Shibin Das Seeks Community Input on Releasing LLM-Based Drupal Workflow Builder

Developer Shibin Das has shared a working prototype of a chat-based workflow builder for Drupal and is asking the community whether it should be released on Drupal.org. In a post outlining the project, he frames the decision not around capability but around whether such a tool can be sustainably maintained within the contrib ecosystem.

The prototype enables users to describe changes conversationally, which are translated into structured workflows executed as atomic and reversible steps. It uses a domain-specific language instead of JSON-based tool calls and demonstrates real-time generation of multi-step actions within a single session.

The concerns raised focus on the operational challenges of maintaining LLM-driven tools. These include prompt regressions when model providers update systems, fluctuating token costs, and safety requirements that require ongoing oversight. The post also highlights that support issues may depend on how users phrase requests, making them difficult to reproduce and resolve.

To inform the decision, Shibin has asked the community to respond to questions about trust in client-facing use, ecosystem placement, and provider requirements, including support for local inference tools and hosted services. The discussion also touches on acceptable response times, reflecting trade-offs between performance, cost, and usability.