Optimajet Rebuilds Workflow Engine Docs to Let AI Coding Agents Integrate .NET Library

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Optimajet has overhauled the documentation for its embeddable .NET workflow library, Workflow Engine, with AI coding agents specifically in mind. The new docs at docs.workflowengine.io publish their full text as a single file so agents can read everything in one request, reducing the guesswork that leads to hallucinated API calls. A dedicated endpoint also allows agents to obtain a trial license key autonomously, removing the human-in-the-loop bottleneck that previously stalled automated evaluations. The documentation spans 57 pages across four sections, and a separate API reference at api.workflowengine.io covers all 20 packages in the library. Workflow Engine is commercial software shipping since 2014, supports .NET Framework 4.6.2 and above, and works with major databases including PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and MongoDB; its latest stable release is version 22.0.0, dated July 16, 2026.

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