temporal-developer
GitHub提供 Temporal 工作流开发指导,涵盖 Python、TypeScript 和 Go SDK 的使用。支持创建流程、调试非确定性错误、处理重试及信号查询等分布式系统场景。
Trigger Scenarios
Install
npx skills add latitude-dev/latitude-llm --skill temporal-developer -g -y
SKILL.md
Frontmatter
{
"name": "temporal-developer",
"version": "0.1.0",
"description": "This skill should be used when the user asks to \"create a Temporal workflow\", \"write a Temporal activity\", \"debug stuck workflow\", \"fix non-determinism error\", \"Temporal Python\", \"Temporal TypeScript\", \"Temporal Go\", \"Temporal Golang\", \"workflow replay\", \"activity timeout\", \"signal workflow\", \"query workflow\", \"worker not starting\", \"activity keeps retrying\", \"Temporal heartbeat\", \"continue-as-new\", \"child workflow\", \"saga pattern\", \"workflow versioning\", \"durable execution\", \"reliable distributed systems\", or mentions Temporal SDK development."
}
Skill: temporal-developer
Overview
Temporal is a durable execution platform that makes workflows survive failures automatically. This skill provides guidance for building Temporal applications in Python, TypeScript, and Go.
Core Architecture
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Temporal Cluster │
│ ┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ ┌────────────────┐ │
│ │ Event History │ │ Task Queues │ │ Visibility │ │
│ │ (Durable Log) │ │ (Work Router) │ │ (Search) │ │
│ └─────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘ └────────────────┘ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
▲
│ Poll / Complete
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Worker │
│ ┌─────────────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ Workflow Definitions │ │ Activity Implementations │ │
│ │ (Deterministic) │ │ (Non-deterministic OK) │ │
│ └─────────────────────────┘ └──────────────────────────────┘ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Components:
- Workflows - Durable, deterministic functions that orchestrate activities
- Activities - Non-deterministic operations (API calls, I/O) that can fail and retry
- Workers - Long-running processes that poll task queues and execute code
- Task Queues - Named queues connecting clients to workers
History Replay: Why Determinism Matters
Temporal achieves durability through history replay:
- Initial Execution - Worker runs workflow, generates Commands, stored as Events in history
- Recovery - On restart/failure, Worker re-executes workflow from beginning
- Matching - SDK compares generated Commands against stored Events
- Restoration - Uses stored Activity results instead of re-executing
If Commands don't match Events = Non-determinism Error = Workflow blocked
| Workflow Code | Command | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Execute activity | ScheduleActivityTask |
ActivityTaskScheduled |
| Sleep/timer | StartTimer |
TimerStarted |
| Child workflow | StartChildWorkflowExecution |
ChildWorkflowExecutionStarted |
See references/core/determinism.md for detailed explanation.
Getting Started
Ensure Temporal CLI is installed
Check if temporal CLI is installed. If not, follow these instructions:
macOS
brew install temporal
Linux
Check your machine's architecture and download the appropriate archive:
Once you've downloaded the file, extract the downloaded archive and add the temporal binary to your PATH by copying it to a directory like /usr/local/bin
Windows
Check your machine's architecture and download the appropriate archive:
Once you've downloaded the file, extract the downloaded archive and add the temporal.exe binary to your PATH.
Read All Relevant References
- First, read the getting started guide for the language you are working in:
- Python -> read
references/python/python.md - TypeScript -> read
references/typescript/typescript.md - Go -> read
references/go/go.md
- Python -> read
- Second, read appropriate
coreand language-specific references for the task at hand.
Primary References
references/core/determinism.md- Why determinism matters, replay mechanics, basic concepts of activities- Language-specific info at
references/{your_language}/determinism.md
- Language-specific info at
references/core/patterns.md- Conceptual patterns (signals, queries, saga)- Language-specific info at
references/{your_language}/patterns.md
- Language-specific info at
references/core/gotchas.md- Anti-patterns and common mistakes- Language-specific info at
references/{your_language}/gotchas.md
- Language-specific info at
references/core/versioning.md- Versioning strategies and concepts - how to safely change workflow code while workflows are running- Language-specific info at
references/{your_language}/versioning.md
- Language-specific info at
references/core/troubleshooting.md- Decision trees, recovery proceduresreferences/core/error-reference.md- Common error types, workflow status referencereferences/core/interactive-workflows.md- Testing signals, updates, queriesreferences/core/dev-management.md- Dev cycle & management of server and workersreferences/core/ai-patterns.md- AI/LLM pattern concepts- Language-specific info at
references/{your_language}/ai-patterns.md, if available. Currently Python only.
- Language-specific info at
Additional Topics
references/{your_language}/observability.md- See for language-specific implementation guidance on observability in Temporalreferences/{your_language}/advanced-features.md- See for language-specific guidance on advanced Temporal features and language-specific features
Version History
- 2479822 Current 2026-08-20 10:36


