{
  "slug": "render-workflows-create-creates-workflows-from-the-cli-df898e0ab2f6",
  "title": "render workflows create creates workflows from the CLI",
  "tools": [
    "render"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-04-29T20:49:32.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-04-29T20:49:32.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "To create a workflow service on Render, run `render workflows create` with its required configuration flags in non-interactive mode, or fill in the interactive form.",
    "examples": [
      "render workflows create --name <workflow-name> --repo <repository-url-or-local-directory> --runtime <node|python|go|ruby|elixir> --build-command '<build-command>' --run-command '<workflow-run-command>'"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v2.16.0",
      "--name <workflow-name> (required): Workflow name in non-interactive mode.",
      "--repo <repository-url-or-local-directory> (required): Git repository URL, or local directory path resolved through its origin remote, in non-interactive mode.",
      "--runtime <runtime> (required): Runtime: node, python, go, ruby, or elixir.",
      "--build-command <command> (required): Build command in non-interactive mode.",
      "--run-command <command> (required): Command to run the workflow in non-interactive mode.",
      "--branch <branch>: Git branch.",
      "--root-directory <directory>: Root directory in the repository.",
      "--region <region>: Deployment region; defaults to oregon.",
      "--auto-deploy-trigger <behavior>: Autodeploy behavior: commit, off, or checksPass; defaults to commit.",
      "--env-file <path>: Load variables from an existing env file; repeatable, with later files overriding earlier files.",
      "--env-var KEY=VALUE: Set an environment variable; repeatable. Inline values override values loaded from env files.",
      "Prerequisite: Install the Render CLI and authenticate with `render login` or provide a Render API key; select the active workspace for the target service."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Create a new workflow from the CLI.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/render-oss/cli/releases/tag/v2.16.0",
    "https://render.com/docs/cli-reference",
    "https://render.com/docs/cli"
  ],
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    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v2+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
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    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "wave2a-20261017:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.97 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.74 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}