Versions of the Portability Proposal

Our commitment to portability hasn't changed within OpenFn's lifetime - but our approach and implementation of this commitment have taken many forms.

This document provides a reference to older versions of the specification.

v3

The v3 standard was created for Lightning.

V3 uses the legacy CLI deploy commands and protocols. It is still fully supported by the app and CLI, but is being phased out as of May 2026.

See the v3 specification here

v2

Used for export from the original OpenFn platform, which has been retired.

jobs:
  job-1:
    expression: >
      registerPatient({
        patient-id: state.data.id,
        dob: state.data.birth
      })
    adaptor: '@openfn/language-openmrs'
    trigger: trigger-1
    credential: my-secret-credential
  recurring-job:
    expression: >
      fn(state => {
        console.log("Hi there!")
        return state;
      })
    adaptor: '@openfn/language-common'
    trigger: every-minute
  flow-job:
    expression: >
      fn(state => {
        state.data.number = state.data.number * 3
        return state;
      })
    adaptor: '@openfn/language-common'
    trigger: after-j1
  catch-job:
    expression: >
      fn(state => {
        state.message = "handled it."
        return state;
      })
    adaptor: '@openfn/language-common'
    trigger: j1-fails

triggers:
  trigger-1:
    criteria: '{"number":2}'
  every-minute:
    cron: '* * * * *'
  after-j1:
    success: job-1
  j1-fails:
    failure: job-1

# Note that credential keys get copied, but values must be manually entered
# after the export is completed.
credentials:
  my-secret-credential:
    username: '******'
    password: '******'

v1

Initial portability proposal

const project = {
  async: true,
  triggers: {
    uniqueTriggerId: {
      // trigger properties
    },
    otherTrigger: {
      // other trigger properties
    },
  },
  credentials: {
    // for now, credentials will not be synced //
    // secret1: {
    // username: 'mamadou',
    // pass: 'shhh',
  },
  staticData: {
    // static objects that can be accessed from any job
  },
  jobs: {
    payHealthWorker: { trigger: 'otherTrigger' },
    syncToSalesforce: {
      expression: 'uri://github.com/jobs/expresion.js',
      trigger: 'uniqueTriggerId',
      credential: 'secret1',
    },
  },
};