Microsoft patents AI tool that builds workflows without coding
Microsoft describes a system where a large language model converts raw data into a usable format and then outlines the steps for a business process. The AI then executes the specific logic for each step, allowing users to create automated workflows without writing traditional code.
In the filing’s own words
Example implementations include a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium configured for implementing a workflow using a large language model (LLM). A workflow automation application sends a first prompt to a large language model (LLM) to transform a first input data source in a first format to a second format. The workflow automation application sends a second prompt to the LLM to define multiple steps of a workflow starting on the data source in the second format. The workflow automation application sends a third prompt to the LLM to define execution of business logic for each step of the workflow. The workflow automation application receives, from the LLM, output data indicating that each step of the workflow has been executed.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A method of implementing a workflow using an artificial intelligence model comprising: sending a first prompt to an artificial intelligence model, the first prompt instructing the artificial intelligence model to transform a first input data source in a first format and output a transformed data source in a second format; sending a second prompt to the artificial intelligence model, the second prompt instructing the artificial intelligence model to output a workflow that defines multiple steps of the workflow starting on the transformed data source in the second format; generating a third prompt to the artificial intelligence model that defines logic for a corresponding step of the workflow; prompting the artificial intelligence model to execute each step of the workflow including the logic defined by the third prompt; and receiving, from the artificial intelligence model, output data indicating that each step of the workflow has been executed.
Facts
- Company
- Microsoft (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)
- Official title
- DECLARATIVE CODE-LESS WORKFLOW USING LLM
- Publication number
- US20260300874A1
- Application number
- 19708269
- Filed
- Jun 15, 2026
- Published
- Oct 1, 2026
- Inventors
- 1
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
G06Q 10/0633 Physics & computingMore from Microsoft in AI & software
- Microsoft patents method to check AI answers against verified facts Oct 20, 2026
- Microsoft patents AI that presents PowerPoint slides for you Sep 3, 2026
- Microsoft patents method to check if LLM answers are based on real data Sep 10, 2026
- Microsoft patents system to blend multiple AI agents into one chat Oct 1, 2026
- Microsoft patents system that answers questions using your screen history Oct 15, 2026
Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
Patent data and drawings: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by the USPTO.