Over the past month we made substantial improvements to the Visual Design Studio, released a new version of the SpiffWorkflow Library, and started a new weekly publication on workflow orchestration in the age of AI.
SpiffWorkflow Library v3.2.0
Our first official release since October 2025 brings substantial optimizations and performance improvements. We now support and test against Python versions 3.10 through 3.14. Welcome to first-time contributors Christian Fischer, Milan Lesnek, and Sanjay Santhanam. See the full breakdown on The SpiffWorkflow Release Page.
Major Usability Improvements to the Visual Design Studio
See these new features in a video demo.
- Project-wide search. Search across the entire project (many BPMN files) for task names, IDs, instructions, and scripts — clicking a result opens the tab and selects the matching task.
- Improved keyboard shortcuts. Navigate and modify diagrams without touching the mouse. Move between tasks with Ctrl+arrow keys, and open editors for instructions (Ctrl+I), scripts (Ctrl+E), and web forms (Ctrl+F). See the docs for the full list.
- Quick access to sample data. Once you have a recording of a workflow process, pull that data straight into your forms and Markdown rendering. This is a big timesaver when a diagram references many variables.
- Improved AI skills. We continue refining our AI instructions so diagram modifications are accurate, follow best practices, and produce a final diagram that is attractive and easy to read.
A New Way to Share Files
We are developing a new way to collaborate on workflow diagrams by introducing a new file management service. This will allow users of our Visual Design Studio to deploy their workflows instantly to Arena. It will also support multi-user editing, so multiple people can work on the same diagram at once.
Our Latest Articles
We launched a new channel on Substack that discusses workflow orchestration in the age of AI. We are thinking hard about how to apply this technology ethically while also fostering human-to-human collaboration. We believe the organizations that thrive over the next decade will be the ones that retain control over their processes and build strong partnerships with their people.
- The Primitive Puppet Show — introduces our channel.
- Makers and Doers — discusses how more people can apply AI constructively.
- Bot vs. Bot — on finding a job when so much AI is applied by companies and applicants alike.