refactor: extract workflow crate

Cargo.lock

@@ -2164,6 +2164,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tools",
  "tracing",
  "uuid",
+ "workflow",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4398,6 +4399,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasmparser",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "workflow"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "chrono",
+ "manifest",
+ "memory",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "serde_yaml",
+ "tempfile",
+ "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "writeable"
 version = "0.6.3"

Cargo.toml

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ members = [
     "crates/tools",
     "crates/tui",
     "crates/memory",
+    "crates/workflow",
 ]
 
 [workspace.package]
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ llm-worker = { path = "crates/llm-worker", version = "0.2" }
 llm-worker-macros = { path = "crates/llm-worker-macros", version = "0.2" }
 manifest = { path = "crates/manifest" }
 memory = { path = "crates/memory" }
+workflow = { path = "crates/workflow" }
 pod-registry = { path = "crates/pod-registry" }
 protocol = { path = "crates/protocol" }
 provider = { path = "crates/provider" }

crates/memory/src/error.rs

@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ pub enum LintError {
     #[error("body exceeds the size limit for this record kind: {actual} chars > {limit}")]
     BodyTooLong { actual: usize, limit: usize },
 
-    #[error(
-        "write to a Workflow path is forbidden via the memory tool — Workflows are human-edited"
-    )]
-    WorkflowWriteForbidden,
-
     #[error("slug `{0}` already exists; use the edit tool instead of creating a new record")]
     SlugAlreadyExists(String),
 

crates/memory/src/lib.rs

@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@ pub mod linter;
 pub mod resident;
 pub mod schema;
 pub mod scope;
-pub mod skill;
 pub mod slug;
 pub mod tool;
 pub mod usage;
-pub mod workflow;
 pub mod workspace;
 
 pub use error::{LintError, LintWarning, MemoryError};
@@ -25,17 +23,10 @@ pub use extract::ExtractPointerPayload;
 pub use linter::{LintReport, Linter};
 pub use resident::{ResidentKnowledgeEntry, collect_resident_knowledge};
 pub use scope::deny_write_rules;
-pub use skill::{
-    SKILL_FILENAME, SkillParseError, SkillRecord, load_skills_from_dir, parse_skill_md,
-};
 pub use slug::Slug;
 pub use usage::{
     UsageEvent, UsageEventKind, UsageRecordSnapshot, UsageReport, UsageReportRecord, UsageSource,
     append_resident_exposure_event, append_usage_event, append_use_event, build_usage_report,
     snapshot_record_from_bytes, snapshot_record_from_layout,
 };
-pub use workflow::{
-    ResidentWorkflowEntry, ShadowedSkill, WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION_HARD_CAP, WorkflowLoadError,
-    WorkflowRecord, WorkflowRegistry, WorkflowSource, load_workflows,
-};
 pub use workspace::WorkspaceLayout;

crates/memory/src/linter/existing.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-//! Walks `<workspace>/memory/{decisions,requests}/`,
+//! Walks `<workspace>/memory/{decisions,requests}/` and `<workspace>/knowledge/` to collect
-//! `<workspace>/workflow/`, and `<workspace>/knowledge/` to collect
 //! the slug set the linter needs for reference-integrity and
 //! same-slug-duplication checks.
 //!
@@ -11,8 +10,7 @@ use std::io;
 use std::path::Path;
 
 use crate::schema::{
-    DecisionFrontmatter, KnowledgeFrontmatter, RequestFrontmatter, WorkflowFrontmatter,
+    DecisionFrontmatter, KnowledgeFrontmatter, RequestFrontmatter, split_frontmatter,
-    split_frontmatter,
 };
 use crate::slug::Slug;
 use crate::workspace::{RecordKind, WorkspaceLayout};
@@ -28,7 +26,6 @@ pub struct ExistingRecords {
     decisions: HashMap<Slug, DecisionMeta>,
     requests: HashSet<Slug>,
     knowledge: HashSet<Slug>,
-    workflow: HashSet<Slug>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -42,7 +39,7 @@ impl ExistingRecords {
             RecordKind::Decision => self.decisions.contains_key(slug),
             RecordKind::Request => self.requests.contains(slug),
             RecordKind::Knowledge => self.knowledge.contains(slug),
-            RecordKind::Workflow => self.workflow.contains(slug),
+            RecordKind::Workflow => false,
             RecordKind::Summary => false,
         }
     }
@@ -56,7 +53,7 @@ impl ExistingRecords {
             RecordKind::Decision => self.decisions.keys().collect(),
             RecordKind::Request => self.requests.iter().collect(),
             RecordKind::Knowledge => self.knowledge.iter().collect(),
-            RecordKind::Workflow => self.workflow.iter().collect(),
+            RecordKind::Workflow => Vec::new(),
             RecordKind::Summary => Vec::new(),
         }
     }
@@ -82,10 +79,6 @@ pub fn scan_existing(layout: &WorkspaceLayout) -> io::Result<ExistingRecords> {
         let _ = parse_silent::<KnowledgeFrontmatter>(path);
         out.knowledge.insert(slug);
     })?;
-    scan_dir(&layout.workflow_dir(), |path, slug| {
-        let _ = parse_silent::<WorkflowFrontmatter>(path);
-        out.workflow.insert(slug);
-    })?;
 
     Ok(out)
 }

crates/memory/src/linter/mod.rs

@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@ use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 use crate::error::{LintError, LintWarning};
 use crate::schema::{
     DecisionFrontmatter, KnowledgeFrontmatter, RequestFrontmatter, SummaryFrontmatter,
-    WorkflowFrontmatter, split_frontmatter,
+    split_frontmatter,
 };
-use crate::workflow::WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION_HARD_CAP;
 use crate::workspace::{ClassifiedPath, RecordKind, WorkspaceLayout};
 
 pub use existing::{ExistingRecords, scan_existing};
@@ -99,12 +98,6 @@ impl Linter {
             }
         };
 
-        // 2. Workflow paths are sub-Worker-forbidden at the tool layer.
-        if classified.kind == RecordKind::Workflow {
-            report.push_error(LintError::WorkflowWriteForbidden);
-            return report;
-        }
-
         // 3. Frontmatter parse + kind-specific structural checks +
         //    size limits. Reference-integrity needs the existing
         //    record set, fetched once below.
@@ -146,7 +139,9 @@ impl Linter {
             RecordKind::Summary => {
                 self.check_kind::<SummaryFrontmatter>(content, &classified, &mut report);
             }
-            RecordKind::Workflow => unreachable!("guarded above"),
+            RecordKind::Workflow => {
+                unreachable!("workflow paths are not classified by memory linter")
+            }
         }
 
         report
@@ -240,59 +235,6 @@ impl Linter {
     }
 }
 
-impl Linter {
-    /// Workflow record validator exposed for human-edit paths
-    /// (CLI / pre-commit). Not used by the memory tool, which rejects
-    /// workflow writes outright.
-    ///
-    /// Verifies frontmatter shape, body size, and that every slug in
-    /// `requires` points at an existing Knowledge record under the
-    /// workspace's `knowledge/` directory.
-    pub fn lint_workflow(&self, content: &str) -> LintReport {
-        let mut report = LintReport::default();
-        let parsed = match parse_frontmatter::<WorkflowFrontmatter>(content) {
-            Ok(p) => p,
-            Err(e) => {
-                report.push_error(e);
-                return report;
-            }
-        };
-        size::check_body::<WorkflowFrontmatter>(parsed.body, &mut report);
-
-        // Mirror the loader's cap so human-edit paths fail fast instead
-        // of surfacing the same error only at Pod startup.
-        if parsed.frontmatter.model_invokation {
-            let actual = parsed.frontmatter.description.chars().count();
-            if actual > WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION_HARD_CAP {
-                report.push_error(LintError::DescriptionTooLong {
-                    actual,
-                    limit: WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION_HARD_CAP,
-                });
-            }
-        }
-
-        let existing = match existing::scan_existing(&self.layout) {
-            Ok(e) => e,
-            Err(e) => {
-                report.push_error(LintError::MalformedFrontmatter(format!(
-                    "failed to scan existing records: {e}"
-                )));
-                return report;
-            }
-        };
-        for slug in &parsed.frontmatter.requires {
-            if !existing.contains(crate::workspace::RecordKind::Knowledge, slug) {
-                report.push_error(LintError::UnknownReference {
-                    field: "requires",
-                    kind: "knowledge",
-                    slug: slug.to_string(),
-                });
-            }
-        }
-        report
-    }
-}
-
 struct Parsed<'a, F> {
     frontmatter: F,
     body: &'a str,
@@ -332,22 +274,6 @@ mod tests {
         (dir, linter)
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn workflow_write_rejected() {
-        let (dir, linter) = workspace();
-        let path = dir.path().join(".insomnia/workflow/wf.md");
-        let content =
-            "---\ndescription: x\nmodel_invokation: false\nuser_invocable: true\n---\nbody"
-                .to_string();
-        let report = linter.lint(&path, &content, WriteMode::Create);
-        assert!(
-            report
-                .errors
-                .iter()
-                .any(|e| matches!(e, LintError::WorkflowWriteForbidden))
-        );
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn outside_memory_tree_rejected() {
         let (dir, linter) = workspace();
@@ -499,83 +425,6 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn workflow_lint_accepts_valid_record() {
-        let (dir, linter) = workspace();
-        // Place a Knowledge record that the workflow will reference.
-        let kn = dir.path().join(".insomnia/knowledge/foo.md");
-        write(
-            &kn,
-            &format!(
-                "---\ncreated_at: {n}\nupdated_at: {n}\nkind: rule\ndescription: x\nmodel_invokation: false\nuser_invocable: true\nlast_sources: []\n---\n",
-                n = iso_now()
-            ),
-        );
-        let wf = "---\ndescription: do thing\nmodel_invokation: false\nuser_invocable: true\nrequires: [foo]\n---\nstep 1\n".to_string();
-        let report = linter.lint_workflow(&wf);
-        assert!(!report.has_errors(), "got errors: {:?}", report.errors);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn workflow_lint_flags_unknown_requires() {
-        let (_dir, linter) = workspace();
-        let wf = "---\ndescription: x\nmodel_invokation: false\nuser_invocable: true\nrequires: [missing-knowledge]\n---\n".to_string();
-        let report = linter.lint_workflow(&wf);
-        assert!(report.errors.iter().any(|e| matches!(
-            e,
-            LintError::UnknownReference {
-                field: "requires",
-                kind: "knowledge",
-                ..
-            }
-        )));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn workflow_lint_flags_long_description_when_model_invokation() {
-        let (_dir, linter) = workspace();
-        let desc = "x".repeat(crate::workflow::WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION_HARD_CAP + 1);
-        let wf = format!(
-            "---\ndescription: {desc}\nmodel_invokation: true\nuser_invocable: true\n---\n"
-        );
-        let report = linter.lint_workflow(&wf);
-        assert!(
-            report
-                .errors
-                .iter()
-                .any(|e| matches!(e, LintError::DescriptionTooLong { .. })),
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn workflow_lint_allows_long_description_when_not_model_invokation() {
-        let (_dir, linter) = workspace();
-        let desc = "x".repeat(crate::workflow::WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION_HARD_CAP + 1);
-        let wf = format!(
-            "---\ndescription: {desc}\nmodel_invokation: false\nuser_invocable: true\n---\n"
-        );
-        let report = linter.lint_workflow(&wf);
-        assert!(
-            !report
-                .errors
-                .iter()
-                .any(|e| matches!(e, LintError::DescriptionTooLong { .. })),
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn workflow_lint_collects_multiple_unknown_requires() {
-        let (_dir, linter) = workspace();
-        let wf = "---\ndescription: x\nmodel_invokation: false\nuser_invocable: true\nrequires: [a, b, c]\n---\n".to_string();
-        let report = linter.lint_workflow(&wf);
-        let unknown_count = report
-            .errors
-            .iter()
-            .filter(|e| matches!(e, LintError::UnknownReference { .. }))
-            .count();
-        assert_eq!(unknown_count, 3);
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn similar_slugs_warns_on_cluster() {
         let (dir, linter) = workspace();

crates/memory/src/linter/references.rs

@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 //! Reference-integrity checks: `replaced_by` existence + cycle detection.
-//!
-//! `requires` (Workflow) is checked symmetrically when/if the Workflow
-//! linter is invoked from a human-edit path; the memory tool itself
-//! never writes Workflow records.
 
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 

crates/memory/src/schema/mod.rs

@@ -10,11 +10,9 @@ mod decision;
 mod knowledge;
 mod request;
 mod summary;
-mod workflow;
 
 pub use common::{Frontmatter, SourceRef, split_frontmatter};
 pub use decision::{DecisionFrontmatter, DecisionStatus};
 pub use knowledge::{KNOWLEDGE_DESCRIPTION_HARD_CAP, KnowledgeFrontmatter};
 pub use request::RequestFrontmatter;
 pub use summary::SummaryFrontmatter;
-pub use workflow::WorkflowFrontmatter;

crates/memory/src/schema/workflow.rs

@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-//! Workflow frontmatter schema.
-//!
-//! NOTE: Workflows are written by humans, not by the memory tool. The
-//! linter only validates frontmatter when invoked directly (e.g. by a
-//! future CLI / pre-commit hook). The memory write/edit tool rejects
-//! `.insomnia/workflow/` paths outright via
-//! [`LintError::WorkflowWriteForbidden`].
-
-use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-
-use crate::schema::common::Frontmatter;
-use crate::slug::Slug;
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
-pub struct WorkflowFrontmatter {
-    /// Workflows do not require timestamps in the MVP. Human-authored files
-    /// may carry them; when absent the linter uses Unix epoch as a neutral
-    /// placeholder for the shared `Frontmatter` trait.
-    #[serde(default)]
-    pub updated_at: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
-    #[serde(default)]
-    pub created_at: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
-    pub description: String,
-    #[serde(default)]
-    pub model_invokation: bool,
-    #[serde(default = "default_user_invocable")]
-    pub user_invocable: bool,
-    #[serde(default)]
-    pub requires: Vec<Slug>,
-}
-
-fn default_user_invocable() -> bool {
-    true
-}
-
-fn epoch() -> DateTime<Utc> {
-    DateTime::<Utc>::from_timestamp(0, 0).expect("Unix epoch timestamp is valid")
-}
-
-impl Frontmatter for WorkflowFrontmatter {
-    const BODY_LIMIT: usize = 8000;
-
-    fn created_at(&self) -> DateTime<Utc> {
-        self.created_at.or(self.updated_at).unwrap_or_else(epoch)
-    }
-    fn updated_at(&self) -> DateTime<Utc> {
-        self.updated_at.unwrap_or_else(epoch)
-    }
-}

crates/memory/src/scope.rs

@@ -13,17 +13,13 @@ use manifest::{Permission, ScopeRule};
 
 use crate::workspace::WorkspaceLayout;
 
-/// Build deny rules that strip Write permission from `<workspace>/memory/`,
+/// Build deny rules that strip Write permission from `<workspace>/memory/`
-/// `<workspace>/knowledge/`, and `<workspace>/workflow/`. Recursive —
+/// and `<workspace>/knowledge/`. Recursive — every descendant is capped at
-/// every descendant is capped at Read for the generic tools.
+/// Read for the generic tools.
-///
-/// Workflow files are human-edited on the host side; the generic CRUD
-/// tools must not touch them.
 pub fn deny_write_rules(layout: &WorkspaceLayout) -> Vec<ScopeRule> {
     vec![
         deny_write(layout.memory_dir().as_path()),
         deny_write(layout.knowledge_dir().as_path()),
-        deny_write(layout.workflow_dir().as_path()),
     ]
 }
 
@@ -41,14 +37,13 @@ mod tests {
     use std::path::PathBuf;
 
     #[test]
-    fn deny_targets_memory_knowledge_and_workflow() {
+    fn deny_targets_memory_and_knowledge() {
         let layout = WorkspaceLayout::new(PathBuf::from("/ws"));
         let rules = deny_write_rules(&layout);
-        assert_eq!(rules.len(), 3);
+        assert_eq!(rules.len(), 2);
         assert_eq!(rules[0].target, PathBuf::from("/ws/.insomnia/memory"));
         assert_eq!(rules[0].permission, Permission::Write);
         assert!(rules[0].recursive);
         assert_eq!(rules[1].target, PathBuf::from("/ws/.insomnia/knowledge"));
-        assert_eq!(rules[2].target, PathBuf::from("/ws/.insomnia/workflow"));
     }
 }

crates/memory/src/tool/write.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //!
 //! Creates or overwrites a memory or knowledge record by `(kind, slug)`.
 //! Pre-write Linter validates frontmatter, slug uniqueness (Create only),
-//! reference integrity, size limits, and the workflow-write ban. On any
+//! reference integrity, size limits. On any
 //! Linter error the tool returns `ToolError::InvalidArgument` with all
 //! violations aggregated and the file is **not** written.
 

crates/memory/src/workspace.rs

@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ impl WorkspaceLayout {
     }
 
     /// Classify a path under the memory tree. Returns `None` if the
-    /// path is not under `.insomnia/memory/`, `.insomnia/knowledge/`,
+    /// path is not under `.insomnia/memory/` or `.insomnia/knowledge/`
-    /// or `.insomnia/workflow/` of this workspace, or if it lives in
+    /// of this workspace, or if it lives in
     /// `_staging/` / `_usage/` (opaque subsystem-owned trees).
     ///
     /// On a conventional path that's *almost* a record but malformed
@@ -164,14 +164,10 @@ impl WorkspaceLayout {
     pub fn classify(&self, path: &Path) -> Result<Option<ClassifiedPath>, LintError> {
         let memory = self.memory_dir();
         let knowledge = self.knowledge_dir();
-        let workflow = self.workflow_dir();
 
         if let Ok(rel) = path.strip_prefix(&knowledge) {
             return Ok(Some(classify_kinded_md(rel, RecordKind::Knowledge, path)?));
         }
-        if let Ok(rel) = path.strip_prefix(&workflow) {
-            return Ok(Some(classify_kinded_md(rel, RecordKind::Workflow, path)?));
-        }
         let rel = match path.strip_prefix(&memory) {
             Ok(r) => r,
             Err(_) => return Ok(None),
@@ -277,16 +273,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(cp.kind, RecordKind::Knowledge);
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn classifies_workflow() {
-        let cp = layout()
-            .classify(&PathBuf::from("/ws/.insomnia/workflow/wf.md"))
-            .unwrap()
-            .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(cp.kind, RecordKind::Workflow);
-        assert_eq!(cp.slug.unwrap().as_str(), "wf");
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn workflow_under_memory_is_invalid_path() {
         let err = layout()

crates/pod/Cargo.toml

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ fs4 = { workspace = true, features = ["sync"] }
 libc = { workspace = true }
 schemars = { workspace = true }
 memory = { workspace = true }
+workflow-crate = { package = "workflow", path = "../workflow" }
 uuid = { workspace = true, features = ["v7"] }
 session-metrics = { workspace = true }
 

crates/pod/src/pod.rs

@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ pub struct Pod<C: LlmClient, St: Store> {
     prompts: Arc<PromptCatalog>,
     /// Registry loaded from `<workspace>/.insomnia/workflow/*.md` when
     /// memory is enabled. Missing memory config keeps this empty.
-    workflow_registry: memory::WorkflowRegistry,
+    workflow_registry: workflow_crate::WorkflowRegistry,
     /// Memory workspace layout used by the workflow resolver to load required
     /// Knowledge records by exact slug.
     memory_layout: Option<memory::WorkspaceLayout>,
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ impl<C: LlmClient, St: Store> Pod<C, St> {
             scope_allocation: None,
             callback_socket: None,
             prompts,
-            workflow_registry: memory::WorkflowRegistry::empty(),
+            workflow_registry: workflow_crate::WorkflowRegistry::empty(),
             memory_layout: None,
             inject_resident_knowledge: true,
             pending_scope_snapshot: Arc::new(Mutex::new(None)),
@@ -865,13 +865,13 @@ impl<C: LlmClient, St: Store> Pod<C, St> {
             } else {
                 None
             };
-        let resident_workflows: Vec<memory::ResidentWorkflowEntry> =
+        let resident_workflows: Vec<workflow_crate::ResidentWorkflowEntry> =
             if self.inject_resident_knowledge && self.memory_layout.is_some() {
                 self.workflow_registry.resident_entries()
             } else {
                 Vec::new()
             };
-        let resident_workflow_slice: Option<&[memory::ResidentWorkflowEntry]> =
+        let resident_workflow_slice: Option<&[workflow_crate::ResidentWorkflowEntry]> =
             if self.inject_resident_knowledge && self.memory_layout.is_some() {
                 Some(&resident_workflows)
             } else {
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ impl<C: LlmClient, St: Store> Pod<C, St> {
     fn resident_exposure_snapshots(
         &self,
         knowledge: &[memory::ResidentKnowledgeEntry],
-        workflows: &[memory::ResidentWorkflowEntry],
+        workflows: &[workflow_crate::ResidentWorkflowEntry],
     ) -> Vec<memory::UsageRecordSnapshot> {
         let Some(layout) = self.memory_layout.as_ref() else {
             return Vec::new();
@@ -1220,8 +1220,8 @@ impl<C: LlmClient, St: Store> Pod<C, St> {
             let Segment::WorkflowInvoke { slug } = seg else {
                 continue;
             };
-            let parsed =
+            let parsed = workflow_crate::Slug::parse(slug.clone())
-                memory::Slug::parse(slug.clone()).map_err(WorkflowResolveError::InvalidSlug)?;
+                .map_err(WorkflowResolveError::InvalidSlug)?;
             let record = self
                 .workflow_registry
                 .get(&parsed)
@@ -2886,7 +2886,7 @@ pub enum PodError {
     ConsolidationLock(#[source] memory::consolidate::LockError),
 
     #[error("workflow load failed: {0}")]
-    WorkflowLoad(#[source] memory::WorkflowLoadError),
+    WorkflowLoad(#[source] workflow_crate::WorkflowLoadError),
 
     #[error("workflow invocation failed: {0}")]
     WorkflowResolve(#[from] WorkflowResolveError),
@@ -2909,14 +2909,14 @@ struct PodCommon {
     scope: Scope,
     client: Box<dyn LlmClient>,
     prompts: Arc<PromptCatalog>,
-    workflow_registry: memory::WorkflowRegistry,
+    workflow_registry: workflow_crate::WorkflowRegistry,
     memory_layout: Option<memory::WorkspaceLayout>,
     system_prompt_template: Option<SystemPromptTemplate>,
     /// SKILL.md shadow events surfaced during workflow-registry build.
     /// The Pod constructor drains these into the notify buffer right
     /// after the Pod is materialised so the first LLM request observes
     /// any skill ↔ workflow collisions.
-    skill_shadows: Vec<memory::ShadowedSkill>,
+    skill_shadows: Vec<workflow_crate::ShadowedSkill>,
 }
 
 /// Resolve pwd / scope / LLM client / prompt catalog from a validated
@@ -2968,8 +2968,8 @@ fn prepare_pod_common_from_scope(
         .as_ref()
         .map(|mem| memory::WorkspaceLayout::resolve(mem, &pwd));
     let mut workflow_registry = match memory_layout.as_ref() {
-        Some(layout) => memory::load_workflows(layout).map_err(PodError::WorkflowLoad)?,
+        Some(layout) => workflow_crate::load_workflows(layout).map_err(PodError::WorkflowLoad)?,
-        None => memory::WorkflowRegistry::empty(),
+        None => workflow_crate::WorkflowRegistry::empty(),
     };
     let skill_shadows = ingest_skills(&mut workflow_registry, manifest);
 
@@ -2998,21 +2998,21 @@ fn prepare_pod_common_from_scope(
 ///
 /// Skills come exclusively from the manifest's `[skills] directories`
 /// list (resolved against the manifest base directory). Internal
-/// Workflows already loaded via [`memory::load_workflows`] take priority
+/// Workflows already loaded via [`workflow_crate::load_workflows`] take priority
 /// over skills sharing the same slug; collisions are surfaced as
-/// [`memory::ShadowedSkill`] events that the caller pushes onto the
+/// [`workflow_crate::ShadowedSkill`] events that the caller pushes onto the
 /// Pod's notification buffer.
 fn ingest_skills(
-    registry: &mut memory::WorkflowRegistry,
+    registry: &mut workflow_crate::WorkflowRegistry,
     manifest: &PodManifest,
-) -> Vec<memory::ShadowedSkill> {
+) -> Vec<workflow_crate::ShadowedSkill> {
     let mut shadows = Vec::new();
     let Some(skills_cfg) = manifest.skills.as_ref() else {
         return shadows;
     };
     for dir in &skills_cfg.directories {
-        for skill in memory::load_skills_from_dir(dir) {
+        for skill in workflow_crate::load_skills_from_dir(dir) {
-            let source = memory::WorkflowSource::Skill { dir: dir.clone() };
+            let source = workflow_crate::WorkflowSource::Skill { dir: dir.clone() };
             let record = skill.into_workflow_record(source);
             if let Some(shadow) = registry.merge_skill(record) {
                 shadows.push(shadow);
@@ -3024,7 +3024,7 @@ fn ingest_skills(
 
 /// Drain skill-ingest shadow events into the Pod's notify buffer so the
 /// first LLM request renders them as system-message attachments.
-fn drain_skill_shadows<C, S>(pod: &Pod<C, S>, shadows: Vec<memory::ShadowedSkill>)
+fn drain_skill_shadows<C, S>(pod: &Pod<C, S>, shadows: Vec<workflow_crate::ShadowedSkill>)
 where
     C: LlmClient,
     S: Store,
@@ -3048,6 +3048,9 @@ fn build_scope_with_memory(manifest: &PodManifest, pwd: &Path) -> Result<Scope,
     if let Some(mem) = manifest.memory.as_ref() {
         let layout = memory::WorkspaceLayout::resolve(mem, pwd);
         scope_config.deny.extend(memory::deny_write_rules(&layout));
+        scope_config
+            .deny
+            .extend(workflow_crate::deny_write_rules(&layout));
     }
     scope_config.allow.extend(skill_dir_read_rules(manifest));
     Scope::from_config(&scope_config).map_err(PodError::Scope)
@@ -3215,7 +3218,7 @@ permission = "write"
     #[test]
     fn ingest_skills_returns_empty_when_skills_section_missing() {
         let manifest = minimal_manifest_with_skills(vec![]);
-        let mut registry = memory::WorkflowRegistry::empty();
+        let mut registry = workflow_crate::WorkflowRegistry::empty();
         let shadows = ingest_skills(&mut registry, &manifest);
         assert!(shadows.is_empty());
         assert!(registry.is_empty());
@@ -3233,13 +3236,13 @@ permission = "write"
         .unwrap();
 
         let manifest = minimal_manifest_with_skills(vec![skills_root.clone()]);
-        let mut registry = memory::WorkflowRegistry::empty();
+        let mut registry = workflow_crate::WorkflowRegistry::empty();
         let shadows = ingest_skills(&mut registry, &manifest);
 
         // workspace skill `alpha` should be registered (no collision).
         assert!(
             registry
-                .get(&memory::Slug::parse("alpha").unwrap())
+                .get(&workflow_crate::Slug::parse("alpha").unwrap())
                 .is_some()
         );
         // No workflow exists to shadow `alpha`, so no shadow event for it.

crates/pod/src/prompt/system.rs

@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use chrono::{DateTime, SecondsFormat, Utc};
 use manifest::Scope;
-use memory::{ResidentKnowledgeEntry, ResidentWorkflowEntry};
+use memory::ResidentKnowledgeEntry;
 use minijinja::value::Value;
 use minijinja::{Environment, ErrorKind, UndefinedBehavior};
 use thiserror::Error;
+use workflow_crate::ResidentWorkflowEntry;
 
 use crate::prompt::catalog::{CatalogError, PromptCatalog};
 use crate::prompt::loader::{LoaderError, PromptLoader, PromptRef};

crates/pod/src/workflow/mod.rs

@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@
 use std::fmt;
 
 use llm_worker::Item;
+use memory::WorkspaceLayout;
 use memory::schema::split_frontmatter;
-use memory::{Slug, WorkflowRegistry, WorkspaceLayout};
+use workflow_crate::{Slug, WorkflowRegistry};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum WorkflowResolveError {
-    InvalidSlug(memory::LintError),
+    InvalidSlug(workflow_crate::WorkflowLintError),
     NotFound {
         slug: String,
     },
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ pub fn resolve_workflow_invocation(
 
     let mut out = Vec::new();
     for req in &record.requires {
-        let path = layout.knowledge_path(req);
+        let path = layout.knowledge_dir().join(format!("{req}.md"));
         let raw = std::fs::read_to_string(&path).map_err(|source| {
             if source.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound {
                 WorkflowResolveError::KnowledgeNotFound {
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ mod tests {
             &dir.path().join(".insomnia/workflow/run-it.md"),
             "---\ndescription: run\nrequires: [policy]\n---\nworkflow body\n",
         );
-        let registry = memory::load_workflows(&layout).unwrap();
+        let registry = workflow_crate::load_workflows(&layout).unwrap();
         (dir, layout, registry)
     }
 
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ mod tests {
             &dir.path().join(".insomnia/workflow/hidden.md"),
             "---\ndescription: hidden\nuser_invocable: false\n---\nbody\n",
         );
-        let registry = memory::load_workflows(&layout).unwrap();
+        let registry = workflow_crate::load_workflows(&layout).unwrap();
         let err = resolve_workflow_invocation(&registry, &layout, "hidden").unwrap_err();
         assert!(matches!(err, WorkflowResolveError::NotUserInvocable { .. }));
     }
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ mod tests {
             &dir.path().join(".insomnia/workflow/bad.md"),
             "---\ndescription: bad\nrequires: [ghost]\n---\nbody\n",
         );
-        let registry = memory::load_workflows(&layout).unwrap();
+        let registry = workflow_crate::load_workflows(&layout).unwrap();
         let err = resolve_workflow_invocation(&registry, &layout, "bad").unwrap_err();
         assert!(matches!(
             err,

crates/workflow/Cargo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[package]
+name = "workflow"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+chrono = { version = "0.4", features = ["serde"] }
+manifest = { workspace = true }
+memory = { workspace = true }
+serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
+serde_yaml = "0.9.34"
+thiserror = { workspace = true }
+tracing = { workspace = true }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+tempfile = { workspace = true }
+serde_json = { workspace = true }

crates/workflow/src/error.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+//! Errors raised by Workflow loading and linting.
+
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+/// A single Workflow linter violation.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Error, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum WorkflowLintError {
+    #[error("invalid slug `{0}`: must match ^[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]{{0,62}}[a-z0-9])?$")]
+    InvalidSlug(String),
+
+    #[error("malformed frontmatter: {0}")]
+    MalformedFrontmatter(String),
+
+    #[error("frontmatter is missing or document is empty")]
+    MissingFrontmatter,
+
+    #[error("missing required frontmatter field: `{0}`")]
+    MissingField(&'static str),
+
+    #[error(
+        "Workflow with model_invokation: true cannot have description longer than {limit} chars (got {actual})"
+    )]
+    DescriptionTooLong { actual: usize, limit: usize },
+
+    #[error("body exceeds the Workflow size limit: {actual} chars > {limit}")]
+    BodyTooLong { actual: usize, limit: usize },
+
+    #[error("`{field}` references unknown {kind} slug `{slug}`")]
+    UnknownReference {
+        field: &'static str,
+        kind: &'static str,
+        slug: String,
+    },
+
+    #[error("path is not a valid Workflow location: {}", .0.display())]
+    InvalidPath(PathBuf),
+}

crates/workflow/src/lib.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+//! Workflow records, loading, Agent Skill ingestion, and human-edit linting.
+
+mod error;
+mod linter;
+mod schema;
+mod scope;
+mod skill;
+mod slug;
+mod workflow;
+
+pub use error::WorkflowLintError;
+pub use linter::{WorkflowLintReport, WorkflowLinter};
+pub use schema::{WorkflowFrontmatter, split_frontmatter};
+pub use scope::deny_write_rules;
+pub use skill::{
+    SKILL_FILENAME, SkillParseError, SkillRecord, load_skills_from_dir, parse_skill_md,
+};
+pub use slug::{Slug, is_valid_slug};
+pub use workflow::{
+    ResidentWorkflowEntry, ShadowedSkill, WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION_HARD_CAP, WorkflowLoadError,
+    WorkflowRecord, WorkflowRegistry, WorkflowSource, load_workflows,
+};

crates/workflow/src/linter.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+//! Human-edit linter for Workflow files.
+
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+
+use memory::WorkspaceLayout;
+
+use crate::{Slug, WorkflowLintError};
+use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
+
+use crate::schema::{WORKFLOW_BODY_LIMIT, WorkflowFrontmatter, split_frontmatter};
+use crate::workflow::WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION_HARD_CAP;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
+pub struct WorkflowLintReport {
+    pub errors: Vec<WorkflowLintError>,
+}
+
+impl WorkflowLintReport {
+    pub fn has_errors(&self) -> bool {
+        !self.errors.is_empty()
+    }
+
+    pub fn push_error(&mut self, err: WorkflowLintError) {
+        self.errors.push(err);
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct WorkflowLinter {
+    layout: WorkspaceLayout,
+}
+
+impl WorkflowLinter {
+    pub fn new(layout: WorkspaceLayout) -> Self {
+        Self { layout }
+    }
+
+    pub fn layout(&self) -> &WorkspaceLayout {
+        &self.layout
+    }
+
+    /// Validate a human-authored Workflow document.
+    ///
+    /// Verifies frontmatter shape, body size, resident description size, and
+    /// that every `requires` slug points at an existing Knowledge record.
+    pub fn lint(&self, content: &str) -> WorkflowLintReport {
+        let mut report = WorkflowLintReport::default();
+        let parsed = match parse_frontmatter::<WorkflowFrontmatter>(content) {
+            Ok(parsed) => parsed,
+            Err(err) => {
+                report.push_error(err);
+                return report;
+            }
+        };
+
+        let body_chars = parsed.body.chars().count();
+        if body_chars > WORKFLOW_BODY_LIMIT {
+            report.push_error(WorkflowLintError::BodyTooLong {
+                actual: body_chars,
+                limit: WORKFLOW_BODY_LIMIT,
+            });
+        }
+
+        if parsed.frontmatter.model_invokation {
+            let actual = parsed.frontmatter.description.chars().count();
+            if actual > WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION_HARD_CAP {
+                report.push_error(WorkflowLintError::DescriptionTooLong {
+                    actual,
+                    limit: WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION_HARD_CAP,
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
+        let knowledge = match scan_knowledge_slugs(&self.layout) {
+            Ok(knowledge) => knowledge,
+            Err(err) => {
+                report.push_error(WorkflowLintError::MalformedFrontmatter(format!(
+                    "failed to scan existing Knowledge records: {err}"
+                )));
+                return report;
+            }
+        };
+
+        for slug in &parsed.frontmatter.requires {
+            if !knowledge.contains(slug) {
+                report.push_error(WorkflowLintError::UnknownReference {
+                    field: "requires",
+                    kind: "knowledge",
+                    slug: slug.to_string(),
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
+        report
+    }
+}
+
+struct Parsed<'a, F> {
+    frontmatter: F,
+    body: &'a str,
+}
+
+fn parse_frontmatter<F: DeserializeOwned>(
+    content: &str,
+) -> Result<Parsed<'_, F>, WorkflowLintError> {
+    let (yaml, body) = split_frontmatter(content)?;
+    let frontmatter = serde_yaml::from_str::<F>(yaml).map_err(|err| {
+        let msg = err.to_string();
+        if let Some(field) = parse_missing_field(&msg) {
+            WorkflowLintError::MissingField(field)
+        } else {
+            WorkflowLintError::MalformedFrontmatter(msg)
+        }
+    })?;
+    Ok(Parsed { frontmatter, body })
+}
+
+fn parse_missing_field(msg: &str) -> Option<&'static str> {
+    let needle = "missing field `";
+    let start = msg.find(needle)? + needle.len();
+    let end = msg[start..].find('`')? + start;
+    match &msg[start..end] {
+        "description" => Some("description"),
+        "model_invokation" => Some("model_invokation"),
+        "user_invocable" => Some("user_invocable"),
+        "requires" => Some("requires"),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
+fn scan_knowledge_slugs(layout: &WorkspaceLayout) -> std::io::Result<HashSet<Slug>> {
+    let mut out = HashSet::new();
+    let entries = match std::fs::read_dir(layout.knowledge_dir()) {
+        Ok(entries) => entries,
+        Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => return Ok(out),
+        Err(err) => return Err(err),
+    };
+    for entry in entries {
+        let entry = entry?;
+        let path = entry.path();
+        if !path.is_file() || path.extension().and_then(|s| s.to_str()) != Some("md") {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let Some(stem) = path.file_stem().and_then(|s| s.to_str()) else {
+            continue;
+        };
+        if let Ok(slug) = Slug::parse(stem) {
+            out.insert(slug);
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(out)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use tempfile::TempDir;
+
+    fn write(path: &std::path::Path, content: &str) {
+        if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
+            std::fs::create_dir_all(parent).unwrap();
+        }
+        std::fs::write(path, content).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    fn workspace() -> (TempDir, WorkflowLinter) {
+        let dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let layout = WorkspaceLayout::new(dir.path().to_path_buf());
+        (dir, WorkflowLinter::new(layout))
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn workflow_lint_accepts_valid_file() {
+        let (dir, linter) = workspace();
+        write(
+            &dir.path().join(".insomnia/knowledge/policy.md"),
+            "---\ndescription: p\n---\nbody",
+        );
+        let wf = "---\ndescription: run\nrequires: [policy]\n---\nbody";
+        let report = linter.lint(wf);
+        assert!(!report.has_errors(), "{:?}", report.errors);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn workflow_lint_rejects_missing_required_knowledge() {
+        let (_dir, linter) = workspace();
+        let wf = "---\ndescription: run\nrequires: [ghost]\n---\nbody";
+        let report = linter.lint(wf);
+        assert!(report.errors.iter().any(|err| matches!(
+            err,
+            WorkflowLintError::UnknownReference { field: "requires", kind: "knowledge", slug }
+                if slug == "ghost"
+        )));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn workflow_lint_enforces_resident_description_cap() {
+        let (_dir, linter) = workspace();
+        let desc = "x".repeat(WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION_HARD_CAP + 1);
+        let wf = format!("---\ndescription: {desc}\nmodel_invokation: true\n---\nbody");
+        let report = linter.lint(&wf);
+        assert!(
+            report
+                .errors
+                .iter()
+                .any(|err| matches!(err, WorkflowLintError::DescriptionTooLong { .. }))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn workflow_lint_enforces_body_limit() {
+        let (_dir, linter) = workspace();
+        let body = "x".repeat(WORKFLOW_BODY_LIMIT + 1);
+        let wf = format!("---\ndescription: run\n---\n{body}");
+        let report = linter.lint(&wf);
+        assert!(
+            report
+                .errors
+                .iter()
+                .any(|err| matches!(err, WorkflowLintError::BodyTooLong { .. }))
+        );
+    }
+}

crates/workflow/src/schema.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+//! Workflow frontmatter schema and frontmatter splitting helpers.
+
+use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+use crate::{Slug, WorkflowLintError};
+
+pub const WORKFLOW_BODY_LIMIT: usize = 8000;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct WorkflowFrontmatter {
+    /// Workflows do not require timestamps in the MVP. Human-authored files
+    /// may carry them.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub updated_at: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub created_at: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
+    pub description: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub model_invokation: bool,
+    #[serde(default = "default_user_invocable")]
+    pub user_invocable: bool,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub requires: Vec<Slug>,
+}
+
+fn default_user_invocable() -> bool {
+    true
+}
+
+const FRONTMATTER_DELIM: &str = "---";
+
+/// Split a markdown document into `(yaml_frontmatter, body)`.
+pub fn split_frontmatter(content: &str) -> Result<(&str, &str), WorkflowLintError> {
+    let after_open = content
+        .strip_prefix(FRONTMATTER_DELIM)
+        .and_then(|s| s.strip_prefix('\n').or(Some(s)))
+        .ok_or(WorkflowLintError::MissingFrontmatter)?;
+
+    let mut yaml_end = None;
+    let mut byte_offset = 0usize;
+    for line in after_open.split_inclusive('\n') {
+        let trimmed = line.trim_end_matches('\n').trim_end_matches('\r');
+        if trimmed == FRONTMATTER_DELIM {
+            yaml_end = Some((byte_offset, byte_offset + line.len()));
+            break;
+        }
+        byte_offset += line.len();
+    }
+
+    let (yaml_end_excl, body_start) = yaml_end.ok_or_else(|| {
+        WorkflowLintError::MalformedFrontmatter("missing closing `---` line".to_string())
+    })?;
+
+    let yaml = &after_open[..yaml_end_excl];
+    let body = &after_open[body_start..];
+    Ok((yaml, body))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn splits_simple() {
+        let doc = "---\nfoo: 1\n---\nbody here\n";
+        let (y, b) = split_frontmatter(doc).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(y, "foo: 1\n");
+        assert_eq!(b, "body here\n");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn no_leading_delim_errors() {
+        let err = split_frontmatter("hello").unwrap_err();
+        assert!(matches!(err, WorkflowLintError::MissingFrontmatter));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn no_closing_delim_errors() {
+        let err = split_frontmatter("---\nfoo: 1\nno close\n").unwrap_err();
+        assert!(matches!(err, WorkflowLintError::MalformedFrontmatter(_)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn handles_empty_body() {
+        let doc = "---\nfoo: 1\n---\n";
+        let (_, b) = split_frontmatter(doc).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(b, "");
+    }
+}

crates/workflow/src/scope.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+//! Scope deny helpers for human-authored Workflow files.
+
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use manifest::{Permission, ScopeRule};
+use memory::WorkspaceLayout;
+
+/// Build deny rules that strip Write permission from
+/// `<workspace>/.insomnia/workflow/` for generic CRUD tools.
+pub fn deny_write_rules(layout: &WorkspaceLayout) -> Vec<ScopeRule> {
+    vec![deny_write(layout.workflow_dir().as_path())]
+}
+
+fn deny_write(target: &Path) -> ScopeRule {
+    ScopeRule {
+        target: target.to_path_buf(),
+        permission: Permission::Write,
+        recursive: true,
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn deny_targets_workflow() {
+        let layout = WorkspaceLayout::new(PathBuf::from("/ws"));
+        let rules = deny_write_rules(&layout);
+        assert_eq!(rules.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(rules[0].target, PathBuf::from("/ws/.insomnia/workflow"));
+        assert_eq!(rules[0].permission, Permission::Write);
+        assert!(rules[0].recursive);
+    }
+}

crates/workflow/src/skill.rs

@@ -19,10 +19,9 @@ use serde::Deserialize;
 use thiserror::Error;
 use tracing::warn;
 
-use crate::error::LintError;
 use crate::schema::split_frontmatter;
-use crate::slug::Slug;
 use crate::workflow::{WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION_HARD_CAP, WorkflowRecord, WorkflowSource};
+use crate::{Slug, WorkflowLintError};
 
 /// Filename within a skill directory carrying the frontmatter + body.
 pub const SKILL_FILENAME: &str = "SKILL.md";
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ pub const SKILL_FILENAME: &str = "SKILL.md";
 /// `metadata` are documentary, while `allowed-tools` is recognised and
 /// emits a warning until [`permission-extension-point.md`] lands.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub struct SkillFrontmatter {
     pub name: String,
     pub description: String,
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pub struct SkillFrontmatter {
 
 /// Validated skill record. Constructed by [`parse_skill_md`] and converted
 /// to a `WorkflowRecord` by the caller via the `Skill → Workflow`
-/// projection in [`crate::workflow`].
+/// projection in [`crate::WorkflowRecord`].
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct SkillRecord {
     pub slug: Slug,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ pub enum SkillParseError {
     Frontmatter {
         path: PathBuf,
         #[source]
-        source: LintError,
+        source: WorkflowLintError,
     },
     #[error(
         "SKILL.md `name` `{name}` does not match its directory name `{dir_name}` (at {})",
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ pub enum SkillParseError {
     InvalidName {
         skill_md_path: PathBuf,
         #[source]
-        source: LintError,
+        source: WorkflowLintError,
     },
     #[error("SKILL.md `description` must be non-empty (at {})", .skill_md_path.display())]
     DescriptionEmpty { skill_md_path: PathBuf },
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ pub fn parse_skill_md(skill_md_path: &Path) -> Result<SkillRecord, SkillParseErr
     let frontmatter: SkillFrontmatter =
         serde_yaml::from_str(yaml).map_err(|err| SkillParseError::Frontmatter {
             path: skill_md_path.to_path_buf(),
-            source: LintError::MalformedFrontmatter(err.to_string()),
+            source: WorkflowLintError::MalformedFrontmatter(err.to_string()),
         })?;
 
     if frontmatter.allowed_tools.is_some() {
@@ -344,7 +344,10 @@ mod tests {
             "body",
         );
         let record = parse_skill_md(&path).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(record.description.chars().count(), WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION_HARD_CAP);
+        assert_eq!(
+            record.description.chars().count(),
+            WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION_HARD_CAP
+        );
     }
 
     #[test]

crates/workflow/src/slug.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+//! Slug type and validation.
+//!
+//! Syntax (agent-skills compatible):
+//!   ^[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]{0,62}[a-z0-9])?$
+//!   - 1–64 chars
+//!   - lowercase ASCII alphanumerics and `-`
+//!   - cannot start or end with `-`
+//!   - no consecutive `--`
+
+use std::fmt;
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize};
+
+use crate::WorkflowLintError;
+
+const MIN_LEN: usize = 1;
+const MAX_LEN: usize = 64;
+
+/// Validated slug. Constructible only via [`Slug::parse`].
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, PartialOrd, Ord, Serialize)]
+#[serde(transparent)]
+pub struct Slug(String);
+
+impl Slug {
+    /// Parse and validate. Returns [`WorkflowLintError::InvalidSlug`] on rejection.
+    pub fn parse(s: impl Into<String>) -> Result<Self, WorkflowLintError> {
+        let s = s.into();
+        if is_valid_slug(&s) {
+            Ok(Self(s))
+        } else {
+            Err(WorkflowLintError::InvalidSlug(s))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.0
+    }
+
+    pub fn into_string(self) -> String {
+        self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Slug {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.write_str(&self.0)
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsRef<str> for Slug {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromStr for Slug {
+    type Err = WorkflowLintError;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        Self::parse(s)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for Slug {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        let raw = String::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+        Self::parse(raw).map_err(serde::de::Error::custom)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Pure-fn predicate matching the agent-skills slug regex without
+/// pulling in the `regex` crate.
+pub fn is_valid_slug(s: &str) -> bool {
+    let bytes = s.as_bytes();
+    let len = bytes.len();
+    if len < MIN_LEN || len > MAX_LEN {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if !is_alnum_lower(bytes[0]) || !is_alnum_lower(bytes[len - 1]) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    let mut prev_dash = false;
+    for &b in bytes {
+        if b == b'-' {
+            if prev_dash {
+                return false;
+            }
+            prev_dash = true;
+        } else if is_alnum_lower(b) {
+            prev_dash = false;
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    true
+}
+
+fn is_alnum_lower(b: u8) -> bool {
+    b.is_ascii_digit() || b.is_ascii_lowercase()
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn accepts_basic_slugs() {
+        for s in ["a", "ab", "abc-def", "x9", "a-b-c", "123", "a-1"] {
+            assert!(is_valid_slug(s), "expected `{s}` valid");
+            assert!(Slug::parse(s).is_ok());
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn rejects_bad_slugs() {
+        for s in [
+            "", "-", "-foo", "foo-", "Foo", "foo_bar", "foo bar", "foo--bar", "foo.bar", "ä",
+        ] {
+            assert!(!is_valid_slug(s), "expected `{s}` invalid");
+            assert!(Slug::parse(s).is_err());
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn enforces_length_bounds() {
+        let too_long = "a".repeat(MAX_LEN + 1);
+        assert!(!is_valid_slug(&too_long));
+        let max = "a".repeat(MAX_LEN);
+        assert!(is_valid_slug(&max));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn deserializes_via_serde() {
+        let json = "\"valid-slug\"";
+        let slug: Slug = serde_json::from_str(json).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(slug.as_str(), "valid-slug");
+
+        let bad = "\"BAD\"";
+        let err: Result<Slug, _> = serde_json::from_str(bad);
+        assert!(err.is_err());
+    }
+}

crates/workflow/src/workflow.rs

@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use thiserror::Error;
 use tracing::warn;
 
-use crate::error::LintError;
 use crate::schema::{WorkflowFrontmatter, split_frontmatter};
-use crate::slug::Slug;
+use memory::WorkspaceLayout;
-use crate::workspace::WorkspaceLayout;
+
+use crate::{Slug, WorkflowLintError};
 
 /// Hard cap on Workflow descriptions that are advertised resident.
 /// Mirrors agent-skills and resident Knowledge descriptions.
@@ -167,9 +167,15 @@ pub enum WorkflowLoadError {
     #[error("failed to read workflow file {}: {source}", .path.display())]
     ReadFile { path: PathBuf, source: io::Error },
     #[error("invalid workflow file name {}: {source}", .path.display())]
-    InvalidSlug { path: PathBuf, source: LintError },
+    InvalidSlug {
+        path: PathBuf,
+        source: WorkflowLintError,
+    },
     #[error("invalid workflow frontmatter in {}: {source}", .path.display())]
-    Frontmatter { path: PathBuf, source: LintError },
+    Frontmatter {
+        path: PathBuf,
+        source: WorkflowLintError,
+    },
     #[error(
         "Workflow {} with model_invokation: true cannot have description longer than {limit} chars (got {actual})",
         .path.display()
@@ -281,12 +287,12 @@ fn warn_unknown_workflow_fields(path: &Path, yaml: &str) {
     }
 }
 
-fn map_serde_workflow_error(err: serde_yaml::Error) -> LintError {
+fn map_serde_workflow_error(err: serde_yaml::Error) -> WorkflowLintError {
     let msg = err.to_string();
     if let Some(field) = parse_missing_field(&msg) {
-        return LintError::MissingField(field);
+        return WorkflowLintError::MissingField(field);
     }
-    LintError::MalformedFrontmatter(msg)
+    WorkflowLintError::MalformedFrontmatter(msg)
 }
 
 fn parse_missing_field(msg: &str) -> Option<&'static str> {
@@ -416,9 +422,18 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn merge_skill_shadows_existing_workflow() {
         let (dir, layout) = setup();
-        write_workflow(dir.path(), "shared", "description: Internal", "internal body");
+        write_workflow(
+            dir.path(),
+            "shared",
+            "description: Internal",
+            "internal body",
+        );
         let mut reg = load_workflows(&layout).unwrap();
-        let skill_path = dir.path().join("user-skills").join("shared").join("SKILL.md");
+        let skill_path = dir
+            .path()
+            .join("user-skills")
+            .join("shared")
+            .join("SKILL.md");
         std::fs::create_dir_all(skill_path.parent().unwrap()).unwrap();
         std::fs::write(&skill_path, "ignored").unwrap();
         let incoming = WorkflowRecord {
@@ -435,8 +450,14 @@ mod tests {
         };
         let shadow = reg.merge_skill(incoming).expect("expected shadow");
         assert_eq!(shadow.slug.as_str(), "shared");
-        assert!(matches!(shadow.kept_source, WorkflowSource::WorkspaceWorkflow));
+        assert!(matches!(
-        assert!(matches!(shadow.shadowed_source, WorkflowSource::Skill { .. }));
+            shadow.kept_source,
+            WorkflowSource::WorkspaceWorkflow
+        ));
+        assert!(matches!(
+            shadow.shadowed_source,
+            WorkflowSource::Skill { .. }
+        ));
         // The kept record is still the workspace workflow.
         let kept = reg.get(&Slug::parse("shared").unwrap()).unwrap();
         assert!(matches!(kept.source, WorkflowSource::WorkspaceWorkflow));