Couler

Unified interface for constructing and managing workflows on different workflow engines.

github.com/couler-proj/couler
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About Couler

Couler is an open-source repository that provides a unified interface for constructing and optimizing machine learning workflows across different workflow engines. The project names Argo Workflows, Tekton Pipelines, and Apache Airflow as engines it aims to support. It describes capabilities including autonomous workflow construction, automatic artifact caching, automatic parallelism optimization for large workflows, and automatic hyperparameter tuning.

The project states that it currently supports only Argo Workflows as its workflow orchestration backend. Airflow support is under active development, and the project reports that it covers about 40-50% of the Airflow API. Couler is listed in the CNCF Cloud Native Landscape and the LF AI Landscape. For access to all Argo Workflows features, the project points users to a low-level Python SDK maintained by the Argo Workflows team.

Key features

  • Unified interface for constructing workflows across multiple workflow engines
  • Autonomous workflow construction
  • Automatic artifact caching mechanisms
  • Automatic parallelism optimization for large workflows
  • Automatic hyperparameter tuning
Best for: Engineers building machine learning workflows on Argo Workflows who want a single interface for constructing and optimizing them.
Good for
  • Open-source repository
  • Listed in the CNCF Cloud Native Landscape and the LF AI Landscape
  • Has a technical report published at ICDE 2024
Watch out for
  • Currently supports only Argo Workflows as the orchestration backend
  • Airflow support covers about 40-50% of the Airflow API, according to the project

Couler at a glance

Type
Open-source project
Pricing
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Open source
Yes · Source code
Language
English
Last checked
Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
Listed
Oct 5, 2026

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Couler FAQ

Which workflow engines does Couler support?
Couler currently supports only Argo Workflows as its workflow orchestration backend. The project is working to add support for Apache Airflow, which it says covers about 40-50% of the Airflow API so far.
Who uses Couler?
The project keeps a list of organizations using Couler in its ADOPTERS.md file. Organizations can ask to be added by sending a pull request.
Is there a Python SDK that exposes all Argo Workflows features?
The project points to a low-level Python SDK maintained by the Argo Workflows team for access to all of Argo Workflows' available features.
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