# UiPath/CoreWF

WF runtime ported to work on .NET 6

Repository: https://github.com/UiPath/CoreWF
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/corewf
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: workflows
Last push: 2026-08-06T12:38:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3660, "days_push": 27, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1179, forks 229 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:53.314245+00:00)

## What it is
CoreWF is a port of Microsoft's Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) runtime to .NET 6, allowing multi-step workflows composed of activities to be defined in code or XAML and executed cross-platform. It is a derivative work maintained by UiPath and distributed as the UiPath.Workflow NuGet package.

## Use cases
- run Windows Workflow Foundation workflows on .NET 6
- execute XAML-defined workflows cross-platform
- build multi-step activity-based workflows in C#
- migrate legacy WF apps off .NET Framework
- embed a workflow engine in a .NET application

## When to choose
- you have existing WF/XAML workflows that need to run on modern .NET
- you need a code-first or XAML workflow runtime on Linux or macOS
- you want an MIT-licensed workflow engine for .NET 6

## When to avoid
- you need the visual drag-and-drop workflow designer, which is not included
- you are starting a new project and can use a lighter-weight workflow library
- you need full parity with all .NET Framework WF features, as some limitations exist

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: workflow-automation, interpreter
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform, windows, dotnet
- tags: workflow-foundation, xaml, net6, workflow-runtime, automation

## Member repositories
- UiPath/CoreWF (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:53.314245+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:25:30.352955+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/UiPath/CoreWF (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:53.314245+00:00, sha 6dd0a883364a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.