Glossary term
What is Flow spec?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Flow spec" means: A one-page plan for a workflow: trigger, inputs, steps, rules, outputs, exceptions and tests. It is taught in Start an AI Automation Agency for Small Businesses. Related terms include Sandbox, Processed flag, Unsure lane and Heartbeat. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Flow spec?
A one-page plan for a workflow: trigger, inputs, steps, rules, outputs, exceptions and tests.
Where is Flow spec taught?
Flow spec is defined in Start an AI Automation Agency for Small Businesses.
Which lessons cover Flow spec?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Start an AI Automation Agency for Small Businesses, lesson 3.1: Design before you build: the flow spec
Which terms are related to Flow spec?
Next to Flow spec in the course glossaries: Sandbox, Processed flag, Unsure lane, Heartbeat, Prompt injection, Kill switch, Prompt and Runbook.
SandboxProcessed flagUnsure laneHeartbeatPrompt injectionKill switchPromptRunbook
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Flow spec?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Start an AI Automation Agency for Small Businesses: No coding skills required.