---
path: /studio/isis/workflow-templates
surface: studio
domain: isis
auth: signed-in + studio entitlement (NOT AAA-gated)
source: apps/oshun/web/src/app/studio/isis/workflow-templates/page.tsx
status: walked
last_walked:
  '2026-05-29 automated runtime walk (Playwright headless) — render, /v1 data
  (2xx), console/page-errors, expected content, screenshot verified; live
  screen-reader, touch, offline, and telemetry-delivery checks pending a manual
  AT pass. Evidence: WALKTHROUGH/results/runtime-sweep-2026-05-29.md; body
  re-derived 2026-06-03 from current source (lane-console architecture);
  2026-06-30 addendum: `studio-isis-workflow-templates.spec.ts` proved the
  direct route remains hard-blocked by the Studio Isis boundary, then drove the
  localhost-only lane-bypass route against the real local BFF, including seeded
  example templates, example selection, live direct/lookup inspection, pending
  inspect failure, loading/empty/error/malformed/unauthorized/anonymous states,
  route-map articles, and sibling quick-actions.'
---

# Studio · Isis · Workflow Templates

## Purpose

Admin lane console for inspecting workflow template expressions. It reads a set
of example templates and lets the operator inspect an arbitrary template string;
the engine parses it and returns the resolved expression type, the expression,
and referenced variables. Reads examples and inspects via
`/v1/admin/isis/workflow-templates`; admin-scoped and fail-closed.

## Entry points

- Sibling quick-action from `/studio/isis/workflow-versioning`
- Studio index (`/studio`)
- Direct URL / bookmark

## Layout regions

`page.tsx` mounts `<ShellLayout active="studio">` (no breadcrumb panel) and
three panels: the workspace, the Route Map, and sibling quick-actions.

- **Header**: shell header
- **Workspace panel** (`data-isis-workflow-templates-workspace`):
  - `<h1>` (`WorkspaceHeading`) "Isis Workflow Templates Workspace"
  - Summary paragraph (`data-isis-workflow-templates-summary`)
  - Example templates (`data-templates-examples`,
    `data-templates-example=<slug>`)
  - Inspect form (Template input `data-templates-input`)
  - Result (`data-templates-result`, `data-templates-result-status`) with
    `data-templates-expr-type`, `data-templates-expression`,
    `data-templates-variables`
- **Route Map panel** (`data-isis-workflow-templates-route-map`):
  `<h2>Route Map</h2>` over the route map (5 entries)
- **Sibling quick-actions panel**: `/studio/isis/workflow-versioning`, `/studio`

## States

- [x] **Loading** — `data-templates-loading` "Loading example templates…"
- [x] **Unauthorized** — 401/403 admin-scope fail-closed;
      `data-templates-unauthorized`
- [x] **Error** — non-OK / malformed; `data-templates-error`
- [x] **Ready (examples + form)** — example list + inspect form render
- [x] **Empty** — catalog returns no examples; examples section and inspector
      render without fabricated template buttons
- [x] **Result** — `data-templates-result` after inspection
      (`data-templates-result-status`)

## Interactions

### Inspect form

- [x] **Template** (`data-templates-input`, input; populated by clicking an
      example `data-templates-example=<slug>`)
- [x] **Inspect template** (`data-templates-inspect`, `type="button"`;
      "Inspecting…" while pending) —
      `POST /v1/admin/isis/workflow-templates/inspect`

### Route Map

- [x] **Route-map articles** ×5

### Sibling quick-actions

- [x] **Open Isis Workflow Versioning workspace** →
      `/studio/isis/workflow-versioning`
- [x] **Back to Studio workspace index** → `/studio`

## Data & contracts

- **Reads**: `GET /v1/admin/isis/workflow-templates` (example templates)
- **Writes**: `POST /v1/admin/isis/workflow-templates/inspect` (inspect/parse a
  template expression)
- **Realtime**: none
- **Caching**: client fetch on mount, `cache: 'no-store'`,
  `buildBffAuthHeaders()`
- **Auth/role check**: admin-scoped, fail-closed (401/403); route signed-in +
  studio entitlement (not AAA-gated)
- **Component sources**:
  - `apps/oshun/web/src/components/studio/StudioIsisWorkflowTemplatesWorkspace.tsx`
  - `apps/oshun/web/src/components/studio/StudioIsisWorkflowTemplatesRouteMap.ts`

## E2E coverage

- [`apps/oshun/web/e2e/studio-isis-workflow-templates.spec.ts`](../../../../apps/oshun/web/e2e/studio-isis-workflow-templates.spec.ts)
  — proves direct `/studio/isis/workflow-templates` is still hard-blocked by the
  Studio Isis boundary, then drives the localhost-only
  `?__oshunStudioIsisLaneE2E=1` lane bypass in the real Next shell with browser
  requests forwarded to the real local BFF. Covered paths:
  - Admin direct navigation loads the three seeded examples, route-map articles,
    sibling quick-actions, disabled empty inspector, and bearer-authenticated
    catalog request.
  - The curated example populates the textarea, and a live inspect request for
    `{{subject}} in {{styles[preset]}} style` renders `direct` and `lookup`
    expression rows plus extracted `subject`/`preset` variables.
  - Pending `"Inspecting..."` label/lockout, inspect failure, loading, empty
    catalog, 503 error, malformed catalog, non-admin unauthorized, and anonymous
    redirect-before-render are asserted.

## Cross-references

- Studio overview: [`../../studio-overview.md`](../../studio-overview.md)
- Sibling routes:
  - [`studio-isis-workflow-versioning.md`](./studio-isis-workflow-versioning.md)
  - [`studio-isis-workflow-definitions.md`](./studio-isis-workflow-definitions.md)
  - [`studio-isis-workflow-registry.md`](./studio-isis-workflow-registry.md)

## Open questions / known gaps

- [ ] No breadcrumb on this route — navigation via sibling quick-actions
- [ ] Route-map sub-paths are declared but not yet implemented as separate pages
- [ ] Live screen-reader, touch-device, offline/PWA-cache, and
      telemetry-delivery passes still need a manual or dedicated-device run;
      automated coverage includes Playwright role/locator checks and the
      suite-wide axe pass.