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/usr/bin/workflow-controller

Argo workflow controller

From argo-workflow-controller-4.0 4.0.5-r6 (os), captured 2026-11-08 by running workflow-controller --help (exit 0). permalink

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workflow-controller is the controller to operate on workflows

Usage:
  workflow-controller [flags]
  workflow-controller [command]

Available Commands:
  completion  Generate the autocompletion script for the specified shell
  help        Help about any command
  version     Print version information

Flags:
      --as string                           Username to impersonate for the operation
      --as-group stringArray                Group to impersonate for the operation, this flag can be repeated to specify multiple groups.
      --as-uid string                       UID to impersonate for the operation
      --burst int                           Maximum burst for throttle. (default 30)
      --certificate-authority string        Path to a cert file for the certificate authority
      --client-certificate string           Path to a client certificate file for TLS
      --client-key string                   Path to a client key file for TLS
      --cluster string                      The name of the kubeconfig cluster to use
      --configmap string                    Name of K8s configmap to retrieve workflow controller configuration (default "workflow-controller-configmap")
      --context string                      The name of the kubeconfig context to use
      --cron-workflow-workers int           Number of cron workflow workers (default 8)
      --disable-compression                 If true, opt-out of response compression for all requests to the server
      --executor-image string               Executor image to use (overrides value in configmap)
      --executor-image-pull-policy string   Executor imagePullPolicy to use (overrides value in configmap)
      --executor-plugins                    enable executor plugins
      --gloglevel int                       Set the glog logging level
  -h, --help                                help for workflow-controller
      --insecure-skip-tls-verify            If true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity. This will make your HTTPS connections insecure
      --kubeconfig string                   Path to a kube config. Only required if out-of-cluster
      --log-format string                   The formatter to use for logs. One of: text|json (default "text")
      --loglevel string                     Set the logging level. One of: debug|info|warn|error (default "info")
      --managed-namespace string            namespace that workflow-controller watches, default to the installation namespace
  -n, --namespace string                    If present, the namespace scope for this CLI request
      --namespaced                          run workflow-controller as namespaced mode
      --password string                     Password for basic authentication to the API server
      --pod-cleanup-workers int             Number of pod cleanup workers (default 4)
      --proxy-url string                    If provided, this URL will be used to connect via proxy
      --qps float32                         Queries per second (default 20)
      --request-timeout string              The length of time to wait before giving up on a single server request. Non-zero values should contain a corresponding time unit (e.g. 1s, 2m, 3h). A value of zero means don't timeout requests. (default "0")
      --server string                       The address and port of the Kubernetes API server
      --tls-server-name string              If provided, this name will be used to validate server certificate. If this is not provided, hostname used to contact the server is used.
      --token string                        Bearer token for authentication to the API server
      --user string                         The name of the kubeconfig user to use
      --username string                     Username for basic authentication to the API server
      --workflow-archive-workers int        Number of workflow archive workers (default 8)
      --workflow-ttl-workers int            Number of workflow TTL workers (default 4)
      --workflow-workers int                Number of workflow workers (default 32)

Use "workflow-controller [command] --help" for more information about a command.
Options (37)
OptionDescriptionSource
--as stringUsername to impersonate for the operationhelp
--as-group stringArrayGroup to impersonate for the operation, this flag can be repeated to specify multiple groups.help
--as-uid stringUID to impersonate for the operationhelp
--burst intMaximum burst for throttle.help
--certificate-authority stringPath to a cert file for the certificate authorityhelp
--client-certificate stringPath to a client certificate file for TLShelp
--client-key stringPath to a client key file for TLShelp
--cluster stringThe name of the kubeconfig cluster to usehelp
--configmap stringName of K8s configmap to retrieve workflow controller configuration (default "workflow-controller-configmap")help
--context stringThe name of the kubeconfig context to usehelp
--cron-workflow-workers intNumber of cron workflow workers (default 8)help
--disable-compressionIf true, opt-out of response compression for all requests to the serverhelp
--executor-image stringExecutor image to use (overrides value in configmap)help
--executor-image-pull-policy stringExecutor imagePullPolicy to use (overrides value in configmap)help
--executor-pluginsenable executor pluginshelp
--gloglevel intSet the glog logging levelhelp
-h, --helphelp for workflow-controllerhelp
--insecure-skip-tls-verifyIf true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity.help
--kubeconfig stringPath to a kube config.help
--log-format stringThe formatter to use for logs.help
--loglevel stringSet the logging level.help
--managed-namespace stringnamespace that workflow-controller watches, default to the installation namespacehelp
-n, --namespace stringIf present, the namespace scope for this CLI requesthelp
--namespacedrun workflow-controller as namespaced modehelp
--password stringPassword for basic authentication to the API serverhelp
--pod-cleanup-workers intNumber of pod cleanup workers (default 4)help
--proxy-url stringIf provided, this URL will be used to connect via proxyhelp
--qps float32Queries per second (default 20)help
--request-timeout stringThe length of time to wait before giving up on a single server request.help
--server stringThe address and port of the Kubernetes API serverhelp
--tls-server-name stringIf provided, this name will be used to validate server certificate.help
--token stringBearer token for authentication to the API serverhelp
--user stringThe name of the kubeconfig user to usehelp
--username stringUsername for basic authentication to the API serverhelp
--workflow-archive-workers intNumber of workflow archive workers (default 8)help
--workflow-ttl-workers intNumber of workflow TTL workers (default 4)help
--workflow-workers intNumber of workflow workers (default 32)help

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.