nika: v1
workflow:
  id: meeting-actions
  description: "Transcript → typed action items {owner, task, due}"

model: ollama/qwen3.5:4b   # local · zero key · swap for openai/gpt-5.2 or any provider in the catalog

vars:
  transcript_path:
    type: string
    required: true
    description: "Path to the raw meeting transcript"

tasks:
  transcript:
    invoke:
      tool: "nika:read"
      args: { path: "${{ vars.transcript_path }}" }

  extract:
    with:
      transcript: ${{ tasks.transcript.output }}
    infer:
      prompt: |
        Extract every action item from this meeting transcript ·
        ${{ with.transcript }}
      schema:                          # the contract the model must satisfy
        type: object
        required: [actions]
        properties:
          actions:
            type: array
            items:
              type: object
              required: [owner, task]
              properties:
                owner: { type: string }
                task: { type: string }
                due: { type: string }

  save:
    with:
      extract_actions: ${{ tasks.extract.output.actions }}
    invoke:
      tool: "nika:write"
      args:
        path: "./action-items.json"
        content: "${{ with.extract_actions }}"

  trace:
    after:
      extract: succeeded
    invoke:
      tool: "nika:log"
      args:
        level: info
        message: "Action items extracted to ./action-items.json"

outputs:
  actions:
    value: ${{ tasks.extract.output.actions }}
    description: "Typed action items, tracker-ready"

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showcase · tier 1 · business

Meeting actions

A transcript goes in, typed {owner, task, due} items come out, validated and ready for your tracker.

Nobody re-reads the transcript. The tracker import is already done. · conformance-gated in nika-spec ↗ · re-proven at every push

The whole file

4 tasks · 3 waves · the plan falls out of the bindings, nothing is scheduled by hand.

t1-meeting-actions.nika.yamlsource

1nika: v12workflow:3  id: meeting-actions4  description: "Transcript → typed action items {owner, task, due}"56model: ollama/qwen3.5:4b   # local · zero key · swap for openai/gpt-5.2 or any provider in the catalog78vars:9  transcript_path:10    type: string11    required: true12    description: "Path to the raw meeting transcript"1314tasks:15  transcript:16    ◆invoke:17      tool: "nika:read"18      args: { path: "${{ vars.transcript_path }}" }1920  extract:21    with:22      transcript: ${{ tasks.transcript.output }}23    ◇infer:24      prompt: |25        Extract every action item from this meeting transcript ·26        ${{ with.transcript }}27      schema:                          # the contract the model must satisfy28        type: object29        required: [actions]30        properties:31          actions:32            type: array33            items:34              type: object35              required: [owner, task]36              properties:37                owner: { type: string }38                task: { type: string }39                due: { type: string }4041  save:42    with:43      extract_actions: ${{ tasks.extract.output.actions }}44    ◆invoke:45      tool: "nika:write"46      args:47        path: "./action-items.json"48        content: "${{ with.extract_actions }}"4950  trace:51    after:52      extract: succeeded53    ◆invoke:54      tool: "nika:log"55      args:56        level: info57        message: "Action items extracted to ./action-items.json"5859outputs:60  actions:61    value: ${{ tasks.extract.output.actions }}62    description: "Typed action items, tracker-ready"63

nika inspect · engine 0.105.0 · vendored graph, never re-derived

3 declared edges · 3 waves · the plan falls out of the bindings

try itopen in the playground guidethe walkthrough · docs verbinvoke verbinfer toolnika:read toolnika:write toolnika:log