-              docFields: doc ? Object.keys(doc) : [],
-              previousDocId: (previousDoc as any)?.id,
-              workflowId: workflow.id,
-              workflowName: workflow.name
-            }, 'Evaluating collection trigger condition')
-
-            const conditionMet = this.evaluateCondition(trigger.condition, context)
-
-            if (!conditionMet) {
-              this.logger.info({
-                collection,
-                condition: trigger.condition,
-                operation,
-                workflowId: workflow.id,
-                workflowName: workflow.name,
-                docSnapshot: JSON.stringify(doc).substring(0, 200)
-              }, 'Trigger condition not met, skipping workflow')
-              continue
-            }
-
-            this.logger.info({
-              collection,
-              condition: trigger.condition,
-              operation,
-              workflowId: workflow.id,
-              workflowName: workflow.name,
-              docSnapshot: JSON.stringify(doc).substring(0, 200)
-            }, 'Trigger condition met')
-          }
-
-          this.logger.info({
-            collection,
-            operation,
-            workflowId: workflow.id,
-            workflowName: workflow.name
-          }, 'Triggering workflow')
-
-          // Execute the workflow
-          await this.execute(workflow as Workflow, context, req)
-        }
-      }
-    } catch (error) {
-      this.logger.error({ error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error' }, 'Workflow execution failed')
-      this.logger.error({
-        collection,
-        error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
-        operation
-      }, 'Failed to execute triggered workflows')
-    }
-  }
 }

src/exports/client.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 // Client-side components that may have CSS imports or PayloadCMS UI dependencies
 // These are separated to avoid CSS import errors during Node.js type generation
 
-export { TriggerWorkflowButton } from '../components/TriggerWorkflowButton.js'
+export { StatusCell } from '../components/StatusCell.js'
+export { ErrorDisplay } from '../components/ErrorDisplay.js'
 
 // Future client components can be added here:
 // export { default as WorkflowDashboard } from '../components/WorkflowDashboard/index.js'

src/fields/parameter.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import type {Field} from "payload"
+
+
+export const parameter = (slug: string, field: {name: string} & Field): Field => ({
+  ...field,
+  name: 'parameter' + field.name.replace(/^\w/, c => c.toUpperCase()),
+  admin: {
+    ...(field.admin as unknown || {}),
+    condition: (_, siblingData, __) => {
+      const previous = field.admin?.condition?.call(null, _, siblingData, __)
+      return (previous === undefined || previous) && (siblingData?.type === slug)
+    },
+  },
+  hooks: {
+    afterRead: [
+      ({ siblingData }) => {
+        const parameters = siblingData?.parameters || {}
+        return parameters[field.name]
+      }
+    ],
+    beforeChange: [
+      ({ siblingData, value }) => {
+        if (!siblingData.parameters) {
+          siblingData.parameters = {}
+        }
+        siblingData.parameters[field.name] = value
+        return undefined // Virtual field, don't store directly
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  virtual: true,
+} as Field)

src/index.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 // Main export contains only types and client-safe utilities
 // Server-side functions are exported via '@xtr-dev/payload-automation/server'
 
+export type {
+  PayloadWorkflow as Workflow,
+  WorkflowStep,
+  WorkflowTrigger
+} from './core/workflow-executor.js'
+
 // Pure types only - completely safe for client bundling
 export type {
   CustomTriggerOptions,
-  TriggerResult,
   ExecutionContext,
-  Workflow,
-  WorkflowStep,
-  WorkflowTrigger,
+  TriggerResult,
   WorkflowsPluginConfig
 } from './types/index.js'
 

src/plugin/collection-hook.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import {WorkflowExecutor} from "../core/workflow-executor.js"
+
+export const createCollectionTriggerHook = (collectionSlug: string, hookType: string) => {
+  return async (args: any) => {
+    const req = 'req' in args ? args.req :
+      'args' in args ? args.args.req :
+        undefined
+    if (!req) {
+      throw new Error('No request object found in hook arguments')
+    }
+    const payload = req.payload
+    const {docs: workflows} = await payload.find({
+      collection: 'workflows',
+      depth: 2,
+      limit: 100,
+      where: {
+        'triggers.parameters.collectionSlug': {
+          equals: collectionSlug
+        },
+        'triggers.parameters.hook': {
+          equals: hookType
+        },
+        'triggers.type': {
+          equals: 'collection-hook'
+        }
+      }
+    })
+    const executor = new WorkflowExecutor(payload, payload.logger)
+    // invoke each workflow
+    for (const workflow of workflows) {
+      // Create execution context
+      const context = {
+        steps: {},
+        trigger: {
+          ...args,
+          type: 'collection',
+          collection: collectionSlug,
+        }
+      }
+
+      try {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+        await executor.execute(workflow as any, context, req)
+        payload.logger.info({
+          workflowId: workflow.id,
+          collection: collectionSlug,
+          hookType
+        }, 'Workflow executed successfully')
+      } catch (error) {
+        payload.logger.error({
+          workflowId: workflow.id,
+          collection: collectionSlug,
+          hookType,
+          error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error'
+        }, 'Workflow execution failed')
+        // Don't throw to prevent breaking the original operation
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}

src/plugin/config-types.ts

@@ -1,25 +1,21 @@
-import type {Field, TaskConfig} from "payload"
+import type {CollectionConfig, GlobalConfig, TaskConfig} from "payload"
 
-export type CollectionTriggerConfigCrud = {
-  create?: true
-  delete?: true
-  read?: true
-  update?: true
-}
+import type {Trigger} from "../triggers/types.js"
 
-export type CollectionTriggerConfig = CollectionTriggerConfigCrud | true
+export type TriggerConfig = (config: WorkflowsPluginConfig) => Trigger
 
-export type CustomTriggerConfig = {
-  inputs?: Field[]
-  slug: string,
-}
-
-export type WorkflowsPluginConfig<TSlug extends string> = {
-  collectionTriggers: {
-    [key in TSlug]?: CollectionTriggerConfig
+export type WorkflowsPluginConfig<TSlug extends string = string, TGlobal extends string = string> = {
+  collectionTriggers?: {
+    [key in TSlug]?: {
+      [key in keyof CollectionConfig['hooks']]?: true
+    } | true
+  }
+  globalTriggers?: {
+    [key in TGlobal]?: {
+      [key in keyof GlobalConfig['hooks']]?: true
+    } | true
   }
   enabled?: boolean
-  steps: TaskConfig<string>[],
-  triggers?: CustomTriggerConfig[]
-  webhookPrefix?: string
+  steps: TaskConfig<string>[]
+  triggers?: TriggerConfig[]
 }

src/plugin/cron-scheduler.ts

@@ -1,633 +0,0 @@
-import type {Config, Payload, TaskConfig} from 'payload'
-
-import cron from 'node-cron'
-
-import {type Workflow, WorkflowExecutor} from '../core/workflow-executor.js'
-import {getConfigLogger} from './logger.js'
-
-/**
- * Generate dynamic cron tasks for all workflows with cron triggers
- * This is called at config time to register all scheduled tasks
- */
-export function generateCronTasks(config: Config): void {
-  const logger = getConfigLogger()
-
-  // Note: We can't query the database at config time, so we'll need a different approach
-  // We'll create a single task that handles all cron-triggered workflows
-  const cronTask: TaskConfig = {
-    slug: 'workflow-cron-executor',
-    handler: async ({ input, req }) => {
-      const { cronExpression, timezone, workflowId } = input as {
-        cronExpression?: string
-        timezone?: string
-        workflowId: string
-      }
-
-      const logger = req.payload.logger.child({ plugin: '@xtr-dev/payload-automation' })
-
-      try {
-        // Get the workflow
-        const workflow = await req.payload.findByID({
-          id: workflowId,
-          collection: 'workflows',
-          depth: 2,
-          req
-        })
-
-        if (!workflow) {
-          throw new Error(`Workflow ${workflowId} not found`)
-        }
-
-        // Create execution context for cron trigger
-        const context = {
-          steps: {},
-          trigger: {
-            type: 'cron',
-            req,
-            triggeredAt: new Date().toISOString()
-          }
-        }
-
-        // Create executor
-        const executor = new WorkflowExecutor(req.payload, logger)
-
-        // Find the matching cron trigger and check its condition if present
-        const triggers = workflow.triggers as Array<{
-          condition?: string
-          cronExpression?: string
-          timezone?: string
-          type: string
-        }>
-
-        const matchingTrigger = triggers?.find(trigger =>
-          trigger.type === 'cron-trigger' &&
-          trigger.cronExpression === cronExpression
-        )
-
-        // Check trigger condition if present
-        if (matchingTrigger?.condition) {
-          const conditionMet = executor.evaluateCondition(matchingTrigger.condition, context)
-
-          if (!conditionMet) {
-            logger.info({
-              condition: matchingTrigger.condition,
-              cronExpression,
-              workflowId,
-              workflowName: workflow.name
-            }, 'Cron trigger condition not met, skipping workflow execution')
-
-            // Re-queue for next execution but don't run workflow
-            if (cronExpression) {
-              void requeueCronJob(workflowId, cronExpression, timezone, req.payload, logger)
-            }
-
-            return {
-              output: {
-                executedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
-                reason: 'Condition not met',
-                status: 'skipped',
-                workflowId
-              },
-              state: 'succeeded'
-            }
-          }
-
-          logger.info({
-            condition: matchingTrigger.condition,
-            cronExpression,
-            workflowId,
-            workflowName: workflow.name
-          }, 'Cron trigger condition met')
-        }
-
-        // Execute the workflow
-        await executor.execute(workflow as Workflow, context, req)
-
-        // Re-queue the job for the next scheduled execution if cronExpression is provided
-        if (cronExpression) {
-          void requeueCronJob(workflowId, cronExpression, timezone, req.payload, logger)
-        }
-
-        return {
-          output: {
-            executedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
-            status: 'completed',
-            workflowId
-          },
-          state: 'succeeded'
-        }
-      } catch (error) {
-        logger.error({
-          error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
-          workflowId
-        }, 'Cron job execution failed')
-
-        // Re-queue even on failure to ensure continuity (unless it's a validation error)
-        if (cronExpression && !(error instanceof Error && error.message.includes('Invalid cron'))) {
-          void requeueCronJob(workflowId, cronExpression, timezone, req.payload, logger)
-            .catch((requeueError) => {
-              logger.error({
-                error: requeueError instanceof Error ? requeueError.message : 'Unknown error',
-                workflowId
-              }, 'Failed to re-queue cron job after execution failure')
-            })
-        }
-
-        return {
-          output: {
-            error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
-            workflowId
-          },
-          state: 'failed'
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Add the cron task to config if not already present
-  if (!config.jobs) {
-    config.jobs = { tasks: [] }
-  }
-
-  if (!config.jobs.tasks) {
-    config.jobs.tasks = []
-  }
-
-  if (!config.jobs.tasks.find(task => task.slug === cronTask.slug)) {
-    logger.debug(`Registering cron executor task: ${cronTask.slug}`)
-    config.jobs.tasks.push(cronTask)
-  } else {
-    logger.debug(`Cron executor task ${cronTask.slug} already registered, skipping`)
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Register cron jobs for workflows with cron triggers
- * This is called at runtime after PayloadCMS is initialized
- */
-export async function registerCronJobs(payload: Payload, logger: Payload['logger']): Promise<void> {
-  try {
-    // Find all workflows with cron triggers
-    const workflows = await payload.find({
-      collection: 'workflows',
-      depth: 0,
-      limit: 1000,
-      where: {
-        'triggers.type': {
-          equals: 'cron-trigger'
-        }
-      }
-    })
-
-    logger.info(`Found ${workflows.docs.length} workflows with cron triggers`)
-
-    for (const workflow of workflows.docs) {
-      const triggers = workflow.triggers as Array<{
-        cronExpression?: string
-        timezone?: string
-        type: string
-      }>
-
-      // Find all cron triggers for this workflow
-      const cronTriggers = triggers?.filter(t => t.type === 'cron-trigger') || []
-
-      for (const trigger of cronTriggers) {
-        if (trigger.cronExpression) {
-          try {
-            // Validate cron expression before queueing
-            if (!validateCronExpression(trigger.cronExpression)) {
-              logger.error({
-                cronExpression: trigger.cronExpression,
-                workflowId: workflow.id,
-                workflowName: workflow.name
-              }, 'Invalid cron expression format')
-              continue
-            }
-
-            // Validate timezone if provided
-            if (trigger.timezone) {
-              try {
-                // Test if timezone is valid by trying to create a date with it
-                new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en', { timeZone: trigger.timezone })
-              } catch {
-                logger.error({
-                  timezone: trigger.timezone,
-                  workflowId: workflow.id,
-                  workflowName: workflow.name
-                }, 'Invalid timezone specified')
-                continue
-              }
-            }
-
-            // Calculate next execution time
-            const nextExecution = getNextCronTime(trigger.cronExpression, trigger.timezone)
-
-            // Queue the job
-            await payload.jobs.queue({
-              input: { cronExpression: trigger.cronExpression, timezone: trigger.timezone, workflowId: workflow.id },
-              task: 'workflow-cron-executor',
-              waitUntil: nextExecution
-            })
-
-            logger.info({
-              cronExpression: trigger.cronExpression,
-              nextExecution: nextExecution.toISOString(),
-              timezone: trigger.timezone || 'UTC',
-              workflowId: workflow.id,
-              workflowName: workflow.name
-            }, 'Queued initial cron job for workflow')
-          } catch (error) {
-            logger.error({
-              cronExpression: trigger.cronExpression,
-              error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
-              timezone: trigger.timezone,
-              workflowId: workflow.id,
-              workflowName: workflow.name
-            }, 'Failed to queue cron job')
-          }
-        } else {
-          logger.warn({
-            workflowId: workflow.id,
-            workflowName: workflow.name
-          }, 'Cron trigger found but no cron expression specified')
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  } catch (error) {
-    logger.error({
-      error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error'
-    }, 'Failed to register cron jobs')
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Validate a cron expression
- */
-export function validateCronExpression(cronExpression: string): boolean {
-  return cron.validate(cronExpression)
-}
-
-/**
- * Calculate the next time a cron expression should run
- */
-function getNextCronTime(cronExpression: string, timezone?: string): Date {
-  if (!validateCronExpression(cronExpression)) {
-    throw new Error(`Invalid cron expression: ${cronExpression}`)
-  }
-
-  const now = new Date()
-  const options: { timezone?: string } = timezone ? { timezone } : {}
-
-  // Create a task to find the next execution time
-  const task = cron.schedule(cronExpression, () => {}, {
-    ...options
-  })
-
-  // Parse cron expression parts
-  const cronParts = cronExpression.trim().split(/\s+/)
-  if (cronParts.length !== 5) {
-    void task.destroy()
-    throw new Error(`Invalid cron format: ${cronExpression}. Expected 5 parts.`)
-  }
-
-  const [minutePart, hourPart, dayPart, monthPart, weekdayPart] = cronParts
-
-  // Calculate next execution with proper lookahead for any schedule frequency
-  // Start from next minute and look ahead systematically
-  let testTime = new Date(now.getTime() + 60 * 1000) // Start 1 minute from now
-  testTime.setSeconds(0, 0) // Reset seconds and milliseconds
-
-  // Maximum iterations to prevent infinite loops (covers ~2 years)
-  const maxIterations = 2 * 365 * 24 * 60 // 2 years worth of minutes
-  let iterations = 0
-
-  while (iterations < maxIterations) {
-    const minute = testTime.getMinutes()
-    const hour = testTime.getHours()
-    const dayOfMonth = testTime.getDate()
-    const month = testTime.getMonth() + 1
-    const dayOfWeek = testTime.getDay()
-
-    if (matchesCronPart(minute, minutePart) &&
-        matchesCronPart(hour, hourPart) &&
-        matchesCronPart(dayOfMonth, dayPart) &&
-        matchesCronPart(month, monthPart) &&
-        matchesCronPart(dayOfWeek, weekdayPart)) {
-      void task.destroy()
-      return testTime
-    }
-
-    // Increment time intelligently based on cron pattern
-    testTime = incrementTimeForCronPattern(testTime, cronParts)
-    iterations++
-  }
-
-  void task.destroy()
-  throw new Error(`Could not calculate next execution time for cron expression: ${cronExpression} within reasonable timeframe`)
-}
-
-/**
- * Intelligently increment time based on cron pattern to avoid unnecessary iterations
- */
-function incrementTimeForCronPattern(currentTime: Date, cronParts: string[]): Date {
-  const [minutePart, hourPart, _dayPart, _monthPart, _weekdayPart] = cronParts
-  const nextTime = new Date(currentTime)
-
-  // If minute is specific (not wildcard), we can jump to next hour
-  if (minutePart !== '*' && !minutePart.includes('/')) {
-    const targetMinute = getNextValidCronValue(currentTime.getMinutes(), minutePart)
-    if (targetMinute <= currentTime.getMinutes()) {
-      // Move to next hour
-      nextTime.setHours(nextTime.getHours() + 1, targetMinute, 0, 0)
-    } else {
-      nextTime.setMinutes(targetMinute, 0, 0)
-    }
-    return nextTime
-  }
-
-  // If hour is specific and we're past it, jump to next day
-  if (hourPart !== '*' && !hourPart.includes('/')) {
-    const targetHour = getNextValidCronValue(currentTime.getHours(), hourPart)
-    if (targetHour <= currentTime.getHours()) {
-      // Move to next day
-      nextTime.setDate(nextTime.getDate() + 1)
-      nextTime.setHours(targetHour, 0, 0, 0)
-    } else {
-      nextTime.setHours(targetHour, 0, 0, 0)
-    }
-    return nextTime
-  }
-
-  // Default: increment by 1 minute
-  nextTime.setTime(nextTime.getTime() + 60 * 1000)
-  return nextTime
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the next valid value for a cron part
- */
-function getNextValidCronValue(currentValue: number, cronPart: string): number {
-  if (cronPart === '*') {return currentValue + 1}
-
-  // Handle specific values and ranges
-  const values = parseCronPart(cronPart)
-  return values.find(v => v > currentValue) || values[0]
-}
-
-/**
- * Parse a cron part into an array of valid values
- */
-function parseCronPart(cronPart: string): number[] {
-  if (cronPart === '*') {return []}
-
-  const values: number[] = []
-
-  // Handle comma-separated values
-  if (cronPart.includes(',')) {
-    cronPart.split(',').forEach(part => {
-      values.push(...parseCronPart(part.trim()))
-    })
-    return values.sort((a, b) => a - b)
-  }
-
-  // Handle ranges
-  if (cronPart.includes('-')) {
-    const [start, end] = cronPart.split('-').map(n => parseInt(n, 10))
-    for (let i = start; i <= end; i++) {
-      values.push(i)
-    }
-    return values
-  }
-
-  // Handle step values
-  if (cronPart.includes('/')) {
-    const [range, step] = cronPart.split('/')
-    const stepNum = parseInt(step, 10)
-
-    if (range === '*') {
-      // For wildcards with steps, return empty - handled elsewhere
-      return []
-    }
-
-    const baseValues = parseCronPart(range)
-    return baseValues.filter((_, index) => index % stepNum === 0)
-  }
-
-  // Single value
-  values.push(parseInt(cronPart, 10))
-  return values
-}
-
-/**
- * Check if a value matches a cron expression part
- */
-function matchesCronPart(value: number, cronPart: string): boolean {
-  if (cronPart === '*') {return true}
-
-  // Handle step values (e.g., */5)
-  if (cronPart.includes('/')) {
-    const [range, step] = cronPart.split('/')
-    const stepNum = parseInt(step, 10)
-
-    if (range === '*') {
-      return value % stepNum === 0
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Handle ranges (e.g., 1-5)
-  if (cronPart.includes('-')) {
-    const [start, end] = cronPart.split('-').map(n => parseInt(n, 10))
-    return value >= start && value <= end
-  }
-
-  // Handle comma-separated values (e.g., 1,3,5)
-  if (cronPart.includes(',')) {
-    const values = cronPart.split(',').map(n => parseInt(n, 10))
-    return values.includes(value)
-  }
-
-  // Handle single value
-  const cronValue = parseInt(cronPart, 10)
-  return value === cronValue
-}
-
-/**
- * Handle re-queueing of cron jobs after they execute
- * This ensures the job runs again at the next scheduled time
- */
-export async function requeueCronJob(
-  workflowId: string,
-  cronExpression: string,
-  timezone: string | undefined,
-  payload: Payload,
-  logger: Payload['logger']
-): Promise<void> {
-  try {
-    // Queue the job to run at the next scheduled time
-    await payload.jobs.queue({
-      input: { cronExpression, timezone, workflowId },
-      task: 'workflow-cron-executor',
-      waitUntil: getNextCronTime(cronExpression, timezone)
-    })
-
-    logger.debug({
-      nextRun: getNextCronTime(cronExpression, timezone),
-      timezone: timezone || 'UTC',
-      workflowId
-    }, 'Re-queued cron job')
-  } catch (error) {
-    logger.error({
-      error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
-      workflowId
-    }, 'Failed to re-queue cron job')
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Register or update cron jobs for a specific workflow
- */
-export async function updateWorkflowCronJobs(
-  workflowId: string,
-  payload: Payload,
-  logger: Payload['logger']
-): Promise<void> {
-  try {
-    // First, cancel any existing cron jobs for this workflow
-    cancelWorkflowCronJobs(workflowId, payload, logger)
-
-    // Get the workflow
-    const workflow = await payload.findByID({
-      id: workflowId,
-      collection: 'workflows',
-      depth: 0
-    })
-
-    if (!workflow) {
-      logger.warn({ workflowId }, 'Workflow not found for cron job update')
-      return
-    }
-
-    const triggers = workflow.triggers as Array<{
-      cronExpression?: string
-      timezone?: string
-      type: string
-    }>
-
-    // Find all cron triggers for this workflow
-    const cronTriggers = triggers?.filter(t => t.type === 'cron-trigger') || []
-
-    if (cronTriggers.length === 0) {
-      logger.debug({ workflowId }, 'No cron triggers found for workflow')
-      return
-    }
-
-    let scheduledJobs = 0
-
-    for (const trigger of cronTriggers) {
-      if (trigger.cronExpression) {
-        try {
-          // Validate cron expression before queueing
-          if (!validateCronExpression(trigger.cronExpression)) {
-            logger.error({
-              cronExpression: trigger.cronExpression,
-              workflowId,
-              workflowName: workflow.name
-            }, 'Invalid cron expression format')
-            continue
-          }
-
-          // Validate timezone if provided
-          if (trigger.timezone) {
-            try {
-              new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en', { timeZone: trigger.timezone })
-            } catch {
-              logger.error({
-                timezone: trigger.timezone,
-                workflowId,
-                workflowName: workflow.name
-              }, 'Invalid timezone specified')
-              continue
-            }
-          }
-
-          // Calculate next execution time
-          const nextExecution = getNextCronTime(trigger.cronExpression, trigger.timezone)
-
-          // Queue the job
-          await payload.jobs.queue({
-            input: { cronExpression: trigger.cronExpression, timezone: trigger.timezone, workflowId },
-            task: 'workflow-cron-executor',
-            waitUntil: nextExecution
-          })
-
-          scheduledJobs++
-
-          logger.info({
-            cronExpression: trigger.cronExpression,
-            nextExecution: nextExecution.toISOString(),
-            timezone: trigger.timezone || 'UTC',
-            workflowId,
-            workflowName: workflow.name
-          }, 'Scheduled cron job for workflow')
-        } catch (error) {
-          logger.error({
-            cronExpression: trigger.cronExpression,
-            error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
-            timezone: trigger.timezone,
-            workflowId,
-            workflowName: workflow.name
-          }, 'Failed to schedule cron job')
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (scheduledJobs > 0) {
-      logger.info({ scheduledJobs, workflowId }, 'Updated cron jobs for workflow')
-    }
-  } catch (error) {
-    logger.error({
-      error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
-      workflowId
-    }, 'Failed to update workflow cron jobs')
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Cancel all cron jobs for a specific workflow
- */
-export function cancelWorkflowCronJobs(
-  workflowId: string,
-  payload: Payload,
-  logger: Payload['logger']
-): void {
-  try {
-    // Note: PayloadCMS job system doesn't have a built-in way to cancel specific jobs by input
-    // This is a limitation we need to work around
-    // For now, we log that we would cancel jobs for this workflow
-    logger.debug({ workflowId }, 'Would cancel existing cron jobs for workflow (PayloadCMS limitation: cannot selectively cancel jobs)')
-  } catch (error) {
-    logger.error({
-      error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
-      workflowId
-    }, 'Failed to cancel workflow cron jobs')
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Remove cron jobs for a deleted workflow
- */
-export function removeWorkflowCronJobs(
-  workflowId: string,
-  payload: Payload,
-  logger: Payload['logger']
-): void {
-  try {
-    cancelWorkflowCronJobs(workflowId, payload, logger)
-    logger.info({ workflowId }, 'Removed cron jobs for deleted workflow')
-  } catch (error) {
-    logger.error({
-      error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
-      workflowId
-    }, 'Failed to remove workflow cron jobs')
-  }
-}

src/plugin/global-hook.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import {WorkflowExecutor} from '../core/workflow-executor.js'
+
+export const createGlobalTriggerHook = (globalSlug: string, hookType: string) => {
+  return async function payloadGlobalAutomationHook(args: any) {
+    const req = 'req' in args ? args.req :
+      'args' in args ? args.args.req :
+      undefined
+    if (!req) {
+      throw new Error('No request object found in global hook arguments')
+    }
+
+    const payload = req.payload
+    const logger = payload.logger
+
+    try {
+      logger.info({
+        global: globalSlug,
+        hookType,
+        operation: hookType
+      }, 'Global automation hook triggered')
+
+      // Create executor on-demand
+      const executor = new WorkflowExecutor(payload, logger)
+
+      logger.debug('Executing triggered global workflows...')
+
+      // Find workflows with matching global triggers
+      const {docs: workflows} = await payload.find({
+        collection: 'workflows',
+        depth: 2,
+        limit: 100,
+        where: {
+          'triggers.parameters.global': {
+            equals: globalSlug
+          },
+          'triggers.parameters.operation': {
+            equals: hookType
+          },
+          'triggers.type': {
+            equals: 'global-hook'
+          }
+        }
+      })
+
+      // Execute each matching workflow
+      for (const workflow of workflows) {
+        // Create execution context
+        const context = {
+          steps: {},
+          trigger: {
+            ...args,
+            type: 'global',
+            global: globalSlug,
+            operation: hookType,
+            req
+          }
+        }
+
+        try {
+          await executor.execute(workflow, context, req)
+          logger.info({
+            workflowId: workflow.id,
+            global: globalSlug,
+            hookType
+          }, 'Global workflow executed successfully')
+        } catch (error) {
+          logger.error({
+            workflowId: workflow.id,
+            global: globalSlug,
+            hookType,
+            error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error'
+          }, 'Global workflow execution failed')
+          // Don't throw to prevent breaking the original operation
+        }
+      }
+
+      logger.info({
+        global: globalSlug,
+        hookType
+      }, 'Global workflow execution completed successfully')
+
+    } catch (error) {
+      const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error'
+
+      logger.error({
+        global: globalSlug,
+        hookType,
+        error: errorMessage,
+        errorStack: error instanceof Error ? error.stack : undefined
+      }, 'Global hook execution failed')
+
+      // Don't throw to prevent breaking the original operation
+    }
+  }
+}

src/plugin/index.ts

@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
-import type {Config} from 'payload'
+import type {CollectionConfig, Config} from 'payload'
 
 import type {WorkflowsPluginConfig} from "./config-types.js"
 
 import {createWorkflowCollection} from '../collections/Workflow.js'
 import {WorkflowRunsCollection} from '../collections/WorkflowRuns.js'
 import {WorkflowExecutor} from '../core/workflow-executor.js'
-import {generateCronTasks, registerCronJobs} from './cron-scheduler.js'
-import {initCollectionHooks} from "./init-collection-hooks.js"
-import {initGlobalHooks} from "./init-global-hooks.js"
-import {initStepTasks} from "./init-step-tasks.js"
-import {initWebhookEndpoint} from "./init-webhook.js"
-import {initWorkflowHooks} from './init-workflow-hooks.js'
 import {getConfigLogger, initializeLogger} from './logger.js'
+import {createCollectionTriggerHook} from "./collection-hook.js"
+import {createGlobalTriggerHook} from "./global-hook.js"
 
 export {getLogger} from './logger.js'
 
@@ -27,8 +23,16 @@ const applyCollectionsConfig = <T extends string>(pluginOptions: WorkflowsPlugin
   )
 }
 
-// Track if hooks have been initialized to prevent double registration
-let hooksInitialized = false
+type AnyHook =
+  CollectionConfig['hooks'] extends infer H
+    ? H extends Record<string, unknown>
+      ? NonNullable<H[keyof H]> extends (infer U)[]
+        ? U
+        : never
+      : never
+    : never;
+
+type HookArgs = Parameters<AnyHook>[0]
 
 export const workflowsPlugin =
   <TSlug extends string>(pluginOptions: WorkflowsPluginConfig<TSlug>) =>
@@ -40,42 +44,152 @@ export const workflowsPlugin =
 
       applyCollectionsConfig<TSlug>(pluginOptions, config)
 
+      // CRITICAL: Modify existing collection configs BEFORE PayloadCMS processes them
+      // This is the ONLY time we can add hooks that will actually work
+      const logger = getConfigLogger()
+
+      if (config.collections && pluginOptions.collectionTriggers) {
+        for (const [collectionSlug, triggerConfig] of Object.entries(pluginOptions.collectionTriggers)) {
+          if (!triggerConfig) {
+            continue
+          }
+
+          // Find the collection config that matches
+          const collectionIndex = config.collections.findIndex(c => c.slug === collectionSlug)
+          if (collectionIndex === -1) {
+            logger.warn(`Collection '${collectionSlug}' not found in config.collections`)
+            continue
+          }
+
+          const collection = config.collections[collectionIndex]
+
+          // Initialize hooks if needed
+          if (!collection.hooks) {
+            collection.hooks = {}
+          }
+
+          // Determine which hooks to register based on config
+          const hooksToRegister = triggerConfig === true
+            ? {
+                afterChange: true,
+                afterDelete: true,
+                afterRead: true,
+              }
+            : triggerConfig
+
+          // Register each configured hook
+          Object.entries(hooksToRegister).forEach(([hookName, enabled]) => {
+            if (!enabled) {
+              return
+            }
+
+            const hookKey = hookName as keyof typeof collection.hooks
+
+            // Initialize the hook array if needed
+            if (!collection.hooks![hookKey]) {
+              collection.hooks![hookKey] = []
+            }
+
+            // Create the automation hook for this specific collection and hook type
+            const automationHook = createCollectionTriggerHook(collectionSlug, hookKey)
+
+            // Mark it for debugging
+            Object.defineProperty(automationHook, '__isAutomationHook', {
+              value: true,
+              enumerable: false
+            })
+            Object.defineProperty(automationHook, '__hookType', {
+              value: hookKey,
+              enumerable: false
+            })
+
+            // Add the hook to the collection
+            ;(collection.hooks![hookKey] as Array<unknown>).push(automationHook)
+
+            logger.debug(`Registered ${hookKey} hook for collection '${collectionSlug}'`)
+          })
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Handle global triggers similarly to collection triggers
+      if (config.globals && pluginOptions.globalTriggers) {
+        for (const [globalSlug, triggerConfig] of Object.entries(pluginOptions.globalTriggers)) {
+          if (!triggerConfig) {
+            continue
+          }
+
+          // Find the global config that matches
+          const globalIndex = config.globals.findIndex(g => g.slug === globalSlug)
+          if (globalIndex === -1) {
+            logger.warn(`Global '${globalSlug}' not found in config.globals`)
+            continue
+          }
+
+          const global = config.globals[globalIndex]
+
+          // Initialize hooks if needed
+          if (!global.hooks) {
+            global.hooks = {}
+          }
+
+          // Determine which hooks to register based on config
+          const hooksToRegister = triggerConfig === true
+            ? {
+                afterChange: true,
+                afterRead: true,
+              }
+            : triggerConfig
+
+          // Register each configured hook
+          Object.entries(hooksToRegister).forEach(([hookName, enabled]) => {
+            if (!enabled) {
+              return
+            }
+
+            const hookKey = hookName as keyof typeof global.hooks
+
+            // Initialize the hook array if needed
+            if (!global.hooks![hookKey]) {
+              global.hooks![hookKey] = []
+            }
+
+            // Create the automation hook for this specific global and hook type
+            const automationHook = createGlobalTriggerHook(globalSlug, hookKey)
+
+            // Mark it for debugging
+            Object.defineProperty(automationHook, '__isAutomationHook', {
+              value: true,
+              enumerable: false
+            })
+            Object.defineProperty(automationHook, '__hookType', {
+              value: hookKey,
+              enumerable: false
+            })
+
+            // Add the hook to the global
+            ;(global.hooks![hookKey] as Array<unknown>).push(automationHook)
+
+            logger.debug(`Registered ${hookKey} hook for global '${globalSlug}'`)
+          })
+        }
+      }
+
       if (!config.jobs) {
         config.jobs = {tasks: []}
       }
 
-      const configLogger = getConfigLogger()
-      configLogger.info(`Configuring workflow plugin with ${Object.keys(pluginOptions.collectionTriggers || {}).length} collection triggers`)
-
-      // Generate cron tasks for workflows with cron triggers
-      generateCronTasks(config)
-
       for (const step of pluginOptions.steps) {
         if (!config.jobs?.tasks?.find(task => task.slug === step.slug)) {
-          configLogger.debug(`Registering task: ${step.slug}`)
           config.jobs?.tasks?.push(step)
-        } else {
-          configLogger.debug(`Task ${step.slug} already registered, skipping`)
         }
       }
 
-      // Initialize webhook endpoint
-      initWebhookEndpoint(config, pluginOptions.webhookPrefix || 'webhook')
 
-      // Set up onInit to register collection hooks and initialize features
+      // Set up onInit to initialize features
       const incomingOnInit = config.onInit
       config.onInit = async (payload) => {
-        configLogger.info(`onInit called - hooks already initialized: ${hooksInitialized}, collections: ${Object.keys(payload.collections).length}`)
-        
-        // Prevent double initialization in dev mode
-        if (hooksInitialized) {
-          configLogger.warn('Hooks already initialized, skipping to prevent duplicate registration')
-          return
-        }
-        
         // Execute any existing onInit functions first
         if (incomingOnInit) {
-          configLogger.debug('Executing existing onInit function')
           await incomingOnInit(payload)
         }
 
@@ -83,31 +197,10 @@ export const workflowsPlugin =
         const logger = initializeLogger(payload)
         logger.info('Logger initialized with payload instance')
 
-        // Log collection trigger configuration
-        logger.info(`Plugin configuration: ${Object.keys(pluginOptions.collectionTriggers || {}).length} collection triggers, ${pluginOptions.steps?.length || 0} steps`)
-
-        // Create workflow executor instance
-        const executor = new WorkflowExecutor(payload, logger)
-
-        // Initialize hooks
-        logger.info('Initializing collection hooks...')
-        initCollectionHooks(pluginOptions, payload, logger, executor)
-        
-        logger.info('Initializing global hooks...')
-        initGlobalHooks(payload, logger, executor)
-        
-        logger.info('Initializing workflow hooks...')
-        initWorkflowHooks(payload, logger)
-        
-        logger.info('Initializing step tasks...')
-        initStepTasks(pluginOptions, payload, logger)
-
-        // Register cron jobs for workflows with cron triggers
-        logger.info('Registering cron jobs...')
-        await registerCronJobs(payload, logger)
+        // Log trigger configuration
+        logger.info(`Plugin configuration: ${Object.keys(pluginOptions.collectionTriggers || {}).length} collection triggers, ${Object.keys(pluginOptions.globalTriggers || {}).length} global triggers, ${pluginOptions.steps?.length || 0} steps`)
 
         logger.info('Plugin initialized successfully - all hooks registered')
-        hooksInitialized = true
       }
 
       return config

src/plugin/init-collection-hooks.ts

@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-import type {Payload} from "payload"
-import type {Logger} from "pino"
-
-import type { WorkflowExecutor } from "../core/workflow-executor.js"
-import type {CollectionTriggerConfigCrud, WorkflowsPluginConfig} from "./config-types.js"
-
-export function initCollectionHooks<T extends string>(pluginOptions: WorkflowsPluginConfig<T>, payload: Payload, logger: Payload['logger'], executor: WorkflowExecutor) {
-  
-  if (!pluginOptions.collectionTriggers || Object.keys(pluginOptions.collectionTriggers).length === 0) {
-    logger.warn('No collection triggers configured in plugin options')
-    return
-  }
-
-  logger.info({
-    configuredCollections: Object.keys(pluginOptions.collectionTriggers),
-    availableCollections: Object.keys(payload.collections)
-  }, 'Starting collection hook registration')
-
-  // Add hooks to configured collections
-  for (const [collectionSlug, triggerConfig] of Object.entries(pluginOptions.collectionTriggers)) {
-    if (!triggerConfig) {
-      logger.debug({collectionSlug}, 'Skipping collection with falsy trigger config')
-      continue
-    }
-
-    const collection = payload.collections[collectionSlug as T]
-    const crud: CollectionTriggerConfigCrud = triggerConfig === true ? {
-      create: true,
-      delete: true,
-      read: true,
-      update: true,
-    } : triggerConfig
-
-    if (!collection.config.hooks) {
-      collection.config.hooks = {} as typeof collection.config.hooks
-    }
-
-    if (crud.update || crud.create) {
-      collection.config.hooks.afterChange = collection.config.hooks.afterChange || []
-      collection.config.hooks.afterChange.push(async (change) => {
-        const operation = change.operation as 'create' | 'update'
-        logger.debug({
-          slug: change.collection.slug,
-          operation,
-        }, 'Collection hook triggered')
-
-        // Execute workflows for this trigger
-        await executor.executeTriggeredWorkflows(
-          change.collection.slug,
-          operation,
-          change.doc,
-          change.previousDoc,
-          change.req
-        )
-      })
-    }
-
-    if (crud.read) {
-      collection.config.hooks.afterRead = collection.config.hooks.afterRead || []
-      collection.config.hooks.afterRead.push(async (change) => {
-        logger.debug({
-          slug: change.collection.slug,
-          operation: 'read',
-        }, 'Collection hook triggered')
-
-        // Execute workflows for this trigger
-        await executor.executeTriggeredWorkflows(
-          change.collection.slug,
-          'read',
-          change.doc,
-          undefined,
-          change.req
-        )
-      })
-    }
-
-    if (crud.delete) {
-      collection.config.hooks.afterDelete = collection.config.hooks.afterDelete || []
-      collection.config.hooks.afterDelete.push(async (change) => {
-        logger.debug({
-          slug: change.collection.slug,
-          operation: 'delete',
-        }, 'Collection hook triggered')
-
-        // Execute workflows for this trigger
-        await executor.executeTriggeredWorkflows(
-          change.collection.slug,
-          'delete',
-          change.doc,
-          undefined,
-          change.req
-        )
-      })
-    }
-
-    if (collection) {
-      logger.info({
-        collectionSlug,
-        hooksRegistered: {
-          afterChange: crud.update || crud.create,
-          afterRead: crud.read,
-          afterDelete: crud.delete
-        }
-      }, 'Collection hooks registered successfully')
-    } else {
-      logger.error({
-        collectionSlug,
-        availableCollections: Object.keys(payload.collections)
-      }, 'Collection not found for trigger configuration - check collection slug spelling')
-    }
-  }
-}

src/plugin/init-global-hooks.ts

@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-import type { Payload, PayloadRequest } from "payload"
-import type { Logger } from "pino"
-
-import type { WorkflowExecutor, Workflow } from "../core/workflow-executor.js"
-
-export function initGlobalHooks(payload: Payload, logger: Payload['logger'], executor: WorkflowExecutor) {
-  // Get all globals from the config
-  const globals = payload.config.globals || []
-
-  for (const globalConfig of globals) {
-    const globalSlug = globalConfig.slug
-
-    // Add afterChange hook to global
-    if (!globalConfig.hooks) {
-      globalConfig.hooks = {
-        afterChange: [],
-        afterRead: [],
-        beforeChange: [],
-        beforeRead: [],
-        beforeValidate: []
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (!globalConfig.hooks.afterChange) {
-      globalConfig.hooks.afterChange = []
-    }
-
-    globalConfig.hooks.afterChange.push(async (change) => {
-      logger.debug({
-        global: globalSlug,
-        operation: 'update'
-      }, 'Global hook triggered')
-
-      // Execute workflows for this global trigger
-      await executeTriggeredGlobalWorkflows(
-        globalSlug,
-        'update',
-        change.doc,
-        change.previousDoc,
-        change.req,
-        payload,
-        logger,
-        executor
-      )
-    })
-
-    logger.info({ globalSlug }, 'Global hooks registered')
-  }
-}
-
-async function executeTriggeredGlobalWorkflows(
-  globalSlug: string,
-  operation: 'update',
-  doc: Record<string, any>,
-  previousDoc: Record<string, any>,
-  req: PayloadRequest,
-  payload: Payload,
-  logger: Payload['logger'],
-  executor: WorkflowExecutor
-): Promise<void> {
-  try {
-    // Find workflows with matching global triggers
-    const workflows = await payload.find({
-      collection: 'workflows',
-      depth: 2,
-      limit: 100,
-      req,
-      where: {
-        'triggers.global': {
-          equals: globalSlug
-        },
-        'triggers.globalOperation': {
-          equals: operation
-        },
-        'triggers.type': {
-          equals: 'global-trigger'
-        }
-      }
-    })
-
-    for (const workflow of workflows.docs) {
-      logger.info({
-        globalSlug,
-        operation,
-        workflowId: workflow.id,
-        workflowName: workflow.name
-      }, 'Triggering global workflow')
-
-      // Create execution context
-      const context = {
-        steps: {},
-        trigger: {
-          type: 'global',
-          doc,
-          global: globalSlug,
-          operation,
-          previousDoc,
-          req
-        }
-      }
-
-      // Execute the workflow
-      await executor.execute(workflow as Workflow, context, req)
-    }
-  } catch (error) {
-    logger.error({
-      error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
-      globalSlug,
-      operation
-    }, 'Failed to execute triggered global workflows')
-  }
-}

src/plugin/init-step-tasks.ts

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import type {Payload} from "payload"
-import type {Logger} from "pino"
-
-import type {WorkflowsPluginConfig} from "./config-types.js"
-
-export function initStepTasks<T extends string>(pluginOptions: WorkflowsPluginConfig<T>, payload: Payload, logger: Payload['logger']) {
-  logger.info({ stepCount: pluginOptions.steps.length, steps: pluginOptions.steps.map(s => s.slug) }, 'Initializing step tasks')
-
-}

src/plugin/init-webhook.ts

@@ -1,176 +0,0 @@
-import type {Config, PayloadRequest} from 'payload'
-
-import {type Workflow, WorkflowExecutor} from '../core/workflow-executor.js'
-import {getConfigLogger, initializeLogger} from './logger.js'
-
-export function initWebhookEndpoint(config: Config, webhookPrefix = 'webhook'): void {
-  const logger = getConfigLogger()
-  // Ensure the prefix starts with a slash
-  const normalizedPrefix = webhookPrefix.startsWith('/') ? webhookPrefix : `/${webhookPrefix}`
-  logger.debug(`Adding webhook endpoint to config with prefix: ${normalizedPrefix}`)
-  logger.debug('Current config.endpoints length:', config.endpoints?.length || 0)
-
-  // Define webhook endpoint
-  const webhookEndpoint = {
-    handler: async (req: PayloadRequest) => {
-      const {path} = req.routeParams as { path: string }
-      const webhookData = req.body || {}
-
-      logger.debug('Webhook endpoint handler called, path: ' + path)
-
-      try {
-        // Find workflows with matching webhook triggers
-        const workflows = await req.payload.find({
-          collection: 'workflows',
-          depth: 2,
-          limit: 100,
-          req,
-          where: {
-            'triggers.type': {
-              equals: 'webhook-trigger'
-            },
-            'triggers.webhookPath': {
-              equals: path
-            }
-          }
-        })
-
-        if (workflows.docs.length === 0) {
-          return new Response(
-            JSON.stringify({error: 'No workflows found for this webhook path'}),
-            {
-              headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
-              status: 404
-            }
-          )
-        }
-
-        // Create a workflow executor for this request
-        const logger = initializeLogger(req.payload)
-        const executor = new WorkflowExecutor(req.payload, logger)
-
-        const executionPromises = workflows.docs.map(async (workflow) => {
-          try {
-            // Create execution context for the webhook trigger
-            const context = {
-              steps: {},
-              trigger: {
-                type: 'webhook',
-                data: webhookData,
-                headers: Object.fromEntries(req.headers?.entries() || []),
-                path,
-                req
-              }
-            }
-
-            // Find the matching trigger and check its condition if present
-            const triggers = workflow.triggers as Array<{
-              condition?: string
-              type: string
-              webhookPath?: string
-            }>
-
-            const matchingTrigger = triggers?.find(trigger =>
-              trigger.type === 'webhook-trigger' &&
-              trigger.webhookPath === path
-            )
-
-            // Check trigger condition if present
-            if (matchingTrigger?.condition) {
-              logger.debug({
-                condition: matchingTrigger.condition,
-                path,
-                webhookData: JSON.stringify(webhookData).substring(0, 200),
-                headers: Object.keys(context.trigger.headers || {}),
-                workflowId: workflow.id,
-                workflowName: workflow.name
-              }, 'Evaluating webhook trigger condition')
-
-              const conditionMet = executor.evaluateCondition(matchingTrigger.condition, context)
-
-              if (!conditionMet) {
-                logger.info({
-                  condition: matchingTrigger.condition,
-                  path,
-                  webhookDataSnapshot: JSON.stringify(webhookData).substring(0, 200),
-                  workflowId: workflow.id,
-                  workflowName: workflow.name
-                }, 'Webhook trigger condition not met, skipping workflow')
-
-                return { reason: 'Condition not met', status: 'skipped', workflowId: workflow.id }
-              }
-
-              logger.info({
-                condition: matchingTrigger.condition,
-                path,
-                webhookDataSnapshot: JSON.stringify(webhookData).substring(0, 200),
-                workflowId: workflow.id,
-                workflowName: workflow.name
-              }, 'Webhook trigger condition met')
-            }
-
-            // Execute the workflow
-            await executor.execute(workflow as Workflow, context, req)
-
-            return { status: 'triggered', workflowId: workflow.id }
-          } catch (error) {
-            return {
-              error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
-              status: 'failed',
-              workflowId: workflow.id
-            }
-          }
-        })
-
-        const results = await Promise.allSettled(executionPromises)
-        const resultsData = results.map((result, index) => {
-          const baseResult = { workflowId: workflows.docs[index].id }
-          if (result.status === 'fulfilled') {
-            return { ...baseResult, ...result.value }
-          } else {
-            return { ...baseResult, error: result.reason, status: 'failed' }
-          }
-        })
-
-        return new Response(
-          JSON.stringify({
-            message: `Triggered ${workflows.docs.length} workflow(s)`,
-            results: resultsData
-          }),
-          {
-            headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-            status: 200
-          }
-        )
-
-      } catch (error) {
-        return new Response(
-          JSON.stringify({
-            details: error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error',
-            error: 'Failed to process webhook'
-          }),
-          {
-            headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-            status: 500
-          }
-        )
-      }
-    },
-    method: 'post' as const,
-    path: `${normalizedPrefix}/:path`
-  }
-
-  // Check if the webhook endpoint already exists to avoid duplicates
-  const existingEndpoint = config.endpoints?.find(endpoint =>
-    endpoint.path === webhookEndpoint.path && endpoint.method === webhookEndpoint.method
-  )
-
-  if (!existingEndpoint) {
-    // Combine existing endpoints with the webhook endpoint
-    config.endpoints = [...(config.endpoints || []), webhookEndpoint]
-    logger.debug(`Webhook endpoint added at path: ${webhookEndpoint.path}`)
-    logger.debug('New config.endpoints length:', config.endpoints.length)
-  } else {
-    logger.debug(`Webhook endpoint already exists at path: ${webhookEndpoint.path}`)
-  }
-}

src/plugin/init-workflow-hooks.ts

@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-import type {Payload} from 'payload'
-
-import {updateWorkflowCronJobs, removeWorkflowCronJobs} from './cron-scheduler.js'
-
-/**
- * Initialize hooks for the workflows collection itself
- * to manage cron jobs when workflows are created/updated
- */
-export function initWorkflowHooks(payload: Payload, logger: Payload['logger']): void {
-  // Add afterChange hook to workflows collection to update cron jobs
-  const workflowsCollection = payload.collections.workflows
-  
-  if (!workflowsCollection) {
-    logger.warn('Workflows collection not found, cannot initialize workflow hooks')
-    return
-  }
-  
-  // Add afterChange hook to register/update cron jobs
-  if (!workflowsCollection.config.hooks?.afterChange) {
-    if (!workflowsCollection.config.hooks) {
-      // @ts-expect-error - hooks object will be populated by Payload
-      workflowsCollection.config.hooks = {}
-    }
-    workflowsCollection.config.hooks.afterChange = []
-  }
-  
-  workflowsCollection.config.hooks.afterChange.push(async ({ doc, operation }) => {
-    if (operation === 'create' || operation === 'update') {
-      logger.debug({
-        operation,
-        workflowId: doc.id,
-        workflowName: doc.name
-      }, 'Workflow changed, updating cron jobs selectively')
-      
-      // Update cron jobs for this specific workflow only
-      await updateWorkflowCronJobs(doc.id, payload, logger)
-    }
-  })
-  
-  // Add afterDelete hook to clean up cron jobs
-  if (!workflowsCollection.config.hooks?.afterDelete) {
-    workflowsCollection.config.hooks.afterDelete = []
-  }
-  
-  workflowsCollection.config.hooks.afterDelete.push(async ({ doc }) => {
-    logger.debug({
-      workflowId: doc.id,
-      workflowName: doc.name
-    }, 'Workflow deleted, removing cron jobs')
-    
-    // Remove cron jobs for the deleted workflow
-    removeWorkflowCronJobs(doc.id, payload, logger)
-  })
-  
-  logger.info('Workflow hooks initialized for cron job management')
-}

src/plugin/logger.ts

@@ -3,25 +3,40 @@ import type { Payload } from 'payload'
 // Global logger instance - use Payload's logger type
 let pluginLogger: null | Payload['logger'] = null
 
+/**
+ * Get the configured log level from environment variables
+ * Supports: PAYLOAD_AUTOMATION_LOG_LEVEL for unified control
+ * Or separate: PAYLOAD_AUTOMATION_CONFIG_LOG_LEVEL and PAYLOAD_AUTOMATION_LOG_LEVEL
+ */
+function getConfigLogLevel(): string {
+  return process.env.PAYLOAD_AUTOMATION_CONFIG_LOG_LEVEL || 
+         process.env.PAYLOAD_AUTOMATION_LOG_LEVEL || 
+         'warn' // Default to warn level for production
+}
+
 /**
  * Simple config-time logger for use during plugin configuration
  * Uses console with plugin prefix since Payload logger isn't available yet
  */
 const configLogger = {
   debug: <T>(message: string, ...args: T[]) => {
-    if (!process.env.PAYLOAD_AUTOMATION_CONFIG_LOGGING) {return}
-    console.log(`[payload-automation] ${message}`, ...args)
+    const level = getConfigLogLevel()
+    if (level === 'silent' || (level !== 'debug' && level !== 'trace')) {return}
+    console.debug(`[payload-automation] ${message}`, ...args)
   },
   error: <T>(message: string, ...args: T[]) => {
-    if (!process.env.PAYLOAD_AUTOMATION_CONFIG_LOGGING) {return}
+    const level = getConfigLogLevel()
+    if (level === 'silent') {return}
     console.error(`[payload-automation] ${message}`, ...args)
   },
   info: <T>(message: string, ...args: T[]) => {
-    if (!process.env.PAYLOAD_AUTOMATION_CONFIG_LOGGING) {return}
-    console.log(`[payload-automation] ${message}`, ...args)
+    const level = getConfigLogLevel()
+    if (level === 'silent' || level === 'error' || level === 'warn') {return}
+    console.info(`[payload-automation] ${message}`, ...args)
   },
   warn: <T>(message: string, ...args: T[]) => {
-    if (!process.env.PAYLOAD_AUTOMATION_CONFIG_LOGGING) {return}
+    const level = getConfigLogLevel()
+    if (level === 'silent' || level === 'error') {return}
     console.warn(`[payload-automation] ${message}`, ...args)
   }
 }
@@ -39,8 +54,13 @@ export function getConfigLogger() {
  */
 export function initializeLogger(payload: Payload): Payload['logger'] {
   // Create a child logger with plugin identification
+  // Use PAYLOAD_AUTOMATION_LOG_LEVEL as the primary env var
+  const logLevel = process.env.PAYLOAD_AUTOMATION_LOG_LEVEL || 
+                   process.env.PAYLOAD_AUTOMATION_LOGGING || // Legacy support
+                   'warn' // Default to warn level for production
+  
   pluginLogger = payload.logger.child({
-    level: process.env.PAYLOAD_AUTOMATION_LOGGING || 'silent',
+    level: logLevel,
     plugin: '@xtr-dev/payload-automation'
   })
   return pluginLogger

src/steps/create-document.ts

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const CreateDocumentStepTask = {
       name: 'data',
       type: 'json',
       admin: {
-        description: 'The document data to create'
+        description: 'The document data to create. Use JSONPath to reference trigger data (e.g., {"title": "$.trigger.doc.title", "author": "$.trigger.doc.author"})'
       },
       required: true
     },

src/steps/delete-document.ts

@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ export const DeleteDocumentStepTask = {
       name: 'id',
       type: 'text',
       admin: {
-        description: 'The ID of a specific document to delete (leave empty to delete multiple)'
+        description: 'The ID of a specific document to delete. Use JSONPath (e.g., "$.trigger.doc.id"). Leave empty to delete multiple.'
       }
     },
     {
       name: 'where',
       type: 'json',
       admin: {
-        description: 'Query conditions to find documents to delete (used when ID is not provided)'
+        description: 'Query conditions to find documents to delete when ID is not provided. Use JSONPath in values (e.g., {"author": "$.trigger.doc.author"})'
       }
     }
   ],

src/steps/http-request-handler.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,280 @@
 import type {TaskHandler} from "payload"
 
-export const httpStepHandler: TaskHandler<'http-request-step'> = async ({input}) => {
-  if (!input) {
-    throw new Error('No input provided')
+interface HttpRequestInput {
+  url: string
+  method?: string
+  headers?: Record<string, string>
+  body?: any
+  timeout?: number
+  authentication?: {
+    type?: 'none' | 'bearer' | 'basic' | 'apikey'
+    token?: string
+    username?: string
+    password?: string
+    headerName?: string
+    headerValue?: string
   }
-  const response = await fetch(input.url)
-  return {
-    output: {
-      response: await response.text()
-    },
-    state: response.ok ? 'succeeded' : undefined
+  retries?: number
+  retryDelay?: number
+}
+
+export const httpStepHandler: TaskHandler<'http-request-step'> = async ({input, req}) => {
+  const startTime = Date.now() // Move startTime to outer scope
+  
+  try {
+    if (!input || !input.url) {
+      return {
+        output: {
+          status: 0,
+          statusText: 'Invalid Input',
+          headers: {},
+          body: '',
+          data: null,
+          duration: 0,
+          error: 'URL is required for HTTP request'
+        },
+        state: 'failed'
+      }
+    }
+
+  const typedInput = input as HttpRequestInput
+  
+    // Validate URL
+    try {
+      new URL(typedInput.url)
+    } catch (error) {
+      return {
+        output: {
+          status: 0,
+          statusText: 'Invalid URL',
+          headers: {},
+          body: '',
+          data: null,
+          duration: 0,
+          error: `Invalid URL: ${typedInput.url}`
+        },
+        state: 'failed'
+      }
+    }
+
+  // Prepare request options
+  const method = (typedInput.method || 'GET').toUpperCase()
+  const timeout = typedInput.timeout || 30000
+  const headers: Record<string, string> = {
+    'User-Agent': 'PayloadCMS-Automation/1.0',
+    ...typedInput.headers
+  }
+
+  // Handle authentication
+  if (typedInput.authentication) {
+    switch (typedInput.authentication.type) {
+      case 'bearer':
+        if (typedInput.authentication.token) {
+          headers['Authorization'] = `Bearer ${typedInput.authentication.token}`
+        }
+        break
+      case 'basic':
+        if (typedInput.authentication.username && typedInput.authentication.password) {
+          const credentials = btoa(`${typedInput.authentication.username}:${typedInput.authentication.password}`)
+          headers['Authorization'] = `Basic ${credentials}`
+        }
+        break
+      case 'apikey':
+        if (typedInput.authentication.headerName && typedInput.authentication.headerValue) {
+          headers[typedInput.authentication.headerName] = typedInput.authentication.headerValue
+        }
+        break
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Prepare request body
+  let requestBody: string | undefined
+  if (['POST', 'PUT', 'PATCH'].includes(method) && typedInput.body) {
+    if (typeof typedInput.body === 'string') {
+      requestBody = typedInput.body
+    } else {
+      requestBody = JSON.stringify(typedInput.body)
+      if (!headers['Content-Type']) {
+        headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Create abort controller for timeout
+  const abortController = new AbortController()
+  const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => abortController.abort(), timeout)
+
+  // Retry logic
+  const maxRetries = Math.min(Math.max(typedInput.retries || 0, 0), 5)
+  const retryDelay = Math.max(typedInput.retryDelay || 1000, 100)
+
+  let lastError: Error | null = null
+  
+  for (let attempt = 0; attempt <= maxRetries; attempt++) {
+    try {
+      // Add delay for retry attempts
+      if (attempt > 0) {
+        req?.payload?.logger?.info({
+          attempt: attempt + 1,
+          maxRetries: maxRetries + 1,
+          url: typedInput.url,
+          delay: retryDelay
+        }, 'HTTP request retry attempt')
+        
+        await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, retryDelay))
+      }
+
+      const response = await fetch(typedInput.url, {
+        method,
+        headers,
+        body: requestBody,
+        signal: abortController.signal
+      })
+
+      clearTimeout(timeoutId)
+      const duration = Date.now() - startTime
+
+      // Parse response
+      const responseText = await response.text()
+      let parsedData: any = null
+
+      try {
+        const contentType = response.headers.get('content-type') || ''
+        if (contentType.includes('application/json') || contentType.includes('text/json')) {
+          parsedData = JSON.parse(responseText)
+        }
+      } catch (parseError) {
+        // Not JSON, that's fine
+      }
+
+      // Convert headers to plain object
+      const responseHeaders: Record<string, string> = {}
+      response.headers.forEach((value, key) => {
+        responseHeaders[key] = value
+      })
+
+      const output = {
+        status: response.status,
+        statusText: response.statusText,
+        headers: responseHeaders,
+        body: responseText,
+        data: parsedData,
+        duration
+      }
+
+      req?.payload?.logger?.info({
+        url: typedInput.url,
+        method,
+        status: response.status,
+        duration,
+        attempt: attempt + 1
+      }, 'HTTP request completed')
+
+      return {
+        output,
+        // Always return 'succeeded' for completed HTTP requests, even with error status codes (4xx/5xx).
+        // This preserves error information in the output for workflow conditional logic.
+        // Only network errors, timeouts, and connection failures should result in 'failed' state.
+        // This design allows workflows to handle HTTP errors gracefully rather than failing completely.
+        state: 'succeeded'
+      }
+
+    } catch (error) {
+      lastError = error instanceof Error ? error : new Error('Unknown error')
+      
+      // Handle specific error types
+      if (error instanceof Error) {
+        if (error.name === 'AbortError') {
+          lastError = new Error(`Request timeout after ${timeout}ms`)
+        } else if (error.message.includes('fetch')) {
+          lastError = new Error(`Network error: ${error.message}`)
+        }
+      }
+
+      req?.payload?.logger?.warn({
+        url: typedInput.url,
+        method,
+        attempt: attempt + 1,
+        maxRetries: maxRetries + 1,
+        error: lastError.message
+      }, 'HTTP request attempt failed')
+
+      // Don't retry on certain errors
+      if (lastError.message.includes('Invalid URL') || 
+          lastError.message.includes('TypeError') ||
+          attempt >= maxRetries) {
+        break
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  clearTimeout(timeoutId)
+  const duration = Date.now() - startTime
+
+  // All retries exhausted
+  const finalError = lastError || new Error('HTTP request failed')
+  
+  req?.payload?.logger?.error({
+    url: typedInput.url,
+    method,
+    totalAttempts: maxRetries + 1,
+    duration,
+    error: finalError.message
+  }, 'HTTP request failed after all retries')
+
+    // Include detailed error information in the output
+    // Even though PayloadCMS will discard this for failed tasks,
+    // we include it here for potential future PayloadCMS improvements
+    const errorDetails = {
+      errorType: finalError.message.includes('timeout') ? 'timeout' : 
+               finalError.message.includes('ENOTFOUND') ? 'dns' :
+               finalError.message.includes('ECONNREFUSED') ? 'connection' : 'network',
+      duration,
+      attempts: maxRetries + 1,
+      finalError: finalError.message,
+      context: {
+        url: typedInput.url,
+        method,
+        timeout: typedInput.timeout,
+        headers: typedInput.headers
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Return comprehensive output (PayloadCMS will discard it for failed state, but we try anyway)
+    return {
+      output: {
+        status: 0,
+        statusText: 'Request Failed',
+        headers: {},
+        body: '',
+        data: null,
+        duration,
+        error: finalError.message,
+        errorDetails // Include detailed error info (will be discarded by PayloadCMS)
+      },
+      state: 'failed'
+    }
+  } catch (unexpectedError) {
+    // Handle any unexpected errors that weren't caught above
+    const error = unexpectedError instanceof Error ? unexpectedError : new Error('Unexpected error')
+    
+    req?.payload?.logger?.error({
+      error: error.message,
+      stack: error.stack,
+      input: (input as any)?.url || 'unknown'
+    }, 'Unexpected error in HTTP request handler')
+
+    return {
+      output: {
+        status: 0,
+        statusText: 'Handler Error',
+        headers: {},
+        body: '',
+        data: null,
+        duration: Date.now() - startTime,
+        error: `HTTP request handler error: ${error.message}`
+      },
+      state: 'failed'
+    }
   }
 }

src/steps/http-request.ts

@@ -9,12 +9,171 @@ export const HttpRequestStepTask = {
     {
       name: 'url',
       type: 'text',
+      admin: {
+        description: 'The URL to make the HTTP request to'
+      },
+      required: true
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'method',
+      type: 'select',
+      options: [
+        { label: 'GET', value: 'GET' },
+        { label: 'POST', value: 'POST' },
+        { label: 'PUT', value: 'PUT' },
+        { label: 'DELETE', value: 'DELETE' },
+        { label: 'PATCH', value: 'PATCH' }
+      ],
+      defaultValue: 'GET',
+      admin: {
+        description: 'HTTP method to use'
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'headers',
+      type: 'json',
+      admin: {
+        description: 'HTTP headers as JSON object (e.g., {"Content-Type": "application/json"})'
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'body',
+      type: 'json',
+      admin: {
+        condition: (_, siblingData) => siblingData?.method !== 'GET' && siblingData?.method !== 'DELETE',
+        description: 'Request body data. Use JSONPath to reference values (e.g., {"postId": "$.trigger.doc.id", "title": "$.trigger.doc.title"})'
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'timeout',
+      type: 'number',
+      defaultValue: 30000,
+      admin: {
+        description: 'Request timeout in milliseconds (default: 30000)'
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'authentication',
+      type: 'group',
+      fields: [
+        {
+          name: 'type',
+          type: 'select',
+          options: [
+            { label: 'None', value: 'none' },
+            { label: 'Bearer Token', value: 'bearer' },
+            { label: 'Basic Auth', value: 'basic' },
+            { label: 'API Key Header', value: 'apikey' }
+          ],
+          defaultValue: 'none',
+          admin: {
+            description: 'Authentication method'
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'token',
+          type: 'text',
+          admin: {
+            condition: (_, siblingData) => siblingData?.type === 'bearer',
+            description: 'Bearer token value'
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'username',
+          type: 'text',
+          admin: {
+            condition: (_, siblingData) => siblingData?.type === 'basic',
+            description: 'Basic auth username'
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'password',
+          type: 'text',
+          admin: {
+            condition: (_, siblingData) => siblingData?.type === 'basic',
+            description: 'Basic auth password'
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'headerName',
+          type: 'text',
+          admin: {
+            condition: (_, siblingData) => siblingData?.type === 'apikey',
+            description: 'API key header name (e.g., "X-API-Key")'
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          name: 'headerValue',
+          type: 'text',
+          admin: {
+            condition: (_, siblingData) => siblingData?.type === 'apikey',
+            description: 'API key value'
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'retries',
+      type: 'number',
+      defaultValue: 0,
+      min: 0,
+      max: 5,
+      admin: {
+        description: 'Number of retry attempts on failure (max: 5)'
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'retryDelay',
+      type: 'number',
+      defaultValue: 1000,
+      admin: {
+        condition: (_, siblingData) => (siblingData?.retries || 0) > 0,
+        description: 'Delay between retries in milliseconds'
+      }
     }
   ],
   outputSchema: [
     {
-      name: 'response',
+      name: 'status',
+      type: 'number',
+      admin: {
+        description: 'HTTP status code'
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'statusText',
+      type: 'text',
+      admin: {
+        description: 'HTTP status text'
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'headers',
+      type: 'json',
+      admin: {
+        description: 'Response headers'
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'body',
       type: 'textarea',
+      admin: {
+        description: 'Response body'
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'data',
+      type: 'json',
+      admin: {
+        description: 'Parsed response data (if JSON)'
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'duration',
+      type: 'number',
+      admin: {
+        description: 'Request duration in milliseconds'
+      }
     }
   ]
 } satisfies TaskConfig<'http-request-step'>

src/steps/read-document.ts

@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ export const ReadDocumentStepTask = {
       name: 'id',
       type: 'text',
       admin: {
-        description: 'The ID of a specific document to read (leave empty to find multiple)'
+        description: 'The ID of a specific document to read. Use JSONPath (e.g., "$.trigger.doc.relatedId"). Leave empty to find multiple.'
       }
     },
     {
       name: 'where',
       type: 'json',
       admin: {
-        description: 'Query conditions to find documents (used when ID is not provided)'
+        description: 'Query conditions to find documents when ID is not provided. Use JSONPath in values (e.g., {"category": "$.trigger.doc.category", "status": "published"})'
       }
     },
     {

src/steps/send-email.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const SendEmailStepTask = {
       name: 'to',
       type: 'text',
       admin: {
-        description: 'Recipient email address'
+        description: 'Recipient email address. Use JSONPath for dynamic values (e.g., "$.trigger.doc.email" or "$.trigger.user.email")'
       },
       required: true
     },
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ export const SendEmailStepTask = {
       name: 'from',
       type: 'text',
       admin: {
-        description: 'Sender email address (optional, uses default if not provided)'
+        description: 'Sender email address. Use JSONPath if needed (e.g., "$.trigger.doc.senderEmail"). Uses default if not provided.'
       }
     },
     {
       name: 'subject',
       type: 'text',
       admin: {
-        description: 'Email subject line'
+        description: 'Email subject line. Can include JSONPath references (e.g., "Order #$.trigger.doc.orderNumber received")'
       },
       required: true
     },
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ export const SendEmailStepTask = {
       name: 'text',
       type: 'textarea',
       admin: {
-        description: 'Plain text email content'
+        description: 'Plain text email content. Use JSONPath to include dynamic content (e.g., "Dear $.trigger.doc.customerName, your order #$.trigger.doc.id has been received.")'
       }
     },
     {
       name: 'html',
       type: 'textarea',
       admin: {
-        description: 'HTML email content (optional)'
+        description: 'HTML email content. Use JSONPath for dynamic values (e.g., "<h1>Order #$.trigger.doc.orderNumber</h1>")'
       }
     },
     {

src/steps/update-document.ts

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const UpdateDocumentStepTask = {
       name: 'id',
       type: 'text',
       admin: {
-        description: 'The ID of the document to update'
+        description: 'The ID of the document to update. Use JSONPath to reference IDs (e.g., "$.trigger.doc.id" or "$.steps.previousStep.output.id")'
       },
       required: true
     },
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export const UpdateDocumentStepTask = {
       name: 'data',
       type: 'json',
       admin: {
-        description: 'The data to update the document with'
+        description: 'The data to update the document with. Use JSONPath to reference values (e.g., {"status": "$.trigger.doc.status", "updatedBy": "$.trigger.user.id"})'
       },
       required: true
     },

src/test/create-document-step.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,356 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest'
+import { createDocumentHandler } from '../steps/create-document-handler.js'
+import type { Payload } from 'payload'
+
+describe('CreateDocumentStepHandler', () => {
+  let mockPayload: Payload
+  let mockReq: any
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mockPayload = {
+      create: vi.fn()
+    } as any
+
+    mockReq = {
+      payload: mockPayload,
+      user: { id: 'user-123', email: 'test@example.com' }
+    }
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  describe('Document creation', () => {
+    it('should create document successfully', async () => {
+      const createdDoc = {
+        id: 'doc-123',
+        title: 'Test Document',
+        content: 'Test content'
+      }
+      ;(mockPayload.create as any).mockResolvedValue(createdDoc)
+
+      const input = {
+        collectionSlug: 'posts',
+        data: {
+          title: 'Test Document',
+          content: 'Test content'
+        },
+        stepName: 'test-create-step'
+      }
+
+      const result = await createDocumentHandler({ input, req: mockReq })
+
+      expect(result.state).toBe('succeeded')
+      expect(result.output.document).toEqual(createdDoc)
+      expect(result.output.id).toBe('doc-123')
+
+      expect(mockPayload.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        collection: 'posts',
+        data: {
+          title: 'Test Document',
+          content: 'Test content'
+        },
+        req: mockReq
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('should create document with relationship fields', async () => {
+      const createdDoc = {
+        id: 'doc-456',
+        title: 'Related Document',
+        author: 'user-123',
+        category: 'cat-789'
+      }
+      ;(mockPayload.create as any).mockResolvedValue(createdDoc)
+
+      const input = {
+        collectionSlug: 'articles',
+        data: {
+          title: 'Related Document',
+          author: 'user-123',
+          category: 'cat-789'
+        },
+        stepName: 'test-create-with-relations'
+      }
+
+      const result = await createDocumentHandler({ input, req: mockReq })
+
+      expect(result.state).toBe('succeeded')
+      expect(result.output.document).toEqual(createdDoc)
+      expect(mockPayload.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        collection: 'articles',
+        data: {
+          title: 'Related Document',
+          author: 'user-123',
+          category: 'cat-789'
+        },
+        req: mockReq
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('should create document with complex nested data', async () => {
+      const complexData = {
+        title: 'Complex Document',
+        metadata: {
+          tags: ['tag1', 'tag2'],
+          settings: {
+            featured: true,
+            priority: 5
+          }
+        },
+        blocks: [
+          { type: 'text', content: 'Text block' },
+          { type: 'image', src: 'image.jpg', alt: 'Test image' }
+        ]
+      }
+
+      const createdDoc = { id: 'doc-complex', ...complexData }
+      ;(mockPayload.create as any).mockResolvedValue(createdDoc)
+
+      const input = {
+        collectionSlug: 'pages',
+        data: complexData,
+        stepName: 'test-create-complex'
+      }
+
+      const result = await createDocumentHandler({ input, req: mockReq })
+
+      expect(result.state).toBe('succeeded')
+      expect(result.output.document).toEqual(createdDoc)
+      expect(mockPayload.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        collection: 'pages',
+        data: complexData,
+        req: mockReq
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('Error handling', () => {
+    it('should handle PayloadCMS validation errors', async () => {
+      const validationError = new Error('Validation failed')
+      ;(validationError as any).data = [
+        {
+          message: 'Title is required',
+          path: 'title',
+          value: undefined
+        }
+      ]
+      ;(mockPayload.create as any).mockRejectedValue(validationError)
+
+      const input = {
+        collectionSlug: 'posts',
+        data: {
+          content: 'Missing title'
+        },
+        stepName: 'test-validation-error'
+      }
+
+      const result = await createDocumentHandler({ input, req: mockReq })
+
+      expect(result.state).toBe('failed')
+      expect(result.error).toContain('Validation failed')
+    })
+
+    it('should handle permission errors', async () => {
+      const permissionError = new Error('Insufficient permissions')
+      ;(permissionError as any).status = 403
+      ;(mockPayload.create as any).mockRejectedValue(permissionError)
+
+      const input = {
+        collectionSlug: 'admin-only',
+        data: {
+          secret: 'confidential data'
+        },
+        stepName: 'test-permission-error'
+      }
+
+      const result = await createDocumentHandler({ input, req: mockReq })
+
+      expect(result.state).toBe('failed')
+      expect(result.error).toContain('Insufficient permissions')
+    })
+
+    it('should handle database connection errors', async () => {
+      const dbError = new Error('Database connection failed')
+      ;(mockPayload.create as any).mockRejectedValue(dbError)
+
+      const input = {
+        collectionSlug: 'posts',
+        data: { title: 'Test' },
+        stepName: 'test-db-error'
+      }
+
+      const result = await createDocumentHandler({ input, req: mockReq })
+
+      expect(result.state).toBe('failed')
+      expect(result.error).toContain('Database connection failed')
+    })
+
+    it('should handle unknown collection errors', async () => {
+      const collectionError = new Error('Collection "unknown" not found')
+      ;(mockPayload.create as any).mockRejectedValue(collectionError)
+
+      const input = {
+        collectionSlug: 'unknown-collection',
+        data: { title: 'Test' },
+        stepName: 'test-unknown-collection'
+      }
+
+      const result = await createDocumentHandler({ input, req: mockReq })
+
+      expect(result.state).toBe('failed')
+      expect(result.error).toContain('Collection "unknown" not found')
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('Input validation', () => {
+    it('should validate required collection slug', async () => {
+      const input = {
+        data: { title: 'Test' },
+        stepName: 'test-missing-collection'
+      }
+
+      const result = await createDocumentStepHandler({ input, req: mockReq } as any)
+
+      expect(result.state).toBe('failed')
+      expect(result.error).toContain('Collection slug is required')
+    })
+
+    it('should validate required data field', async () => {
+      const input = {
+        collectionSlug: 'posts',
+        stepName: 'test-missing-data'
+      }
+
+      const result = await createDocumentStepHandler({ input, req: mockReq } as any)
+
+      expect(result.state).toBe('failed')
+      expect(result.error).toContain('Data is required')
+    })
+
+    it('should validate data is an object', async () => {
+      const input = {
+        collectionSlug: 'posts',
+        data: 'invalid-data-type',
+        stepName: 'test-invalid-data-type'
+      }
+
+      const result = await createDocumentStepHandler({ input, req: mockReq } as any)
+
+      expect(result.state).toBe('failed')
+      expect(result.error).toContain('Data must be an object')
+    })
+
+    it('should handle empty data object', async () => {
+      const createdDoc = { id: 'empty-doc' }
+      ;(mockPayload.create as any).mockResolvedValue(createdDoc)
+
+      const input = {
+        collectionSlug: 'posts',
+        data: {},
+        stepName: 'test-empty-data'
+      }
+
+      const result = await createDocumentHandler({ input, req: mockReq })
+
+      expect(result.state).toBe('succeeded')
+      expect(result.output.document).toEqual(createdDoc)
+      expect(mockPayload.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        collection: 'posts',
+        data: {},
+        req: mockReq
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('Request context', () => {
+    it('should pass user context from request', async () => {
+      const createdDoc = { id: 'user-doc', title: 'User Document' }
+      ;(mockPayload.create as any).mockResolvedValue(createdDoc)
+
+      const input = {
+        collectionSlug: 'posts',
+        data: { title: 'User Document' },
+        stepName: 'test-user-context'
+      }
+
+      await createDocumentStepHandler({ input, req: mockReq })
+
+      const createCall = (mockPayload.create as any).mock.calls[0][0]
+      expect(createCall.req).toBe(mockReq)
+      expect(createCall.req.user).toEqual({
+        id: 'user-123',
+        email: 'test@example.com'
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('should handle requests without user context', async () => {
+      const reqWithoutUser = {
+        payload: mockPayload,
+        user: null
+      }
+
+      const createdDoc = { id: 'anonymous-doc' }
+      ;(mockPayload.create as any).mockResolvedValue(createdDoc)
+
+      const input = {
+        collectionSlug: 'posts',
+        data: { title: 'Anonymous Document' },
+        stepName: 'test-anonymous'
+      }
+
+      const result = await createDocumentStepHandler({ input, req: reqWithoutUser })
+
+      expect(result.state).toBe('succeeded')
+      expect(mockPayload.create).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        collection: 'posts',
+        data: { title: 'Anonymous Document' },
+        req: reqWithoutUser
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('Output structure', () => {
+    it('should return correct output structure on success', async () => {
+      const createdDoc = {
+        id: 'output-test-doc',
+        title: 'Output Test',
+        createdAt: '2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+        updatedAt: '2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z'
+      }
+      ;(mockPayload.create as any).mockResolvedValue(createdDoc)
+
+      const input = {
+        collectionSlug: 'posts',
+        data: { title: 'Output Test' },
+        stepName: 'test-output-structure'
+      }
+
+      const result = await createDocumentHandler({ input, req: mockReq })
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        state: 'succeeded',
+        output: {
+          document: createdDoc,
+          id: 'output-test-doc'
+        }
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('should return correct error structure on failure', async () => {
+      const error = new Error('Test error')
+      ;(mockPayload.create as any).mockRejectedValue(error)
+
+      const input = {
+        collectionSlug: 'posts',
+        data: { title: 'Error Test' },
+        stepName: 'test-error-structure'
+      }
+
+      const result = await createDocumentHandler({ input, req: mockReq })
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        state: 'failed',
+        error: 'Test error'
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})

src/test/http-request-step.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,348 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest'
+import { httpRequestStepHandler } from '../steps/http-request-handler.js'
+import type { Payload } from 'payload'
+
+// Mock fetch globally
+global.fetch = vi.fn()
+
+describe('HttpRequestStepHandler', () => {
+  let mockPayload: Payload
+  let mockReq: any
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mockPayload = {} as Payload
+    mockReq = {
+      payload: mockPayload,
+      user: null
+    }
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  describe('GET requests', () => {
+    it('should handle successful GET request', async () => {
+      const mockResponse = {
+        ok: true,
+        status: 200,
+        statusText: 'OK',
+        headers: new Headers({ 'content-type': 'application/json' }),
+        text: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue('{"success": true}')
+      }
+      ;(global.fetch as any).mockResolvedValue(mockResponse)
+
+      const input = {
+        url: 'https://api.example.com/data',
+        method: 'GET' as const,
+        stepName: 'test-get-step'
+      }
+
+      const result = await httpRequestStepHandler({ input, req: mockReq })
+
+      expect(result.state).toBe('succeeded')
+      expect(result.output.status).toBe(200)
+      expect(result.output.statusText).toBe('OK')
+      expect(result.output.body).toBe('{"success": true}')
+      expect(result.output.headers).toEqual({ 'content-type': 'application/json' })
+
+      expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith('https://api.example.com/data', {
+        method: 'GET',
+        headers: {},
+        signal: expect.any(AbortSignal)
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('should handle GET request with custom headers', async () => {
+      const mockResponse = {
+        ok: true,
+        status: 200,
+        statusText: 'OK',
+        headers: new Headers(),
+        text: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue('success')
+      }
+      ;(global.fetch as any).mockResolvedValue(mockResponse)
+
+      const input = {
+        url: 'https://api.example.com/data',
+        method: 'GET' as const,
+        headers: {
+          'Authorization': 'Bearer token123',
+          'User-Agent': 'PayloadCMS-Workflow/1.0'
+        },
+        stepName: 'test-get-with-headers'
+      }
+
+      await httpRequestStepHandler({ input, req: mockReq })
+
+      expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith('https://api.example.com/data', {
+        method: 'GET',
+        headers: {
+          'Authorization': 'Bearer token123',
+          'User-Agent': 'PayloadCMS-Workflow/1.0'
+        },
+        signal: expect.any(AbortSignal)
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('POST requests', () => {
+    it('should handle POST request with JSON body', async () => {
+      const mockResponse = {
+        ok: true,
+        status: 201,
+        statusText: 'Created',
+        headers: new Headers(),
+        text: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue('{"id": "123"}')
+      }
+      ;(global.fetch as any).mockResolvedValue(mockResponse)
+
+      const input = {
+        url: 'https://api.example.com/posts',
+        method: 'POST' as const,
+        body: { title: 'Test Post', content: 'Test content' },
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+        stepName: 'test-post-step'
+      }
+
+      const result = await httpRequestStepHandler({ input, req: mockReq })
+
+      expect(result.state).toBe('succeeded')
+      expect(result.output.status).toBe(201)
+
+      expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith('https://api.example.com/posts', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ title: 'Test Post', content: 'Test content' }),
+        signal: expect.any(AbortSignal)
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('should handle POST request with string body', async () => {
+      const mockResponse = {
+        ok: true,
+        status: 200,
+        statusText: 'OK',
+        headers: new Headers(),
+        text: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue('OK')
+      }
+      ;(global.fetch as any).mockResolvedValue(mockResponse)
+
+      const input = {
+        url: 'https://api.example.com/webhook',
+        method: 'POST' as const,
+        body: 'plain text data',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' },
+        stepName: 'test-post-string'
+      }
+
+      await httpRequestStepHandler({ input, req: mockReq })
+
+      expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith('https://api.example.com/webhook', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' },
+        body: 'plain text data',
+        signal: expect.any(AbortSignal)
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('Error handling', () => {
+    it('should handle network errors', async () => {
+      ;(global.fetch as any).mockRejectedValue(new Error('Network error'))
+
+      const input = {
+        url: 'https://invalid-url.example.com',
+        method: 'GET' as const,
+        stepName: 'test-network-error'
+      }
+
+      const result = await httpRequestStepHandler({ input, req: mockReq })
+
+      expect(result.state).toBe('failed')
+      expect(result.error).toContain('Network error')
+    })
+
+    it('should handle HTTP error status codes', async () => {
+      const mockResponse = {
+        ok: false,
+        status: 404,
+        statusText: 'Not Found',
+        headers: new Headers(),
+        text: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue('Page not found')
+      }
+      ;(global.fetch as any).mockResolvedValue(mockResponse)
+
+      const input = {
+        url: 'https://api.example.com/nonexistent',
+        method: 'GET' as const,
+        stepName: 'test-404-error'
+      }
+
+      const result = await httpRequestStepHandler({ input, req: mockReq })
+
+      expect(result.state).toBe('failed')
+      expect(result.error).toContain('HTTP 404')
+      expect(result.output.status).toBe(404)
+      expect(result.output.statusText).toBe('Not Found')
+    })
+
+    it('should handle timeout errors', async () => {
+      const abortError = new Error('The operation was aborted')
+      abortError.name = 'AbortError'
+      ;(global.fetch as any).mockRejectedValue(abortError)
+
+      const input = {
+        url: 'https://slow-api.example.com',
+        method: 'GET' as const,
+        timeout: 1000,
+        stepName: 'test-timeout'
+      }
+
+      const result = await httpRequestStepHandler({ input, req: mockReq })
+
+      expect(result.state).toBe('failed')
+      expect(result.error).toContain('timeout')
+    })
+
+    it('should handle invalid JSON response parsing', async () => {
+      const mockResponse = {
+        ok: true,
+        status: 200,
+        statusText: 'OK',
+        headers: new Headers({ 'content-type': 'application/json' }),
+        text: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue('invalid json {')
+      }
+      ;(global.fetch as any).mockResolvedValue(mockResponse)
+
+      const input = {
+        url: 'https://api.example.com/invalid-json',
+        method: 'GET' as const,
+        stepName: 'test-invalid-json'
+      }
+
+      const result = await httpRequestStepHandler({ input, req: mockReq })
+
+      // Should still succeed but with raw text body
+      expect(result.state).toBe('succeeded')
+      expect(result.output.body).toBe('invalid json {')
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('Request validation', () => {
+    it('should validate required URL field', async () => {
+      const input = {
+        method: 'GET' as const,
+        stepName: 'test-missing-url'
+      }
+
+      const result = await httpRequestStepHandler({ input, req: mockReq } as any)
+
+      expect(result.state).toBe('failed')
+      expect(result.error).toContain('URL is required')
+    })
+
+    it('should validate HTTP method', async () => {
+      const input = {
+        url: 'https://api.example.com',
+        method: 'INVALID' as any,
+        stepName: 'test-invalid-method'
+      }
+
+      const result = await httpRequestStepHandler({ input, req: mockReq })
+
+      expect(result.state).toBe('failed')
+      expect(result.error).toContain('Invalid HTTP method')
+    })
+
+    it('should validate URL format', async () => {
+      const input = {
+        url: 'not-a-valid-url',
+        method: 'GET' as const,
+        stepName: 'test-invalid-url'
+      }
+
+      const result = await httpRequestStepHandler({ input, req: mockReq })
+
+      expect(result.state).toBe('failed')
+      expect(result.error).toContain('Invalid URL')
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('Response processing', () => {
+    it('should parse JSON responses automatically', async () => {
+      const responseData = { id: 123, name: 'Test Item' }
+      const mockResponse = {
+        ok: true,
+        status: 200,
+        statusText: 'OK',
+        headers: new Headers({ 'content-type': 'application/json' }),
+        text: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(JSON.stringify(responseData))
+      }
+      ;(global.fetch as any).mockResolvedValue(mockResponse)
+
+      const input = {
+        url: 'https://api.example.com/item/123',
+        method: 'GET' as const,
+        stepName: 'test-json-parsing'
+      }
+
+      const result = await httpRequestStepHandler({ input, req: mockReq })
+
+      expect(result.state).toBe('succeeded')
+      expect(typeof result.output.body).toBe('string')
+      // Should contain the JSON as string for safe storage
+      expect(result.output.body).toBe(JSON.stringify(responseData))
+    })
+
+    it('should handle non-JSON responses', async () => {
+      const htmlContent = '<html><body>Hello World</body></html>'
+      const mockResponse = {
+        ok: true,
+        status: 200,
+        statusText: 'OK',
+        headers: new Headers({ 'content-type': 'text/html' }),
+        text: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(htmlContent)
+      }
+      ;(global.fetch as any).mockResolvedValue(mockResponse)
+
+      const input = {
+        url: 'https://example.com/page',
+        method: 'GET' as const,
+        stepName: 'test-html-response'
+      }
+
+      const result = await httpRequestStepHandler({ input, req: mockReq })
+
+      expect(result.state).toBe('succeeded')
+      expect(result.output.body).toBe(htmlContent)
+    })
+
+    it('should capture response headers', async () => {
+      const mockResponse = {
+        ok: true,
+        status: 200,
+        statusText: 'OK',
+        headers: new Headers({
+          'content-type': 'application/json',
+          'x-rate-limit': '100',
+          'x-custom-header': 'custom-value'
+        }),
+        text: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue('{}')
+      }
+      ;(global.fetch as any).mockResolvedValue(mockResponse)
+
+      const input = {
+        url: 'https://api.example.com/data',
+        method: 'GET' as const,
+        stepName: 'test-response-headers'
+      }
+
+      const result = await httpRequestStepHandler({ input, req: mockReq })
+
+      expect(result.state).toBe('succeeded')
+      expect(result.output.headers).toEqual({
+        'content-type': 'application/json',
+        'x-rate-limit': '100',
+        'x-custom-header': 'custom-value'
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})

src/test/workflow-executor.test.ts

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+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { WorkflowExecutor } from '../core/workflow-executor.js'
+import type { Payload } from 'payload'
+
+describe('WorkflowExecutor', () => {
+  let mockPayload: Payload
+  let mockLogger: any
+  let executor: WorkflowExecutor
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mockLogger = {
+      info: vi.fn(),
+      debug: vi.fn(),
+      warn: vi.fn(),
+      error: vi.fn()
+    }
+
+    mockPayload = {
+      jobs: {
+        queue: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ id: 'job-123' }),
+        run: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+      },
+      create: vi.fn(),
+      update: vi.fn(),
+      find: vi.fn()
+    } as any
+
+    executor = new WorkflowExecutor(mockPayload, mockLogger)
+  })
+
+  describe('resolveJSONPathValue', () => {
+    it('should resolve simple JSONPath expressions', () => {
+      const context = {
+        trigger: {
+          doc: { id: 'test-id', title: 'Test Title' }
+        },
+        steps: {}
+      }
+
+      const result = (executor as any).resolveJSONPathValue('$.trigger.doc.id', context)
+      expect(result).toBe('test-id')
+    })
+
+    it('should resolve nested JSONPath expressions', () => {
+      const context = {
+        trigger: {
+          doc: { 
+            id: 'test-id',
+            nested: { value: 'nested-value' }
+          }
+        },
+        steps: {}
+      }
+
+      const result = (executor as any).resolveJSONPathValue('$.trigger.doc.nested.value', context)
+      expect(result).toBe('nested-value')
+    })
+
+    it('should return original value for non-JSONPath strings', () => {
+      const context = { trigger: {}, steps: {} }
+      const result = (executor as any).resolveJSONPathValue('plain-string', context)
+      expect(result).toBe('plain-string')
+    })
+
+    it('should handle missing JSONPath gracefully', () => {
+      const context = { trigger: {}, steps: {} }
+      const result = (executor as any).resolveJSONPathValue('$.trigger.missing.field', context)
+      expect(result).toBe('$.trigger.missing.field') // Should return original if resolution fails
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('resolveStepInput', () => {
+    it('should resolve all JSONPath expressions in step config', () => {
+      const config = {
+        url: '$.trigger.data.url',
+        message: 'Static message',
+        data: {
+          id: '$.trigger.doc.id',
+          title: '$.trigger.doc.title'
+        }
+      }
+
+      const context = {
+        trigger: {
+          doc: { id: 'doc-123', title: 'Doc Title' },
+          data: { url: 'https://example.com/webhook' }
+        },
+        steps: {}
+      }
+
+      const result = (executor as any).resolveStepInput(config, context)
+      
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        url: 'https://example.com/webhook',
+        message: 'Static message',
+        data: {
+          id: 'doc-123',
+          title: 'Doc Title'
+        }
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('should handle arrays with JSONPath expressions', () => {
+      const config = {
+        items: ['$.trigger.doc.id', 'static-value', '$.trigger.doc.title']
+      }
+
+      const context = {
+        trigger: {
+          doc: { id: 'doc-123', title: 'Doc Title' }
+        },
+        steps: {}
+      }
+
+      const result = (executor as any).resolveStepInput(config, context)
+      
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        items: ['doc-123', 'static-value', 'Doc Title']
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('resolveExecutionOrder', () => {
+    it('should handle steps without dependencies', () => {
+      const steps = [
+        { name: 'step1', step: 'http-request' },
+        { name: 'step2', step: 'create-document' },
+        { name: 'step3', step: 'http-request' }
+      ]
+
+      const result = (executor as any).resolveExecutionOrder(steps)
+      
+      expect(result).toHaveLength(1) // All in one batch
+      expect(result[0]).toHaveLength(3) // All steps in first batch
+    })
+
+    it('should handle steps with dependencies', () => {
+      const steps = [
+        { name: 'step1', step: 'http-request' },
+        { name: 'step2', step: 'create-document', dependencies: ['step1'] },
+        { name: 'step3', step: 'http-request', dependencies: ['step2'] }
+      ]
+
+      const result = (executor as any).resolveExecutionOrder(steps)
+      
+      expect(result).toHaveLength(3) // Three batches
+      expect(result[0]).toHaveLength(1) // step1 first
+      expect(result[1]).toHaveLength(1) // step2 second
+      expect(result[2]).toHaveLength(1) // step3 third
+    })
+
+    it('should handle parallel execution with partial dependencies', () => {
+      const steps = [
+        { name: 'step1', step: 'http-request' },
+        { name: 'step2', step: 'create-document' },
+        { name: 'step3', step: 'http-request', dependencies: ['step1'] },
+        { name: 'step4', step: 'create-document', dependencies: ['step1'] }
+      ]
+
+      const result = (executor as any).resolveExecutionOrder(steps)
+      
+      expect(result).toHaveLength(2) // Two batches
+      expect(result[0]).toHaveLength(2) // step1 and step2 in parallel
+      expect(result[1]).toHaveLength(2) // step3 and step4 in parallel
+    })
+
+    it('should detect circular dependencies', () => {
+      const steps = [
+        { name: 'step1', step: 'http-request', dependencies: ['step2'] },
+        { name: 'step2', step: 'create-document', dependencies: ['step1'] }
+      ]
+
+      expect(() => {
+        (executor as any).resolveExecutionOrder(steps)
+      }).toThrow('Circular dependency detected')
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('evaluateCondition', () => {
+    it('should evaluate simple equality conditions', () => {
+      const context = {
+        trigger: {
+          doc: { status: 'published' }
+        },
+        steps: {}
+      }
+
+      const result = (executor as any).evaluateCondition('$.trigger.doc.status == "published"', context)
+      expect(result).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it('should evaluate inequality conditions', () => {
+      const context = {
+        trigger: {
+          doc: { count: 5 }
+        },
+        steps: {}
+      }
+
+      const result = (executor as any).evaluateCondition('$.trigger.doc.count > 3', context)
+      expect(result).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it('should return false for invalid conditions', () => {
+      const context = { trigger: {}, steps: {} }
+      const result = (executor as any).evaluateCondition('invalid condition syntax', context)
+      expect(result).toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    it('should handle missing context gracefully', () => {
+      const context = { trigger: {}, steps: {} }
+      const result = (executor as any).evaluateCondition('$.trigger.doc.status == "published"', context)
+      expect(result).toBe(false) // Missing values should fail condition
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('safeSerialize', () => {
+    it('should serialize simple objects', () => {
+      const obj = { name: 'test', value: 123 }
+      const result = (executor as any).safeSerialize(obj)
+      expect(result).toBe('{"name":"test","value":123}')
+    })
+
+    it('should handle circular references', () => {
+      const obj: any = { name: 'test' }
+      obj.self = obj // Create circular reference
+
+      const result = (executor as any).safeSerialize(obj)
+      expect(result).toContain('"name":"test"')
+      expect(result).toContain('"self":"[Circular]"')
+    })
+
+    it('should handle undefined and null values', () => {
+      const obj = { 
+        defined: 'value',
+        undefined: undefined,
+        null: null
+      }
+      
+      const result = (executor as any).safeSerialize(obj)
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(result)
+      expect(parsed.defined).toBe('value')
+      expect(parsed.null).toBe(null)
+      expect(parsed).not.toHaveProperty('undefined') // undefined props are omitted
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('executeWorkflow', () => {
+    it('should execute workflow with single step', async () => {
+      const workflow = {
+        id: 'test-workflow',
+        steps: [
+          {
+            name: 'test-step',
+            step: 'http-request-step',
+            url: 'https://example.com',
+            method: 'GET'
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+      
+      const context = {
+        trigger: { doc: { id: 'test-doc' } },
+        steps: {}
+      }
+
+      // Mock step task
+      const mockStepTask = {
+        taskSlug: 'http-request-step',
+        handler: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+          output: { status: 200, body: 'success' },
+          state: 'succeeded'
+        })
+      }
+
+      // Mock the step tasks registry
+      const originalStepTasks = (executor as any).stepTasks
+      ;(executor as any).stepTasks = [mockStepTask]
+
+      const result = await (executor as any).executeWorkflow(workflow, context)
+
+      expect(result.status).toBe('completed')
+      expect(result.context.steps['test-step']).toBeDefined()
+      expect(result.context.steps['test-step'].state).toBe('succeeded')
+      expect(mockStepTask.handler).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+
+      // Restore original step tasks
+      ;(executor as any).stepTasks = originalStepTasks
+    })
+
+    it('should handle step execution failures', async () => {
+      const workflow = {
+        id: 'test-workflow',
+        steps: [
+          {
+            name: 'failing-step',
+            step: 'http-request-step',
+            url: 'https://invalid-url',
+            method: 'GET'
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+      
+      const context = {
+        trigger: { doc: { id: 'test-doc' } },
+        steps: {}
+      }
+
+      // Mock failing step task
+      const mockStepTask = {
+        taskSlug: 'http-request-step',
+        handler: vi.fn().mockRejectedValue(new Error('Network error'))
+      }
+
+      const originalStepTasks = (executor as any).stepTasks
+      ;(executor as any).stepTasks = [mockStepTask]
+
+      const result = await (executor as any).executeWorkflow(workflow, context)
+
+      expect(result.status).toBe('failed')
+      expect(result.error).toContain('Network error')
+      expect(result.context.steps['failing-step']).toBeDefined()
+      expect(result.context.steps['failing-step'].state).toBe('failed')
+
+      ;(executor as any).stepTasks = originalStepTasks
+    })
+
+    it('should execute steps with dependencies in correct order', async () => {
+      const workflow = {
+        id: 'test-workflow',
+        steps: [
+          {
+            name: 'step1',
+            step: 'http-request-step',
+            url: 'https://example.com/1',
+            method: 'GET'
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'step2',
+            step: 'http-request-step',
+            url: 'https://example.com/2',
+            method: 'GET',
+            dependencies: ['step1']
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'step3',
+            step: 'http-request-step',
+            url: 'https://example.com/3',
+            method: 'GET',
+            dependencies: ['step1']
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+      
+      const context = {
+        trigger: { doc: { id: 'test-doc' } },
+        steps: {}
+      }
+
+      const executionOrder: string[] = []
+      const mockStepTask = {
+        taskSlug: 'http-request-step',
+        handler: vi.fn().mockImplementation(async ({ input }) => {
+          executionOrder.push(input.stepName)
+          return {
+            output: { status: 200, body: 'success' },
+            state: 'succeeded'
+          }
+        })
+      }
+
+      const originalStepTasks = (executor as any).stepTasks
+      ;(executor as any).stepTasks = [mockStepTask]
+
+      const result = await (executor as any).executeWorkflow(workflow, context)
+
+      expect(result.status).toBe('completed')
+      expect(executionOrder[0]).toBe('step1') // First step executed first
+      expect(executionOrder.slice(1)).toContain('step2') // Dependent steps after
+      expect(executionOrder.slice(1)).toContain('step3')
+
+      ;(executor as any).stepTasks = originalStepTasks
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('findStepTask', () => {
+    it('should find registered step task by slug', () => {
+      const mockStepTask = {
+        taskSlug: 'test-step',
+        handler: vi.fn()
+      }
+
+      const originalStepTasks = (executor as any).stepTasks
+      ;(executor as any).stepTasks = [mockStepTask]
+
+      const result = (executor as any).findStepTask('test-step')
+      expect(result).toBe(mockStepTask)
+
+      ;(executor as any).stepTasks = originalStepTasks
+    })
+
+    it('should return undefined for unknown step type', () => {
+      const result = (executor as any).findStepTask('unknown-step')
+      expect(result).toBeUndefined()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('validateStepConfiguration', () => {
+    it('should validate step with required fields', () => {
+      const step = {
+        name: 'valid-step',
+        step: 'http-request-step',
+        url: 'https://example.com',
+        method: 'GET'
+      }
+
+      expect(() => {
+        (executor as any).validateStepConfiguration(step)
+      }).not.toThrow()
+    })
+
+    it('should throw error for step without name', () => {
+      const step = {
+        step: 'http-request-step',
+        url: 'https://example.com',
+        method: 'GET'
+      }
+
+      expect(() => {
+        (executor as any).validateStepConfiguration(step)
+      }).toThrow('Step name is required')
+    })
+
+    it('should throw error for step without type', () => {
+      const step = {
+        name: 'test-step',
+        url: 'https://example.com',
+        method: 'GET'
+      }
+
+      expect(() => {
+        (executor as any).validateStepConfiguration(step)
+      }).toThrow('Step type is required')
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('createExecutionContext', () => {
+    it('should create context with trigger data', () => {
+      const triggerContext = {
+        operation: 'create',
+        doc: { id: 'test-id', title: 'Test Doc' },
+        collection: 'posts'
+      }
+
+      const result = (executor as any).createExecutionContext(triggerContext)
+
+      expect(result.trigger).toEqual(triggerContext)
+      expect(result.steps).toEqual({})
+      expect(result.metadata).toBeDefined()
+      expect(result.metadata.startedAt).toBeDefined()
+    })
+
+    it('should include metadata in context', () => {
+      const triggerContext = { doc: { id: 'test' } }
+      const result = (executor as any).createExecutionContext(triggerContext)
+
+      expect(result.metadata).toHaveProperty('startedAt')
+      expect(result.metadata).toHaveProperty('executionId')
+      expect(typeof result.metadata.executionId).toBe('string')
+    })
+  })
+})

src/triggers/collection-trigger.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import type {TriggerConfig} from '../plugin/config-types.js'
+
+export const collectionTrigger: TriggerConfig = ({collectionTriggers}) => ({
+  slug: 'collection-hook',
+  parameters: [
+    {
+      name: 'collectionSlug',
+      type: 'select',
+      options: Object.keys(collectionTriggers || {}),
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'hook',
+      type: 'select',
+      options: [
+        "afterChange",
+        "afterDelete",
+        "afterError",
+        "afterForgotPassword",
+        "afterLogin",
+        "afterLogout",
+        "afterMe",
+        "afterOperation",
+        "afterRead",
+        "afterRefresh",
+        "beforeChange",
+        "beforeDelete",
+        "beforeLogin",
+        "beforeOperation",
+        "beforeRead",
+        "beforeValidate",
+        "me",
+        "refresh"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+})

src/triggers/global-trigger.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import type {TriggerConfig} from '../plugin/config-types.js'
+
+export const globalTrigger: TriggerConfig = ({globalTriggers}) => ({
+  slug: 'global-hook',
+  parameters: [
+    {
+      name: 'global',
+      type: 'select',
+      admin: {
+        description: 'Global that triggers the workflow',
+      },
+      options: Object.keys(globalTriggers || {}),
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'operation',
+      type: 'select',
+      admin: {
+        description: 'Global hook that triggers the workflow',
+      },
+      options: [
+        "afterChange",
+        "afterRead", 
+        "beforeChange",
+        "beforeRead",
+        "beforeValidate"
+      ],
+    }
+  ]
+})

src/triggers/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export { collectionTrigger } from './collection-trigger.js'
+export { globalTrigger } from './global-trigger.js'

src/triggers/types.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import type {Field} from "payload"
+
+export type Trigger = {
+  slug: string
+  parameters: Field[]
+}

src/types/index.ts

@@ -27,30 +27,9 @@ export interface ExecutionContext {
   req: any // PayloadRequest
 }
 
-export interface WorkflowStep {
-  id: string
-  type: string
-  input: Record<string, any>
-  dependencies?: string[]
-}
-
-export interface WorkflowTrigger {
-  type: 'collection' | 'global' | 'webhook' | 'cron' | 'manual'
-  collection?: string
-  global?: string
-  event?: 'create' | 'update' | 'delete' | 'read'
-  path?: string
-  cron?: string
-}
-
-export interface Workflow {
-  id: string
-  name: string
-  description?: string
-  active: boolean
-  triggers: WorkflowTrigger[]
-  steps: WorkflowStep[]
-}
+// NOTE: Workflow, WorkflowStep, and WorkflowTrigger types are now imported from the generated PayloadCMS types
+// These interfaces have been removed to avoid duplication and inconsistencies
+// Import them from 'payload' or the generated payload-types.ts file instead
 
 export interface WorkflowsPluginConfig {
   collections?: string[]

test-results/.last-run.json

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "status": "failed",
+  "failedTests": []
+}

tsconfig.json

@@ -31,4 +31,8 @@
     "./src/**/*.tsx",
     "./dev/next-env.d.ts",
   ],
+  "exclude": [
+    "./src/test",
+    "./test-results"
+  ]
 }

vitest.config.ts

@@ -4,5 +4,14 @@ export default defineConfig({
   test: {
     globals: true,
     environment: 'node',
+    threads: false, // Prevent port/DB conflicts
+    pool: 'forks',
+    poolOptions: {
+      forks: {
+        singleFork: true
+      }
+    },
+    testTimeout: 30000, // 30 second timeout for integration tests
+    setupFiles: ['./dev/test-setup.ts']
   },
 })