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 "generated": "2026-10-31",
 "id": "mastra-ai-mastra--build-a-mastra-workflow-with-approval",
 "repo": "mastra-ai/mastra",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/mastra-ai/mastra",
 "repo_slug": "mastra-ai-mastra",
 "title": "Build a multi-step workflow that waits for approval",
 "page_title": "How to build a multi-step workflow that waits for approval with Mastra",
 "summary": "Use Mastra's graph workflows and suspend and resume to pause for a person before continuing.",
 "who": "A product team automating a multi-step process where one step needs a human yes before it runs.",
 "problem": "Agent-only automations either run risky steps unchecked or need custom state handling to pause.",
 "outcome": "A workflow built with then, branch and parallel that suspends, stores its state and resumes after approval.",
 "steps": [
  "Scaffold a project with `npm create mastra@latest`",
  "Define the steps and chain them with .then(), .branch() and .parallel()",
  "Add a suspend point before the sensitive step, following the suspend-and-resume docs",
  "Configure storage so execution state is remembered while paused",
  "Resume the workflow when the user approves"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Using mastra-ai/mastra, build a workflow that <step 1>, then <step 2>, and suspends for my approval before <step 3>. Store its state so it can resume later, and test the full path in Mastra Studio.",
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  "codex",
  "cursor"
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 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "45 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README links to the docs for workflow code, so plan to follow the Workflows and suspend-and-resume pages.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "typescript",
 "requirements": [
  "Node.js and npm",
  "An API key for a provider such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google or xAI",
  "Optional: storage for suspend and resume and memory"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.9,
 "evidence": [],
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