Ruvon — Workflow Runtime for Edge and Cloud

Describe it. Run it. Scale it.

Ruvon is a Python workflow engine built around provider-based dependency injection. The same SDK runs on a constrained edge device (SQLite, offline-first) and on a cloud control plane (PostgreSQL, Celery, distributed) — different backends, identical step functions and YAML definitions.

DEVICE RUNTIME   │  CLOUD WORKER  │  CONTROL PLANE  │  DASHBOARD
SQLite / WAL     │  PostgreSQL    │  PostgreSQL      │  Next.js 14
SyncExecution    │  Celery        │  Celery          │  Keycloak RBAC
Offline-first    │  Horizontal    │  Fleet & policy  │  9-page UI

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Deployment Contexts

• Point-of-sale & payment terminals — offline transaction queuing with store-and-forward
• Robotics & autonomous systems — deterministic mission plans that survive connectivity loss
• Medical devices & wearables — air-gapped procedure logs with guaranteed local persistence
• Industrial IoT & factory automation — local processing and ML inference without cloud dependency
• Field operations & logistics — resilient mobile workflows with automatic sync on reconnect
• Any environment where local execution, intermittent connectivity, or fleet management matters

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The Ecosystem

Ruvon ships as five composable layers. Deploy only what you need.

Layer	Package	Runtime	Purpose
Core SDK	ruvon-sdk	Any Python app	Workflow engine, providers, 11 step types
CLI	ruvon-sdk	Terminal	Local run / validate / manage
Edge Agent	ruvon-edge	Device (SQLite)	Offline-first runtime, SAF, config sync
Cloud Server	ruvon-server	Docker / K8s	REST API, fleet commands, 86 endpoints
Dashboard	bundled in server	Docker / K8s	Management UI, RBAC, DAG editor

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Quick Start — Docker Compose (30 seconds)

git clone https://github.com/KamikaziD/ruvon-sdk.git
cd ruvon-sdk/docker
cp .env.example .env   # Set RUVON_ENCRYPTION_KEY
docker compose up -d

Or use the published images directly:

# docker-compose.yml
services:
  ruvon-server:
    image: ruvondev/ruvon-server:0.1.0
    env_file: .env
    ports: ["8000:8000"]
    depends_on: [postgres, redis]

  ruvon-worker:
    image: ruvondev/ruvon-worker:0.1.0
    env_file: .env
    volumes:
      - ./my_workflows:/app/workflows
    depends_on: [postgres, redis]

  ruvon-flower:
    image: ruvondev/ruvon-flower:0.1.0
    ports: ["5555:5555"]

  ruvon-dashboard:
    image: ruvondev/ruvon-dashboard:0.1.0
    ports: ["3000:3000"]
    environment:
      NEXTAUTH_URL: http://localhost:3000
      NEXTAUTH_SECRET: change-me-in-production
      KEYCLOAK_ISSUER: http://localhost:8080/realms/ruvon
      KEYCLOAK_ID: ruvon-dashboard
      KEYCLOAK_SECRET: your-keycloak-secret
    depends_on: [ruvon-server]

  postgres:
    image: postgres:15
    environment:
      POSTGRES_USER: ruvon
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: secret
      POSTGRES_DB: ruvon_cloud

  redis:
    image: redis:7-alpine

API at http://localhost:8000 · Swagger UI at http://localhost:8000/docs · Dashboard at http://localhost:3000 · Flower at http://localhost:5555

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5-Minute Tutorial

pip install ruvon-sdk

from ruvon.implementations.persistence.sqlite import SQLitePersistenceProvider
from ruvon.implementations.execution.sync import SyncExecutor
from ruvon.builder import WorkflowBuilder

def validate_payment(state, context, **_):
    return {"validated": True}

def process_charge(state, context, **_):
    print(f"Charging ${state.amount}")
    return {"charged": True, "txn_id": "txn_abc123"}

builder = WorkflowBuilder(
    persistence_provider=SQLitePersistenceProvider(db_path=":memory:"),
    execution_provider=SyncExecutor(),
)
builder.register_workflow_inline("Payment", steps=[
    {"name": "Validate", "type": "STANDARD", "function": validate_payment},
    {"name": "Charge",   "type": "STANDARD", "function": process_charge},
])

workflow = builder.create_workflow("Payment", {"amount": 49.99})
workflow.start()
print(workflow.status)   # COMPLETED

Or run a complete example:

python examples/payment_terminal/terminal_simulator.py
python examples/loan_application/run_loan_workflow.py

# Browser demo (no Python install needed — runs entirely in-browser via Pyodide)
python -m http.server 8080   # then open http://localhost:8080/examples/browser_demo/

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Architecture

Three Roles, One SDK

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                        Ruvon SDK (Core)                        │
│         WorkflowBuilder · Workflow · Providers · Steps         │
└─────────────┬──────────────────┬──────────────────┬───────────┘
              │                  │                  │
   ┌──────────▼──────┐  ┌───────▼────────┐  ┌─────▼──────────┐
   │  Device Runtime  │  │  Cloud Worker  │  │ Control Plane  │
   │  SQLite / WAL    │  │  PostgreSQL    │  │  PostgreSQL    │
   │  SyncExecution   │  │  Celery        │  │  Celery        │
   │  Offline-first   │  │  Distributed   │  │  Fleet mgmt    │
   └──────────────────┘  └────────────────┘  └────────────────┘

Cloud Control Plane ↔ Edge Device

CLOUD                               EDGE (SQLite)
├── Ruvon Dashboard (port 3000)     ├── RuvonEdgeAgent
│   └── Keycloak RBAC               ├── SyncManager (SAF)
├── REST API (port 8000)   <──>     ├── ConfigManager (ETag)
│   ├── Device Registry             └── Local Workflows
│   ├── Worker Fleet Commands
│   ├── Workflow Definitions
│   └── Audit & Policies
└── Celery Workers (Redis)

Step Types (11 built-in)

Type	Description
STANDARD	Synchronous function execution
ASYNC	Long-running task via Celery or thread pool
DECISION	Conditional branching with WorkflowJumpDirective
PARALLEL	Concurrent tasks with configurable merge strategy
HTTP	Call external services — Go, Rust, Node.js (polyglot)
LOOP	Iterate over collections or poll until condition
FIRE_AND_FORGET	Non-blocking async for notifications/audit
CRON_SCHEDULE	Scheduled recurring execution
HUMAN_IN_LOOP	Pause workflow for manual approval
AI_INFERENCE	On-device ML inference — TFLite, ONNX, or shard-paged LLM
WASM	Execute a WebAssembly binary via WASI or Component Model

Provider Pattern

builder = WorkflowBuilder(
    persistence_provider=SQLitePersistenceProvider("device.db"),    # or PostgreSQL
    execution_provider=CeleryExecutionProvider(broker_url="..."),   # or Sync
    observer=LoggingObserver(),
)

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Key Features

Store-and-Forward (Edge)

Payments and transactions queue locally when offline. Automatic sync when connectivity returns. Cryptographic HMAC signing for tamper-evident records.

Saga Compensation

Define a compensate_function per step. On failure, compensations run in reverse order. Status becomes FAILED_ROLLED_BACK. No saga coordinator required.

steps:
  - name: ReserveInventory
    type: STANDARD
    function: steps.reserve_inventory
    compensate_function: steps.release_inventory
  - name: ChargeCard
    type: STANDARD
    function: steps.charge_card
    compensate_function: steps.refund_card

ETag Config Push

Push fraud rules and workflow definitions to your entire device fleet without firmware updates. Edge devices poll with If-None-Match; the server responds with 304 Not Modified when nothing changed.

AI Workflow Builder

Describe what you need in plain English. Ruvon generates the YAML.

ruvon build generate "handle incoming loan applications with credit check and human approval"

Zombie Recovery

Worker crashes leave workflows stuck in RUNNING. Ruvon's heartbeat system detects stale workers and marks them FAILED_WORKER_CRASH automatically.

ruvon scan-zombies --fix
ruvon zombie-daemon --interval 60

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CLI

# Workflow management
ruvon list --status ACTIVE
ruvon start PaymentWorkflow --data '{"amount": 49.99}'
ruvon show <workflow-id> --state --logs
ruvon resume <workflow-id> --input '{"approved": true}'
ruvon cancel <workflow-id>

# Local development
ruvon validate workflow.yaml --strict
ruvon run workflow.yaml --data '{"key": "value"}'

# AI builder
ruvon build generate "describe your workflow"
ruvon build interactive

# Database
ruvon db init
ruvon db migrate
ruvon db status

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Installation

# Core SDK + CLI
pip install ruvon-sdk

# With PostgreSQL support
pip install 'ruvon-sdk[postgres]'

# With performance optimizations (uvloop, orjson)
pip install 'ruvon-sdk[postgres,performance]'

# Edge device runtime
pip install 'ruvon-edge[edge]'

# Cloud control plane
pip install 'ruvon-server[server,celery,auth]'

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Related Packages

Package	PyPI	Purpose
ruvon-sdk	pypi.org/project/ruvon-sdk	Core engine + CLI
ruvon-edge	pypi.org/project/ruvon-edge	Edge device agent
ruvon-server	pypi.org/project/ruvon-server	Cloud control plane

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License

Apache 2.0 — see LICENSE