diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/.npmignore b/packages/plugin-workflow/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..461574b2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+node_modules
+*.log
+docs
+__tests__
+tsconfig.json
+src
+.fatherrc.ts
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/package.json b/packages/plugin-workflow/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e44e1e36f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "name": "@nocobase/plugin-workflow",
+  "version": "0.6.0-alpha.0",
+  "main": "lib/index.js",
+  "private": true,
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "dependencies": {
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+  },
+  "gitHead": "f0b335ac30f29f25c95d7d137655fa64d8d67f1e"
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/src/__tests__/collections/posts.ts b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/__tests__/collections/posts.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..021dd12ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/__tests__/collections/posts.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { CollectionOptions } from '@nocobase/database';
+
+export default {
+  name: 'posts',
+  fields: [
+    {
+      type: 'string',
+      name: 'title',
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'boolean',
+      name: 'published',
+    }
+  ]
+} as CollectionOptions;
diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/src/__tests__/collections/targets.ts b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/__tests__/collections/targets.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..525e091c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/__tests__/collections/targets.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { CollectionOptions } from '@nocobase/database';
+
+export default {
+  name: 'targets',
+  fields: [
+    {
+      type: 'string',
+      name: 'col1',
+    },
+    {
+      type: 'string',
+      name: 'col2',
+    }
+  ],
+} as CollectionOptions;
diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/src/__tests__/execution.test.ts b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/__tests__/execution.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00ca0d710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/__tests__/execution.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,512 @@
+import { Application } from '@nocobase/server';
+import Database from '@nocobase/database';
+import { getApp } from '.';
+import { BRANCH_INDEX, EXECUTION_STATUS, JOB_STATUS } from '../constants';
+
+jest.setTimeout(300000);
+
+describe('execution', () => {
+  let app: Application;
+  let db: Database;
+  let PostModel;
+  let WorkflowModel;
+  let workflow;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    app = await getApp();
+
+    db = app.db;
+    WorkflowModel = db.getCollection('workflows').model;
+    PostModel = db.getCollection('posts').model;
+
+    workflow = await WorkflowModel.create({
+      title: 'test workflow',
+      enabled: true,
+      type: 'model',
+      config: {
+        mode: 1,
+        collection: 'posts'
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => db.close());
+
+  describe('base', () => {
+    it('empty workflow without any nodes', async () => {
+      const post = await PostModel.create({ title: 't1' });
+
+      const [execution] = await workflow.getExecutions();
+      expect(execution.context.data.title).toEqual(post.title);
+      expect(execution.status).toEqual(EXECUTION_STATUS.RESOLVED);
+    });
+
+    it('execute resolved workflow', async () => {
+      await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'echo',
+        type: 'echo'
+      });
+  
+      const post = await PostModel.create({ title: 't1' });
+  
+      const [execution] = await workflow.getExecutions();
+      expect(execution.status).toEqual(EXECUTION_STATUS.RESOLVED);
+
+      expect(execution.start()).rejects.toThrow();
+      expect(execution.status).toEqual(EXECUTION_STATUS.RESOLVED);
+      const jobs = await execution.getJobs();
+      expect(jobs.length).toEqual(1);
+    });
+
+    it('workflow with single simple node', async () => {
+      await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'echo',
+        type: 'echo'
+      });
+  
+      const post = await PostModel.create({ title: 't1' });
+  
+      const [execution] = await workflow.getExecutions();
+      expect(execution.context.data.title).toEqual(post.title);
+      expect(execution.status).toEqual(EXECUTION_STATUS.RESOLVED);
+  
+      const jobs = await execution.getJobs();
+      expect(jobs.length).toEqual(1);
+      const { status, result } = jobs[0].get();
+      expect(status).toEqual(JOB_STATUS.RESOLVED);
+      expect(result).toMatchObject({ data: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(post.toJSON())) });
+    });
+  
+    it('workflow with multiple simple nodes', async () => {
+      const n1 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'echo 1',
+        type: 'echo'
+      });
+  
+      const n2 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'echo 2',
+        type: 'echo',
+        upstreamId: n1.id
+      });
+
+      await n1.setDownstream(n2);
+  
+      const post = await PostModel.create({ title: 't1' });
+  
+      const [execution] = await workflow.getExecutions();
+      expect(execution.context.data.title).toEqual(post.title);
+      expect(execution.status).toEqual(EXECUTION_STATUS.RESOLVED);
+  
+      const jobs = await execution.getJobs();
+      expect(jobs.length).toEqual(2);
+      const { status, result } = jobs[1].get();
+      expect(status).toEqual(JOB_STATUS.RESOLVED);
+      expect(result).toMatchObject({ data: JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(post.toJSON())) });
+    });
+
+    it('workflow with error node', async () => {
+      await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'error',
+        type: 'error'
+      });
+  
+      const post = await PostModel.create({ title: 't1' });
+
+      const [execution] = await workflow.getExecutions();
+      expect(execution.status).toEqual(EXECUTION_STATUS.REJECTED);
+
+      const jobs = await execution.getJobs();
+      expect(jobs.length).toEqual(1);
+      const { status, result } = jobs[0].get();
+      expect(status).toEqual(JOB_STATUS.REJECTED);
+      expect(result).toBe('Error: definite error');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('manual nodes', () => {
+    it('manual node should suspend execution, and could be manually resume', async () => {
+      const n1 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'prompt',
+        type: 'prompt',
+      });
+      
+      const n2 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'echo',
+        type: 'echo',
+        upstreamId: n1.id
+      });
+
+      await n1.setDownstream(n2);
+
+      const post = await PostModel.create({ title: 't1' });
+
+      const [execution] = await workflow.getExecutions();
+      expect(execution.status).toEqual(EXECUTION_STATUS.STARTED);
+      const [pending] = await execution.getJobs();
+      expect(pending.status).toEqual(JOB_STATUS.PENDING);
+      expect(pending.result).toEqual(null);
+
+      pending.set('result', 123);
+      await execution.resume(pending);
+      expect(execution.status).toEqual(EXECUTION_STATUS.RESOLVED);
+
+      const jobs = await execution.getJobs({ order: [['id', 'ASC']] });
+      expect(jobs.length).toEqual(2);
+      expect(jobs[0].status).toEqual(JOB_STATUS.RESOLVED);
+      expect(jobs[0].result).toEqual(123);
+      expect(jobs[1].status).toEqual(JOB_STATUS.RESOLVED);
+      expect(jobs[1].result).toEqual(123);
+    });
+
+    it('manual node should suspend execution, resuming with error should end execution', async () => {
+      const n1 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'prompt error',
+        type: 'prompt->error',
+      });
+      const n2 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'echo',
+        type: 'echo',
+        upstreamId: n1.id
+      });
+      await n1.setDownstream(n2);
+
+      const post = await PostModel.create({ title: 't1' });
+
+      const [execution] = await workflow.getExecutions();
+      expect(execution.status).toEqual(EXECUTION_STATUS.STARTED);
+      const [pending] = await execution.getJobs();
+      expect(pending.status).toEqual(JOB_STATUS.PENDING);
+      expect(pending.result).toEqual(null);
+
+      pending.set('result', 123);
+      await execution.resume(pending);
+      expect(execution.status).toEqual(EXECUTION_STATUS.REJECTED);
+
+      const jobs = await execution.getJobs();
+      expect(jobs.length).toEqual(1);
+      expect(jobs[0].status).toEqual(JOB_STATUS.REJECTED);
+      expect(jobs[0].result).toEqual('Error: input failed');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('branch: condition', () => {
+    it('condition node link to different downstreams', async () => {
+      const n1 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'condition',
+        type: 'condition',
+        // no config means always true
+      });
+
+      const n2 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'true to echo',
+        type: 'echo',
+        branchIndex: BRANCH_INDEX.ON_TRUE,
+        upstreamId: n1.id
+      });
+
+      await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'false to echo',
+        type: 'echo',
+        branchIndex: BRANCH_INDEX.ON_FALSE,
+        upstreamId: n1.id
+      });
+
+      const post = await PostModel.create({ title: 't1' });
+
+      const [execution] = await workflow.getExecutions();
+      expect(execution.status).toEqual(EXECUTION_STATUS.RESOLVED);
+
+      const jobs = await execution.getJobs({ order: [['id', 'ASC']] });
+      expect(jobs.length).toEqual(2);
+      expect(jobs[0].nodeId).toEqual(n1.id);
+      expect(jobs[1].nodeId).toEqual(n2.id);
+      expect(jobs[1].result).toEqual(true);
+    });
+
+    it('suspend downstream in condition branch, then go on', async () => {
+      const n1 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'condition',
+        type: 'condition',
+        // no config means always true
+      });
+
+      const n2 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'manual',
+        type: 'prompt',
+        branchIndex: BRANCH_INDEX.ON_TRUE,
+        upstreamId: n1.id
+      });
+
+      const n3 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'echo input value',
+        type: 'echo',
+        upstreamId: n1.id
+      });
+
+      await n1.setDownstream(n3);
+
+      const post = await PostModel.create({ title: 't1' });
+
+      const [execution] = await workflow.getExecutions();
+      expect(execution.status).toEqual(EXECUTION_STATUS.STARTED);
+
+      const [pending] = await execution.getJobs({ where: { nodeId: n2.id } });
+      pending.set('result', 123);
+      await execution.resume(pending);
+
+      const jobs = await execution.getJobs();
+      expect(jobs.length).toEqual(3);
+    });
+
+    it('resume error downstream in condition branch, should reject', async () => {
+      const n1 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'condition',
+        type: 'condition',
+        // no config means always true
+      });
+
+      const n2 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'manual',
+        type: 'prompt->error',
+        branchIndex: BRANCH_INDEX.ON_TRUE,
+        upstreamId: n1.id
+      });
+
+      const n3 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'echo input value',
+        type: 'echo',
+        upstreamId: n1.id
+      });
+
+      await n1.setDownstream(n3);
+
+      const post = await PostModel.create({ title: 't1' });
+
+      const [execution] = await workflow.getExecutions();
+      expect(execution.status).toEqual(EXECUTION_STATUS.STARTED);
+
+      const [pending] = await execution.getJobs({ where: { nodeId: n2.id } });
+      pending.set('result', 123);
+      await execution.resume(pending);
+      expect(execution.status).toEqual(EXECUTION_STATUS.REJECTED);
+
+      const jobs = await execution.getJobs();
+      expect(jobs.length).toEqual(2);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('branch: parallel node', () => {
+    it('link to single branch', async () => {
+      const n1 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'parallel',
+        type: 'parallel'
+      });
+
+      const n2 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'echo1',
+        type: 'echo',
+        upstreamId: n1.id,
+        branchIndex: 0
+      });
+
+      const n3 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'echo2',
+        type: 'echo',
+        upstreamId: n1.id
+      });
+
+      await n1.setDownstream(n3);
+
+      const post = await PostModel.create({ title: 't1' });
+
+      const [execution] = await workflow.getExecutions();
+      expect(execution.status).toEqual(EXECUTION_STATUS.RESOLVED);
+      const jobs = await execution.getJobs({ order: [['id', 'ASC']] });
+      expect(jobs.length).toEqual(3);
+    });
+
+    it('link to multipe branches', async () => {
+      const n1 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'parallel',
+        type: 'parallel'
+      });
+
+      const n2 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'echo1',
+        type: 'echo',
+        upstreamId: n1.id,
+        branchIndex: 0
+      });
+
+      const n3 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'echo2',
+        type: 'echo',
+        upstreamId: n1.id,
+        branchIndex: 1
+      });
+
+      const n4 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'echo on end',
+        type: 'echo',
+        upstreamId: n1.id
+      });
+
+      await n1.setDownstream(n4);
+
+      const post = await PostModel.create({ title: 't1' });
+
+      const [execution] = await workflow.getExecutions();
+      expect(execution.status).toEqual(EXECUTION_STATUS.RESOLVED);
+      const jobs = await execution.getJobs({ order: [['id', 'ASC']] });
+      expect(jobs.length).toEqual(4);
+    });
+
+    it('downstream has manual node', async () => {
+      const n1 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'parallel',
+        type: 'parallel'
+      });
+
+      const n2 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'prompt',
+        type: 'prompt',
+        upstreamId: n1.id,
+        branchIndex: 0
+      });
+
+      const n3 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'echo',
+        type: 'echo',
+        upstreamId: n1.id,
+        branchIndex: 1
+      });
+
+      const n4 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'echo on end',
+        type: 'echo',
+        upstreamId: n1.id
+      });
+
+      await n1.setDownstream(n4);
+
+      const post = await PostModel.create({ title: 't1' });
+
+      const [execution] = await workflow.getExecutions();
+      expect(execution.status).toEqual(EXECUTION_STATUS.STARTED);
+
+      const [pending] = await execution.getJobs({ nodeId: n2.id });
+      pending.set('result', 123);
+      await execution.resume(pending);
+
+      expect(execution.status).toEqual(EXECUTION_STATUS.RESOLVED);
+      const jobs = await execution.getJobs({ order: [['id', 'ASC']] });
+      expect(jobs.length).toEqual(4);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('branch: mixed', () => {
+    it('condition branches contains parallel', async () => {
+      const n1 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'condition',
+        type: 'condition'
+      });
+
+      const n2 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'parallel',
+        type: 'parallel',
+        branchIndex: BRANCH_INDEX.ON_TRUE,
+        upstreamId: n1.id
+      });
+
+      const n3 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'prompt',
+        type: 'prompt',
+        upstreamId: n2.id,
+        branchIndex: 0
+      });
+
+      const n4 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'parallel echo',
+        type: 'echo',
+        upstreamId: n2.id,
+        branchIndex: 1
+      });
+
+      const n5 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'last echo',
+        type: 'echo',
+        upstreamId: n1.id
+      });
+
+      await n1.setDownstream(n5);
+
+      const post = await PostModel.create({ title: 't1' });
+
+      const [execution] = await workflow.getExecutions();
+      expect(execution.status).toEqual(EXECUTION_STATUS.STARTED);
+
+      const pendingJobs = await execution.getJobs();
+      expect(pendingJobs.length).toBe(4);
+
+      const pending = pendingJobs.find(item => item.nodeId === n3.id );
+      pending.set('result', 123);
+      await execution.resume(pending);
+
+      expect(execution.status).toEqual(EXECUTION_STATUS.RESOLVED);
+      const jobs = await execution.getJobs({ order: [['id', 'ASC']] });
+      expect(jobs.length).toEqual(5);
+    });
+
+    it('parallel branches contains condition', async () => {
+      const n1 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'parallel',
+        type: 'parallel'
+      });
+
+      const n2 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'prompt',
+        type: 'prompt',
+        upstreamId: n1.id,
+        branchIndex: 0
+      });
+
+      const n3 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'condition',
+        type: 'condition',
+        upstreamId: n1.id,
+        branchIndex: 1
+      });
+
+      const n4 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'condition echo',
+        type: 'echo',
+        upstreamId: n3.id,
+        branchIndex: BRANCH_INDEX.ON_TRUE
+      });
+
+      const n5 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'last echo',
+        type: 'echo',
+        upstreamId: n1.id
+      });
+
+      await n1.setDownstream(n5);
+
+      const post = await PostModel.create({ title: 't1' });
+
+      const [execution] = await workflow.getExecutions();
+      expect(execution.status).toEqual(EXECUTION_STATUS.STARTED);
+
+      const pendingJobs = await execution.getJobs();
+      expect(pendingJobs.length).toBe(4);
+
+      const pending = pendingJobs.find(item => item.nodeId === n2.id );
+      pending.set('result', 123);
+      await execution.resume(pending);
+
+      expect(execution.status).toEqual(EXECUTION_STATUS.RESOLVED);
+      const jobs = await execution.getJobs({ order: [['id', 'ASC']] });
+      expect(jobs.length).toEqual(5);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/src/__tests__/index.ts b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/__tests__/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65b026537
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/__tests__/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import path from 'path';
+import { MockServer, mockServer } from '@nocobase/test';
+
+import plugin from '../server';
+import { registerInstruction } from '../instructions';
+import { JOB_STATUS } from '../constants';
+
+export function sleep(ms: number) {
+  return new Promise(resolve => {
+    setTimeout(resolve, ms);
+  });
+}
+
+export async function getApp(options = {}): Promise<MockServer> {
+  const app = mockServer(options);
+
+  app.plugin(plugin);
+
+  // for test only
+  registerInstruction('echo', {
+    run(this, { result }, execution) {
+      return {
+        status: JOB_STATUS.RESOLVED,
+        result
+      };
+    }
+  });
+
+  registerInstruction('error', {
+    run(this, input, execution) {
+      throw new Error('definite error');
+    }
+  });
+
+  registerInstruction('prompt->error', {
+    run(this, input, execution) {
+      return {
+        status: JOB_STATUS.PENDING
+      };
+    },
+    resume(this, input, execution) {
+      throw new Error('input failed');
+    }
+  });
+  
+  await app.load();
+  
+  await app.db.import({
+    directory: path.resolve(__dirname, './collections')
+  });
+
+  try {
+    await app.db.sync();
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(error);
+  }
+  // TODO: need a better life cycle event than manually trigger
+  await app.emitAsync('beforeStart');
+  
+  return app;
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/src/__tests__/instructions/condition.test.ts b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/__tests__/instructions/condition.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5fbdcbb17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/__tests__/instructions/condition.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+import { Application } from '@nocobase/server';
+import Database from '@nocobase/database';
+import { getApp } from '..';
+import { EXECUTION_STATUS, BRANCH_INDEX } from '../../constants';
+
+
+
+describe('workflow > instructions > condition', () => {
+  let app: Application;
+  let db: Database;
+  let PostModel;
+  let WorkflowModel;
+  let workflow;
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    app = await getApp();
+
+    db = app.db;
+    WorkflowModel = db.getCollection('workflows').model;
+    PostModel = db.getCollection('posts').model;
+
+    workflow = await WorkflowModel.create({
+      title: 'test workflow',
+      enabled: true,
+      type: 'model',
+      config: {
+        mode: 1,
+        collection: 'posts'
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => db.close());
+
+  describe('config.rejectOnFalse', () => {
+
+  });
+
+  describe('single calculation', () => {
+    it('calculation to true downstream', async () => {
+
+      const n1 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'condition',
+        type: 'condition',
+        config: {
+          // (1 === 1): true
+          calculation: {
+            calculator: 'equal',
+            operands: [{ value: 1 }, { value: 1 }]
+          }
+        }
+      });
+
+      const n2 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'true to echo',
+        type: 'echo',
+        branchIndex: BRANCH_INDEX.ON_TRUE,
+        upstreamId: n1.id
+      });
+
+      const n3 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'false to echo',
+        type: 'echo',
+        branchIndex: BRANCH_INDEX.ON_FALSE,
+        upstreamId: n1.id
+      });
+
+      const post = await PostModel.create({ title: 't1' });
+
+      const [execution] = await workflow.getExecutions();
+      expect(execution.status).toEqual(EXECUTION_STATUS.RESOLVED);
+
+      const jobs = await execution.getJobs();
+      expect(jobs.length).toEqual(2);
+      expect(jobs[1].result).toEqual(true);
+    });
+
+    it('calculation to false downstream', async () => {
+      const n1 = await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'condition',
+        type: 'condition',
+        config: {
+          // (0 === 1): false
+          calculation: {
+            calculator: 'equal',
+            operands: [{ value: 0 }, { value: 1 }]
+          }
+        }
+      });
+
+      await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'true to echo',
+        type: 'echo',
+        branchIndex: BRANCH_INDEX.ON_TRUE,
+        upstreamId: n1.id
+      });
+
+      await workflow.createNode({
+        title: 'false to echo',
+        type: 'echo',
+        branchIndex: BRANCH_INDEX.ON_FALSE,
+        upstreamId: n1.id
+      });
+
+      const post = await PostModel.create({ title: 't1' });
+
+      const [execution] = await workflow.getExecutions();
+      expect(execution.status).toEqual(EXECUTION_STATUS.RESOLVED);
+
+      const jobs = await execution.getJobs();
+      expect(jobs.length).toEqual(2);
+      expect(jobs[1].result).toEqual(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('group calculation', () => {
+
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/src/collections/executions.ts b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/collections/executions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1053e6657
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/collections/executions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { CollectionOptions } from '@nocobase/database';
+
+export default {
+  name: 'executions',
+  model: 'ExecutionModel',
+  title: '执行流程',
+  fields: [
+    {
+      interface: 'linkTo',
+      type: 'belongsTo',
+      name: 'workflow',
+      title: '所属工作流'
+    },
+    {
+      interface: 'linkTo',
+      type: 'hasMany',
+      name: 'jobs',
+      title: '流程记录'
+    },
+    {
+      interface: 'json',
+      type: 'jsonb',
+      name: 'context',
+      title: '上下文数据'
+    },
+    {
+      interface: 'select',
+      type: 'integer',
+      name: 'status',
+      title: '状态'
+    }
+  ]
+} as CollectionOptions;
diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/src/collections/flow_nodes.ts b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/collections/flow_nodes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0fb32fbbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/collections/flow_nodes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { CollectionOptions } from '@nocobase/database';
+
+export default {
+  name: 'flow_nodes',
+  // model: 'FlowNodeModel',
+  title: 'Workflow Nodes',
+  fields: [
+    {
+      interface: 'string',
+      type: 'string',
+      name: 'title',
+      title: '名称',
+      component: {
+        showInTable: true,
+        showInDetail: true,
+        showInForm: true,
+      },
+    },
+    // which workflow belongs to
+    {
+      interface: 'linkTo',
+      name: 'workflow',
+      type: 'belongsTo',
+    },
+    {
+      interface: 'linkTo',
+      name: 'upstream',
+      type: 'belongsTo',
+      target: 'flow_nodes'
+    },
+    {
+      interface: 'linkTo',
+      name: 'branches',
+      type: 'hasMany',
+      target: 'flow_nodes',
+      sourceKey: 'id',
+      foreignKey: 'upstream_id',
+    },
+    // only works when upstream node is branching type, like condition and parallel.
+    // put here because the design of flow-links model is not really necessary for now.
+    // or it should be put into flow-links model.
+    {
+      interface: 'select',
+      name: 'branchIndex',
+      type: 'integer',
+      title: 'branch index'
+    },
+    // for reasons:
+    // 1. redirect type node to solve cycle flow.
+    // 2. recognize as true next node after branches.
+    {
+      interface: 'linkTo',
+      name: 'downstream',
+      type: 'belongsTo',
+      target: 'flow_nodes'
+    },
+    {
+      interface: 'select',
+      type: 'string',
+      name: 'type',
+      title: '类型',
+      // TODO: data for test only now
+      dataSource: [
+        { label: '数据处理', value: 'data' },
+        { label: '数据查询', value: 'query' },
+        { label: '等待人工输入', value: 'prompt' },
+        { label: '条件判断', value: 'condition' },
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      interface: 'json',
+      type: 'jsonb',
+      name: 'config',
+      title: '配置',
+      defaultValue: {}
+    }
+  ]
+} as CollectionOptions;
diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/src/collections/jobs.ts b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/collections/jobs.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18485ca63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/collections/jobs.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { CollectionOptions } from '@nocobase/database';
+
+export default {
+  name: 'jobs',
+  title: '流程记录',
+  fields: [
+    {
+      interface: 'linkTo',
+      type: 'belongsTo',
+      name: 'execution',
+      title: '所属流程'
+    },
+    {
+      interface: 'linkTo',
+      type: 'belongsTo',
+      name: 'node',
+      target: 'flow_nodes',
+      title: '所属节点'
+    },
+    {
+      interface: 'linkTo',
+      type: 'belongsTo',
+      name: 'upstream',
+      target: 'jobs',
+      title: '上游记录'
+    },
+    // pending / resolved / rejected
+    {
+      interface: 'status',
+      type: 'integer',
+      name: 'status',
+      title: '处理状态'
+    },
+    {
+      interface: 'json',
+      type: 'jsonb',
+      name: 'result',
+      title: '处理结果'
+    },
+    // TODO: possibly need node snapshot in case if node has been changed
+    // {
+    //   interface: 'json',
+    //   type: 'jsonb',
+    //   name: 'nodeSnapshot',
+    //   title: 'node snapshot'
+    // }
+  ]
+} as CollectionOptions;
diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/src/collections/workflows.ts b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/collections/workflows.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02deea2cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/collections/workflows.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { CollectionOptions } from '@nocobase/database';
+
+export default {
+  name: 'workflows',
+  model: 'WorkflowModel',
+  title: '自动化',
+  fields: [
+    {
+      interface: 'string',
+      type: 'string',
+      name: 'title',
+      title: '自动化名称',
+      required: true
+    },
+    {
+      interface: 'boolean',
+      type: 'boolean',
+      name: 'enabled',
+      title: '启用'
+    },
+    {
+      interface: 'textarea',
+      type: 'text',
+      name: 'description',
+      title: '描述'
+    },
+    {
+      interface: 'select',
+      type: 'string',
+      title: '触发方式',
+      name: 'type',
+      required: true
+    },
+    {
+      interface: 'json',
+      type: 'jsonb',
+      title: '触发配置',
+      name: 'config',
+      required: true
+    },
+    {
+      interface: 'linkTo',
+      type: 'hasMany',
+      name: 'nodes',
+      target: 'flow_nodes',
+      title: '流程节点'
+    },
+    {
+      interface: 'linkTo',
+      type: 'hasMany',
+      name: 'executions',
+      target: 'executions',
+      title: '触发执行'
+    }
+  ]
+} as CollectionOptions;
diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/src/constants.ts b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8cc682187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+export const EXECUTION_STATUS = {
+  STARTED: 0,
+  RESOLVED: 1,
+  REJECTED: -1,
+  CANCELLED: -2
+};
+
+export const JOB_STATUS = {
+  PENDING: 0,
+  RESOLVED: 1,
+  REJECTED: -1,
+  CANCELLED: -2
+};
+
+export const BRANCH_INDEX = {
+  DEFAULT: null,
+  ON_TRUE: 1,
+  ON_FALSE: 0
+};
diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/src/instructions/condition.ts b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/instructions/condition.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b38df688c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/instructions/condition.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+// config: {
+//   not: false,
+//   group: {
+//     type: 'and',
+//     calculations: [
+//       {
+//         calculator: 'time.equal',
+//         operands: [{ type: 'context', options: { path: 'time' } }, { type: 'fn', options: { name: 'newDate', args: [] } }]
+//       },
+//       {
+//         calculator: 'value.equal',
+//         operands: [{ type: 'job.result', options: { id: 213, path: '' } }, { type: 'constant', value: { a: 1 } }]
+//       }
+//     ]
+//   }
+// }
+
+import Sequelize = require('sequelize');
+import { getValue, Operand } from "../utils/getter";
+import { getCalculator } from "../utils/calculators";
+import { JOB_STATUS } from "../constants";
+
+type BaseCalculation = {
+  not?: boolean;
+};
+
+type SingleCalculation = BaseCalculation & {
+  calculation: string;
+  operands?: Operand[];
+};
+
+type GroupCalculationOptions = {
+  type: 'and' | 'or';
+  calculations: Calculation[]
+};
+
+type GroupCalculation = BaseCalculation & {
+  group: GroupCalculationOptions
+};
+
+// TODO(type)
+type Calculation = SingleCalculation | GroupCalculation;
+
+function calculate(config, input, execution) {
+  if (!config) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  const { not, group } = config;
+  let result;
+  if (group) {
+    const method = group.type === 'and' ? 'every' : 'some';
+    result = group.calculations[method](calculation => calculate(calculation, input, execution));
+  } else {
+    const args = config.operands.map(operand => getValue(operand, input, execution));
+    const fn = getCalculator(config.calculator);
+    if (!fn) {
+      throw new Error(`no calculator function registered for "${config.calculator}"`);
+    }
+    result = fn(...args);
+  }
+
+  return not ? !result : result;
+}
+
+
+export default {
+  async run(this, prevJob, execution) {
+    // TODO(optimize): loading of jobs could be reduced and turned into incrementally in execution
+    // const jobs = await execution.getJobs();
+    const { calculation } = this.config || {};
+    const result = calculate(calculation, prevJob, execution);
+
+    if (!result && this.config.rejectOnFalse) {
+      return {
+        status: JOB_STATUS.REJECTED,
+        result
+      };
+    }
+
+    const job = {
+      status: JOB_STATUS.RESOLVED,
+      result,
+      // TODO(optimize): try unify the building of job
+      nodeId: this.id,
+      upstreamId: prevJob instanceof Sequelize.Model ? prevJob.get('id') : null
+    };
+
+    const branchNode = execution.nodes
+      .find(item => item.upstream === this && Boolean(item.branchIndex) === result);
+
+    if (!branchNode) {
+      return job;
+    }
+
+    const savedJob = await execution.saveJob(job);
+
+    return execution.exec(branchNode, savedJob);
+  },
+
+  async resume(this, branchJob, execution) {
+    if (branchJob.status === JOB_STATUS.RESOLVED) {
+      // return to continue this.downstream
+      return branchJob;
+    }
+
+    // pass control to upper scope by ending current scope
+    return execution.end(this, branchJob);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/src/instructions/index.ts b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/instructions/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65a97e483
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/instructions/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import ExecutionModel from "../models/Execution";
+import FlowNodeModel from "../models/FlowNode";
+
+import prompt from './prompt';
+import condition from './condition';
+import parallel from './parallel';
+
+export interface Job {
+  status: number;
+  result: unknown;
+  [key: string]: unknown;
+}
+
+export type InstructionResult = Job | Promise<Job>;
+
+// what should a instruction do?
+// - base on input and context, do any calculations or system call (io), and produce a result or pending.
+export interface Instruction {
+  run(
+    this: FlowNodeModel,
+    // what should input to be?
+    // - just use previously output result for convenience?
+    input: any,
+    // what should context to be?
+    // - could be the workflow execution object (containing context data)
+    execution: ExecutionModel
+  ): InstructionResult;
+  // for start node in main flow (or branch) to resume when manual sub branch triggered
+  resume?(): InstructionResult
+}
+
+const registery = new Map<string, Instruction>();
+
+export function getInstruction(key: string): Instruction {
+  return registery.get(key);
+}
+
+export function registerInstruction(key: string, instruction: any) {
+  registery.set(key, instruction);
+}
+
+registerInstruction('prompt', prompt);
+registerInstruction('condition', condition);
+registerInstruction('parallel', parallel);
diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/src/instructions/parallel.ts b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/instructions/parallel.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c3a775f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/instructions/parallel.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import { JOB_STATUS } from "../constants";
+import ExecutionModel from "../models/Execution";
+import FlowNodeModel from "../models/FlowNode";
+import JobModel from "../models/Job";
+
+export const PARALLEL_MODE = {
+  ALL: 'all',
+  ANY: 'any',
+  RACE: 'race'
+} as const;
+
+const StatusGetters = {
+  [PARALLEL_MODE.ALL](result) {
+    if (result.some(j => j && j.status === JOB_STATUS.REJECTED)) {
+      return JOB_STATUS.REJECTED;
+    }
+    if (result.every(j => j && j.status === JOB_STATUS.RESOLVED)) {
+      return JOB_STATUS.RESOLVED;
+    }
+    return JOB_STATUS.PENDING;
+  },
+  [PARALLEL_MODE.ANY](result) {
+    return result.some(j => j && j.status === JOB_STATUS.RESOLVED)
+      ? JOB_STATUS.RESOLVED
+      : (
+        result.some(j => j && j.status === JOB_STATUS.PENDING)
+          ? JOB_STATUS.PENDING
+          : JOB_STATUS.REJECTED
+      )
+  },
+  [PARALLEL_MODE.RACE](result) {
+    return result.some(j => j && j.status === JOB_STATUS.RESOLVED)
+      ? JOB_STATUS.RESOLVED
+      : (
+        result.some(j => j && j.status === JOB_STATUS.REJECTED)
+          ? JOB_STATUS.REJECTED
+          : JOB_STATUS.PENDING
+      )
+  }
+};
+
+export default {
+  async run(this: FlowNodeModel, prevJob: JobModel, execution: ExecutionModel) {
+    const branches = execution.nodes
+      .filter(item => item.upstream === this && item.branchIndex !== null)
+      .sort((a, b) => a.branchIndex - b.branchIndex);
+
+    const job = await execution.saveJob({
+      status: JOB_STATUS.PENDING,
+      result: Array(branches.length).fill(null),
+      nodeId: this.id,
+      upstreamId: prevJob?.id ?? null
+    });
+
+    // NOTE:
+    // use `reduce` but not `Promise.all` here to avoid racing manupulating db.
+    // for users, this is almost equivalent to `Promise.all`,
+    // because of the delay is not significant sensible.
+    // another better aspect of this is, it could handle sequenced branches in future.
+    await branches.reduce((promise: Promise<any>, branch) => promise.then(() => execution.exec(branch, job)), Promise.resolve());
+
+    return execution.end(this, job);
+  },
+
+  async resume(this, branchJob, execution: ExecutionModel) {
+    const job = execution.findBranchParentJob(branchJob, this);
+
+    const { result, status } = job;
+    // if parallel has been done (resolved / rejected), do not care newly executed branch jobs.
+    if (status !== JOB_STATUS.PENDING) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    // find the index of the node which start the branch
+    const jobNode = execution.nodesMap.get(branchJob.nodeId);
+    const { branchIndex } = execution.findBranchStartNode(jobNode);
+    const { mode = PARALLEL_MODE.ALL } = this.config || {};
+
+    const newResult = [...result.slice(0, branchIndex), branchJob.get(), ...result.slice(branchIndex + 1)];
+    job.set({
+      result: newResult,
+      status: StatusGetters[mode](newResult)
+    });
+
+    if (job.status === JOB_STATUS.PENDING) {
+      await job.save({ transaction: execution.transaction });
+      return execution.end(this, job);
+    }
+
+    return job;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/src/instructions/prompt.ts b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/instructions/prompt.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec3455eb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/instructions/prompt.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { JOB_STATUS } from "../constants";
+
+export default {
+  run(this, input, execution) {
+    return {
+      status: JOB_STATUS.PENDING
+    };
+  },
+
+  resume(this, job, execution) {
+    job.set('status', JOB_STATUS.RESOLVED);
+    return job;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/src/models/Execution.ts b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/models/Execution.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26dc50dc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/models/Execution.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+import {
+  Model,
+  BelongsToGetAssociationMixin,
+  Optional,
+  HasManyGetAssociationsMixin,
+  Transaction
+} from 'sequelize';
+
+import Database from '@nocobase/database';
+
+import { EXECUTION_STATUS, JOB_STATUS } from '../constants';
+import { getInstruction } from '../instructions';
+import WorkflowModel from './Workflow';
+import FlowNodeModel from './FlowNode';
+import JobModel from './Job';
+
+interface ExecutionAttributes {
+  id: number;
+  title: string;
+  context: any;
+  status: number;
+}
+
+interface ExecutionCreationAttributes extends Optional<ExecutionAttributes, 'id'> {}
+
+export interface ExecutionOptions {
+  transaction?: Transaction;
+}
+
+export default class ExecutionModel
+  extends Model<ExecutionAttributes, ExecutionCreationAttributes>
+  implements ExecutionAttributes {
+
+  declare static readonly database: Database;
+
+  declare id: number;
+  declare title: string;
+  declare context: any;
+  declare status: number;
+
+  declare createdAt: Date;
+  declare updatedAt: Date;
+
+  declare workflow?: WorkflowModel;
+  declare getWorkflow: BelongsToGetAssociationMixin<WorkflowModel>;
+
+  declare jobs?: JobModel[];
+  declare getJobs: HasManyGetAssociationsMixin<JobModel>;
+
+  options: ExecutionOptions;
+  transaction: Transaction;
+
+  nodes: Array<FlowNodeModel> = [];
+  nodesMap = new Map<number, FlowNodeModel>();
+  jobsMap = new Map<number, JobModel>();
+
+  static StatusMap = {
+    [JOB_STATUS.PENDING]: EXECUTION_STATUS.STARTED,
+    [JOB_STATUS.RESOLVED]: EXECUTION_STATUS.RESOLVED,
+    [JOB_STATUS.REJECTED]: EXECUTION_STATUS.REJECTED,
+    [JOB_STATUS.CANCELLED]: EXECUTION_STATUS.CANCELLED,
+  };
+
+  // make dual linked nodes list then cache
+  makeNodes(nodes = []) {
+    this.nodes = nodes;
+
+    nodes.forEach(node => {
+      this.nodesMap.set(node.id, node);
+    });
+
+    nodes.forEach(node => {
+      if (node.upstreamId) {
+        node.upstream = this.nodesMap.get(node.upstreamId);
+      }
+
+      if (node.downstreamId) {
+        node.downstream = this.nodesMap.get(node.downstreamId);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  makeJobs(jobs: Array<JobModel>) {
+    jobs.forEach(job => {
+      this.jobsMap.set(job.id, job);
+    });
+  }
+
+  async prepare(options) {
+    if (this.status !== EXECUTION_STATUS.STARTED) {
+      throw new Error(`execution was ended with status ${this.status}`);
+    }
+
+    this.options = options || {};
+    const { transaction = await (<typeof ExecutionModel>this.constructor).database.sequelize.transaction() } = this.options;
+    this.transaction = transaction;
+
+    if (!this.workflow) {
+      this.workflow = await this.getWorkflow({ transaction });
+    }
+
+    const nodes = await this.workflow.getNodes({ transaction });
+
+    this.makeNodes(nodes);
+
+    const jobs = await this.getJobs({ transaction });
+
+    this.makeJobs(jobs);
+  }
+
+  async start(options: ExecutionOptions) {
+    await this.prepare(options);
+    if (this.nodes.length) {
+      const head = this.nodes.find(item => !item.upstream);
+      await this.exec(head, { result: this.context });
+    } else {
+      await this.exit(null);
+    }
+    await this.commit();
+  }
+
+  async resume(job: JobModel, options: ExecutionOptions) {
+    await this.prepare(options);
+    const node = this.nodesMap.get(job.nodeId);
+    await this.recall(node, job);
+    await this.commit();
+  }
+
+  private async commit() {
+    if (!this.options || !this.options.transaction) {
+      await this.transaction.commit();
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async run(instruction, node: FlowNodeModel, prevJob) {
+    let job;
+    try {
+      // call instruction to get result and status
+      job = await instruction.call(node, prevJob, this);
+      if (!job) {
+        return null;
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      // for uncaught error, set to rejected
+      job = {
+        result: err instanceof Error ? err.toString() : err,
+        status: JOB_STATUS.REJECTED
+      };
+      // if previous job is from resuming
+      if (prevJob && prevJob.nodeId === node.id) {
+        prevJob.set(job);
+        job = prevJob;
+      }
+    }
+
+    let savedJob: JobModel;
+    // TODO(optimize): many checking of resuming or new could be improved
+    // could be implemented separately in exec() / resume()
+    if (job instanceof Model) {
+      savedJob = await job.save({ transaction: this.transaction }) as JobModel;
+    } else {
+      const upstreamId = prevJob instanceof Model ? prevJob.get('id') : null;
+      savedJob = await this.saveJob({
+        nodeId: node.id,
+        upstreamId,
+        ...job
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (savedJob.get('status') === JOB_STATUS.RESOLVED && node.downstream) {
+      // run next node
+      return this.exec(node.downstream, savedJob);
+    }
+
+    // all nodes in scope have been executed
+    return this.end(node, savedJob);
+  }
+
+  async exec(node, input?) {
+    const { run } = getInstruction(node.type);
+
+    return this.run(run, node, input);
+  }
+
+  // parent node should take over the control
+  end(node, job) {
+    const parentNode = this.findBranchParentNode(node);
+    // no parent, means on main flow
+    if (parentNode) {
+      return this.recall(parentNode, job);
+    }
+    
+    // really done for all nodes
+    // * should mark execution as done with last job status
+    return this.exit(job);
+  }
+
+  async recall(node, job) {
+    const { resume } = getInstruction(node.type);
+    if (!resume) {
+      return Promise.reject(new Error('`resume` should be implemented because the node made branch'));
+    }
+
+    return this.run(resume, node, job);
+  }
+
+  async exit(job: JobModel | null) {
+    const status = job ? ExecutionModel.StatusMap[job.status] : EXECUTION_STATUS.RESOLVED;
+    await this.update({ status }, { transaction: this.transaction });
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  // TODO(optimize)
+  async saveJob(payload) {
+    const { database } = <typeof WorkflowModel>this.constructor;
+    const { model } = database.getCollection('jobs');
+    const [result] = await model.upsert({
+      ...payload,
+      executionId: this.id
+    }, { transaction: this.transaction }) as [JobModel, boolean | null];
+    this.jobsMap.set(result.id, result);
+
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  // find the first node in current branch
+  findBranchStartNode(node: FlowNodeModel): FlowNodeModel | null {
+    for (let n = node; n; n = n.upstream) {
+      if (n.branchIndex !== null) {
+        return n;
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  // find the node start current branch
+  findBranchParentNode(node: FlowNodeModel): FlowNodeModel | null {
+    for (let n = node; n; n = n.upstream) {
+      if (n.branchIndex !== null) {
+        return n.upstream;
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  findBranchParentJob(job: JobModel, node: FlowNodeModel): JobModel | null {
+    for (let j = job; j; j = this.jobsMap.get(j.upstreamId)) {
+      if (j.nodeId === node.id) {
+        return j;
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/src/models/FlowNode.ts b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/models/FlowNode.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b9bf8db2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/models/FlowNode.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { Model, BelongsToGetAssociationMixin } from 'sequelize';
+import WorkflowModel from './Workflow';
+
+export default class FlowNodeModel extends Model {
+  declare id: number;
+  declare title: string;
+  declare branchIndex: null | number;
+  declare type: string;
+  declare config: any;
+
+  declare createdAt: Date;
+  declare updatedAt: Date;
+
+  declare upstream: FlowNodeModel;
+  declare downstream: FlowNodeModel;
+
+  declare workflow?: WorkflowModel;
+  declare getWorkflow: BelongsToGetAssociationMixin<WorkflowModel>;
+}
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diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/src/models/Job.ts b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/models/Job.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc92306a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/models/Job.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { Model, BelongsToGetAssociationMixin } from 'sequelize';
+import FlowNodeModel from './FlowNode';
+
+export default class JobModel extends Model {
+  declare id: number;
+  declare status: number;
+  declare result: any;
+
+  declare createdAt: Date;
+  declare updatedAt: Date;
+
+  declare upstreamId: number;
+  declare upstream: JobModel;
+
+  declare nodeId: number;
+  declare node?: FlowNodeModel;
+  declare getNode: BelongsToGetAssociationMixin<FlowNodeModel>;
+}
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diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/src/models/Workflow.ts b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/models/Workflow.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0af20d334
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/models/Workflow.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import { Model, HasManyGetAssociationsMixin, HasManyCreateAssociationMixin } from 'sequelize';
+
+import Database from '@nocobase/database';
+
+import { get as getTrigger } from '../triggers';
+import { EXECUTION_STATUS } from '../constants';
+import ExecutionModel from './Execution';
+import FlowNodeModel from './FlowNode';
+
+export default class WorkflowModel extends Model {
+  declare static database: Database;
+
+  declare id: number;
+  declare title: string;
+  declare enabled: boolean;
+  declare description?: string;
+  declare type: string;
+  declare config: any;
+
+  declare createdAt: Date;
+  declare updatedAt: Date;
+
+  declare nodes: FlowNodeModel[];
+  declare getNodes: HasManyGetAssociationsMixin<FlowNodeModel>;
+  declare createNode: HasManyCreateAssociationMixin<FlowNodeModel>;
+
+  declare executions: ExecutionModel[];
+  declare getExecutions: HasManyGetAssociationsMixin<ExecutionModel>;
+  declare createExecution: HasManyCreateAssociationMixin<ExecutionModel>;
+
+  static async mount() {
+    const collection = this.database.getCollection('workflows');
+    const workflows = await collection.repository.find({
+      filter: { enabled: true }
+    });
+
+    workflows.forEach((workflow: WorkflowModel) => {
+      workflow.toggle();
+    });
+
+    this.addHook('afterCreate', (model: WorkflowModel) => model.toggle());
+    this.addHook('afterUpdate', (model: WorkflowModel) => model.toggle());
+    this.addHook('afterDestroy', (model: WorkflowModel) => model.toggle(false));
+  }
+
+  getHookId() {
+    return `workflow-${this.get('id')}`;
+  }
+
+  async toggle(enable?: boolean) {
+    const type = this.get('type');
+    const { on, off } = getTrigger(type);
+    if (typeof enable !== 'undefined' ? enable : this.get('enabled')) {
+      on.call(this, this.start.bind(this));
+    } else {
+      off.call(this);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async start(context: Object, options) {
+    // `null` means not to trigger
+    if (context === null) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const execution = await this.createExecution({
+      context,
+      status: EXECUTION_STATUS.STARTED
+    });
+
+    execution.workflow = this;
+
+    await execution.start(options);
+    return execution;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/src/server.ts b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a8c4ce83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import path from 'path';
+
+import WorkflowModel from './models/Workflow';
+import ExecutionModel from './models/Execution';
+
+export default {
+  name: 'workflow',
+  async load(options = {}) {
+    const { db } = this.app;
+
+    db.registerModels({
+      WorkflowModel,
+      ExecutionModel,
+    });
+
+    await db.import({
+      directory: path.resolve(__dirname, 'collections'),
+    });
+
+    // [Life Cycle]:
+    //   * load all workflows in db
+    //   * add all hooks for enabled workflows
+    //   * add hooks for create/update[enabled]/delete workflow to add/remove specific hooks
+    this.app.on('beforeStart', async () => {
+      const { model } = db.getCollection('workflows');
+      await model.mount();
+    })
+
+    // [Life Cycle]: initialize all necessary seed data
+    this.app.on('db.init', async () => {
+
+    });
+
+    // const [Automation, AutomationJob] = database.getModels(['automations', 'automations_jobs']);
+
+    // Automation.addHook('afterCreate', async (model: AutomationModel) => {
+    //   model.get('enabled') && await model.loadJobs();
+    // });
+
+    // Automation.addHook('afterUpdate', async (model: AutomationModel) => {
+    //   if (!model.changed('enabled' as any)) {
+    //     return;
+    //   }
+    //   model.get('enabled') ? await model.loadJobs() : await model.cancelJobs();
+    // });
+
+    // Automation.addHook('beforeDestroy', async (model: AutomationModel) => {
+    //   await model.cancelJobs();
+    // });
+
+    // AutomationJob.addHook('afterCreate', async (model: AutomationJobModel) => {
+    //   await model.bootstrap();
+    // });
+
+    // AutomationJob.addHook('beforeDestroy', async (model: AutomationJobModel) => {
+    //   await model.cancel();
+    // });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/src/triggers/index.ts b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/triggers/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a48982e81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/triggers/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import WorkflowModel from '../models/Workflow';
+import modelTrigger from './model';
+
+export interface Trigger {
+  name: string;
+  on(this: WorkflowModel, callback: Function): void;
+  off(this: WorkflowModel): void;
+}
+
+const triggers = new Map<string, Trigger>();
+
+export function register(type: string, trigger: Trigger): void {
+  triggers.set(type, trigger);
+}
+
+export function get(type: string): Trigger | undefined {
+  return triggers.get(type);
+}
+
+register(modelTrigger.name, modelTrigger);
diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/src/triggers/model.ts b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/triggers/model.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d848e4ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/triggers/model.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import WorkflowModel from "../models/Workflow";
+
+export interface ModelChangeTriggerConfig {
+  collection: string;
+  // TODO: ICondition
+  filter: any;
+}
+
+const MODE_BITMAP = {
+  CREATE: 1,
+  UPDATE: 2,
+  DESTROY: 4
+};
+
+const MODE_BITMAP_EVENTS = new Map();
+MODE_BITMAP_EVENTS.set(MODE_BITMAP.CREATE, 'afterCreate');
+MODE_BITMAP_EVENTS.set(MODE_BITMAP.UPDATE, 'afterUpdate');
+MODE_BITMAP_EVENTS.set(MODE_BITMAP.DESTROY, 'afterDestroy');
+
+export default {
+  name: 'model',
+  on(this: WorkflowModel, callback: Function) {
+    const { database } = <typeof WorkflowModel>this.constructor;
+    const { collection, mode } = this.config;
+    const { model } = database.getCollection(collection);
+    const handler = (data: any, options) => callback({ data }, options);
+    // TODO: duplication when mode change should be considered
+    for (let [key, event] of MODE_BITMAP_EVENTS.entries()) {
+      if (mode & key) {
+        model.addHook(event, this.getHookId(), handler);
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  off(this: WorkflowModel) {
+    const { database } = <typeof WorkflowModel>this.constructor;
+    const { collection, mode } = this.config;
+    const { model } = database.getCollection(collection);
+    for (let [key, event] of MODE_BITMAP_EVENTS.entries()) {
+      if (mode & key) {
+        model.removeHook(event, this.getHookId());
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/src/utils/calculators.ts b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/utils/calculators.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..33cfd16fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/utils/calculators.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+type Calculator = (...args: any[]) => any;
+
+const calculators = new Map<string, Calculator>();
+
+export function getCalculator(type: string): Calculator {
+  return calculators.get(type);
+}
+
+export function registerCalculator(type: string, fn: Calculator) {
+  calculators.set(type, fn);
+}
+
+export function registerCalculators(calculators) {
+  Object.keys(calculators).forEach(key => {
+    registerCalculator(key, calculators[key]);
+  });
+}
+
+function equal(a, b) {
+  return a === b;
+}
+
+function gt(a, b) {
+  return a > b;
+}
+
+function gte(a, b) {
+  return a >= b;
+}
+
+function lt(a, b) {
+  return a < b;
+}
+
+function lte(a, b) {
+  return a <= b;
+}
+
+// TODO: add more common calculators
+
+registerCalculators({
+  equal,
+  gt,
+  gte,
+  lt,
+  lte,
+  '===': equal,
+  '>': gt,
+  '>=': gte,
+  '<': lt,
+  '<=': lte
+});
diff --git a/packages/plugin-workflow/src/utils/getter.ts b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/utils/getter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13b8d746c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-workflow/src/utils/getter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { get } from 'lodash';
+
+import ExecutionModel from '../models/Execution';
+
+export type OperandType = 'context' | 'input' | 'job';
+
+export type ObjectGetterOptions = {
+  path?: string
+};
+
+export type JobGetterOptions = ObjectGetterOptions & {
+  id: number
+};
+
+export type ConstantOperand = {
+  type?: 'constant';
+  value: any
+};
+
+export type ContextOperand = {
+  type: 'context';
+  options: ObjectGetterOptions;
+};
+
+export type InputOperand = {
+  type: 'input';
+  options: ObjectGetterOptions;
+};
+
+export type JobOperand = {
+  type: 'job';
+  options: JobGetterOptions;
+};
+
+export type Operand = ContextOperand | InputOperand | JobOperand | ConstantOperand;
+
+// TODO: other instructions may also use this method, could be moved to utils.
+export function getValue(operand: Operand, input: any, execution: ExecutionModel) {
+  switch (operand.type) {
+    // from execution context
+    case 'context':
+      return get(execution, operand.options.path);
+    // from input from last job or manual
+    case 'input':
+      return get(input, operand.options.path);
+    // from job in execution
+    case 'job':
+      // assume jobs have been fetched from execution before
+      const job = execution.jobsMap.get(operand.options.id);
+      return get(job, operand.options.path);
+    // constant
+    default:
+      return operand.value;
+  }
+}