# elsa-workflows/elsa-core

The Workflow Engine for .NET

Repository: https://github.com/elsa-workflows/elsa-core
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/elsa-core
Homepage: https://www.elsaworkflows.io
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: elsa, workflows, dotnet, csharp
Last push: 2026-08-26T23:43:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2893, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 12, "gap_med": 13, "n_releases_24m": 32}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7870, forks 1522 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:08.351869+00:00)

## What it is
Elsa Workflows is a workflow engine library for .NET that lets applications execute workflows defined in C# code, JSON, or via a visual designer. It ships with Elsa Server for hosting workflows and Elsa Studio for designing them.

## Use cases
- embed a workflow engine in my .NET application
- build long-running business processes with approval steps
- design workflows visually instead of writing code
- run scheduled and event-driven background jobs in ASP.NET
- define workflows in JSON and execute them at runtime
- orchestrate HTTP endpoints and message handling as workflows

## When to choose
- you're building on .NET/C# and need embedded workflow orchestration
- you want both code-first and visual designer workflow authoring
- you need durable, long-running workflows with persistence and resumption

## When to avoid
- you need a standalone BPM suite outside the .NET ecosystem
- your project uses Node.js, Python, or JVM stacks
- you only need simple cron-style scheduling without workflow semantics

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: workflow-automation, scheduling, webhook, api-framework
- domain: backend, developer-tools, web-development
- platform: dotnet, cross-platform, self-hosted
- tags: workflow-engine, dotnet, csharp, visual-designer, long-running-workflows, state-machine, automation, docker

## Member repositories
- elsa-workflows/elsa-core (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:08.351869+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 2026-08-29T17:33:44.617959+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/elsa-workflows/elsa-core (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:08.351869+00:00, sha 7a5772b1e6cc)
  - homepage: https://www.elsaworkflows.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:30:14.582990+00:00, sha 61e876a46bee)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.