{"categories":[{"label":"Distributed Computing","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-distributed-computing/3"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Python client library and command-line interface for the Mistral workflow service REST API, enabling programmatic and CLI-based interaction with Mistral workflow management.","skillfed_tags":["openstack","workflow-orchestration","cli"],"use_cases":["Automate multi-step business processes in OpenStack environments by uploading and managing workflow definitions via Python","Monitor and list running workflow executions and their status from the command line or scripts","Schedule recurring tasks (e.g., every Sunday at 4pm) by defining workflows with Mistral's scheduling capabilities","Integrate workflow orchestration into CI/CD pipelines or infrastructure automation tools","Query and manage workbooks and task definitions programmatically from custom Python applications"],"what_it_does":"Python-mistralclient is the official Python client for OpenStack Mistral, a workflow orchestration service. It provides both a programmatic library and a command-line interface (CLI) for interacting with Mistral's REST API. Mistral itself manages complex business processes by accepting workflow definitions (sets of tasks and their transitions) and handling state management, execution order, parallelism, synchronization, and high availability. This client lets you upload workflows, manage workbooks, list and monitor executions, and trigger scheduled task runs from Python code or the shell.\n\nThe package integrates with OpenStack's authentication stack (keystoneauth1) and uses standard OpenStack libraries for configuration and serialization. It's designed for operators and developers working with OpenStack infrastructure who need to programmatically define, deploy, and monitor multi-step workflows in a distributed environment. The CLI is the primary user-facing interface, though the underlying library can be imported for automation.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you are working with OpenStack Mistral and need Python integration. The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries no licensing restrictions, and is the official client for Mistral's REST API. Install only if you have a Mistral server running and need to interact with it programmatically or via CLI; it is not useful standalone."},"id":"python-mistralclient","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/python-mistralclient","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/python-mistralclient.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/python-mistralclient/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-02-24","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"python-mistralclient","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Mistral Client Library"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":103263,"position":12818,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"6.2.0"}