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Connect Temporal to WhatsApp with an AI agent
Flann is an AI agent your business talks to on WhatsApp. Connect Temporal once, then ask Flann to look things up in it or get work done in it, by text or voice note. Look-ups in Temporal run straight away, because reading a status or a log harms nothing.
49 actions in Temporal. 16 only look things up, and 33 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in Temporal
Send any of these on WhatsApp, in your own words. Flann finds the right Temporal action and fills in the details from the conversation.
“Show me my workflows in Temporal.”
“Show me my namespaces in Temporal.”
“Look up the export sink in Temporal.”
“Start a workflow in Temporal.”
“Move the namespace in Temporal.”
“Create an export sink in Temporal.”
What Flann can work with in Temporal
Temporal gives Flann 49 actions across 11 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Workflows | cancelcountlook uppausesearchupdate | 8 |
| Export sinks | createdeletelook upupdate | 5 |
| Namespaces | deletelook upmoveupdate | 5 |
| Namespace accesses | deleteupdate | 2 |
Doing it yourself, wiring up a rule, or asking an agent: here is how they compare for Temporal.
| Compare | In Temporal yourselfYou click through each job | A fixed workflowTriggers built in advance | Flann on TemporalYou ask, Flann does the clicking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asking for something | Log in and click through the screens | Only what was wired up in advance | Text or voice note, in your own words |
| Looking things up | By hand, screen by screen | Only the look-ups someone built | 16 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Creating and updating | Typed in by hand | Run unchecked once built | 33 changes, made from a message |
| Temporal records | All of them, one screen at a time | Only the ones you wire up | 11 kinds, from one chat |
| Set-up | Nothing new to set up | Someone builds and maintains each flow | Your Temporal API key, once |
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Step by step: Temporal jobs you can hand to Flann
Each step below names the Temporal action Flann actually runs.
Fix a workflow without opening Temporal
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the workflow in Temporal: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
List Workflowsin Temporal and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Update Workflowin Temporal. - Flann makes the change in Temporal and confirms in the chat.
Clean up namespaces you no longer need
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Which namespaces in Temporal are out of date? Remove the ones I confirm.”
- Flann runs
List Namespacesin Temporal and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Delete Namespacein Temporal. - Each removal is confirmed in the chat.
Create an export sink from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create an export sink in Temporal with these details.”
- Flann runs
List Export Sinksin Temporal and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Create Export Sinkin Temporal. - Flann creates it in Temporal and confirms in the chat.
Repetitive Temporal work Flann takes off your plate
These are the jobs that come back every day or every week. Message Flann instead, and keep the decisions for yourself.
Passing a fault to the right person
Today
When something breaks, you forward a screenshot to your developer with a vague description. They then ask the questions you could not answer.
With Flann
“Send Dan the details of this error so he can look at it.”
Flann gathers what Dan will need from Temporal: when the error started, how often it happens and which part of the system is affected. It drafts a clear message to him with those facts.
What you stop doing: Your role as messenger between customers and developer comes to an end.
Who still has access
Today
Staff come and go, and old logins linger. Checking who can still get into which system is a job nobody wants.
With Flann
“Does Ana still have an account in Temporal? She left last month.”
Flann looks up Ana in Temporal and tells you exactly what access she still has. Want it removed?
What you stop doing: Closing the door behind people who left no longer depends on memory.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Temporal
- Open Connectors in Flann and choose Temporal.
- Paste your Temporal API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your Temporal account settings.
- From then on, message Flann on WhatsApp. It works in Temporal whenever a request needs it.
Look-ups run as soon as you ask and change nothing in Temporal. You can disconnect Temporal from Connectors at any time.
Ways to use Temporal with Flann
Problems in plain words
Ask what went wrong overnight. Flann reads Temporal and explains it without the jargon.
Look things up fast
Ask for the record you need. Flann finds it in Temporal and brings it into the chat.
Check status from your phone
Ask Flann whether everything is running. It checks Temporal and answers in the chat.
Everything Flann can do in Temporal
The full list of Temporal actions available to Flann once you connect it.
Looks up 16
- Count Workflows
- Describe Batch Operation
- Describe Namespace
- Describe Workflow
- Get Async Operation
- Get Export Sink
- Get Namespace Capacity
- Get Workflow History
- List Archived Workflows
- List Batch Operations
- List Cloud Regions
- List Export Sinks
- List Namespace Assignments
- List Namespaces
- List Workflows
- Query Workflow
Changes 33
- Batch Cancel Workflows
- Batch Delete Workflows
- Batch Reset Workflows
- Batch Signal Workflows
- Batch Terminate Workflows
- Batch Update Workflow Options
- Cancel Workflow
- Create Export Sink
- Delete Export Sink
- Delete Namespace
- Fail Over Namespace Region
- Move Namespace To Project
- Pause Workflow
- Register Namespace
- Remove Namespace Access
- Rename Custom Search Attribute
- Replace Workflow
- Reset Workflow
- Set Namespace Access
- Signal With Start Workflow
- Signal Workflow
- Start or Get Workflow
- Start Workflow
- Stop Batch Operation
- Terminate Workflow
- Trigger Workflow Rule
- Unpause Workflow
- Update Export Sink
- Update Namespace
- Update Namespace Tags
and 3 more
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What can Flann do with workflows in Temporal?
Flann can cancel, count, look up, pause and search workflows in Temporal, using 8 actions (Cancel Workflow, Count Workflows, Describe Workflow, List Workflows and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change workflows in Temporal.
What can Flann do with export sinks in Temporal?
Flann can create, delete, look up and update export sinks in Temporal, using 5 actions (Create Export Sink, Delete Export Sink, Get Export Sink, List Export Sinks and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change export sinks in Temporal.
How does Flann connect to Temporal?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Temporal and paste your Temporal API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your Temporal account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 49 actions in Temporal.
Can I use Temporal from WhatsApp?
Yes. You talk to Flann on WhatsApp or in the Flann app, by text or voice note, and Flann works in Temporal for you. You do not need to open Temporal.
Does connecting Temporal cost extra?
No. Temporal is included in every Flann plan, along with every other app Flann connects to.