Introduction
What is OrchStep?
Section titled “What is OrchStep?”OrchStep is a YAML-first workflow orchestration engine that runs anywhere as a single binary.
Key Principles
Section titled “Key Principles”- No platform required. OrchStep is a CLI binary, not a SaaS product. It runs inside your existing CI/CD.
- Shell-first. Delegates to your existing tools (terraform, kubectl, aws, docker).
- Built for AI agents. MCP server, skill documents,
--format jsonon every command. - Module ecosystem. Reusable components for common tasks.
Who is OrchStep for?
Section titled “Who is OrchStep for?”- DevOps engineers automating multi-step operational workflows
- Platform teams standardizing deployment and infrastructure processes
- LLM agents that need to orchestrate complex tasks programmatically
- Anyone who’s outgrown bash scripts but doesn’t need a full platform