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Inferable

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the six Ws · specification

W1 Who

Built by Inferable (inferablehq) as an open-source durable execution platform for AI agents and workflows.

W2 What

Inferable lets developers define long-running AI workflows and agents with structured outputs and human-in-the-loop approval steps that execute inside the user's own infrastructure.

W3 Where

Provided as Node.js and Go SDKs that long-poll to a control plane, deployable behind firewalls or private VPCs without inbound ports.

W4 When

Introduced its durable workflows feature in 2024 and continues to be maintained on GitHub.

W5 Why

It exists so teams can run reliable, versioned AI agent workflows without exposing internal systems to the public internet.

W6 With

Requires an Inferable account or control plane, an LLM provider API key, and the Node.js or Go SDK.

W7 Watch

Open-source SDK with a hosted control plane, workflow execution happens on your own infrastructure while orchestration metadata is coordinated via Inferable's service.

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