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Synthetic dataset generation

Generate, filter, deduplicate, review, and publish synthetic records.

Import this workflow from AkôFlow Hub

Open the public README and measured execution results. The Hub includes the execution capture, activity metrics, logs and version history. Reading public results does not require an account.

In Desktop, choose Create workflow → Import from Hub and paste this version-specific URI:

akoflow://hub/publications/90b09529-b012-48b0-8aec-f73fd4349358/versions/1

Download the exact workflow YAML (v1). Configure the runtime prerequisites below before planning and executing it.

Run this example locally

Generate structured question/answer examples from versioned topic templates in three parallel batches, reject invalid rows, remove overlapping questions, verify topic coverage, and publish JSON Lines plus a quality report. The portable generator is template-based and requires no LLM.

Install Go and Python 3.12 or newer.

git clone https://github.com/UFFeScience/akoflow-examples.git &&
cd akoflow-examples &&
git checkout --detach d890c3171e3661890305b763b8fc3ede48bb61b4 &&
cd generative-ai/synthetic-dataset &&
./prepare.sh &&
./run.sh

Run the block from the directory where you keep your repositories. If you already cloned the repository, enter this example's directory and run ./prepare.sh && ./run.sh.

Preparation downloads the Go module and any declared Python packages once. The workload then runs locally with offline input data. Every meaningful step is a separate process; independent activities run in parallel after their dependencies complete.

Read outputs/manifest.json for the generated artifacts, outputs/dag-validation.json for dependency waves, and outputs/stage-<activity>.json for each activity's observed result. A failed stage stops the run and prevents a successful final manifest.

Expected outputs: synthetic-dataset.jsonl, quality-report.json.

Run the same activities in Desktop

Start your local AkôFlow daemon with Docker available and configure AKOFLOW_API_TOKEN in your shell. From this example's directory, run:

go run ../../tools/daemon-local -root ../.. -example generative-ai/synthetic-dataset

This command validates the daemon connection, builds the declared image, registers the local environment and workflow, and submits a real run. The daemon owns execution and file transfers. Open the printed run ID in Desktop to inspect each activity.

Synthetic dataset generation. Nodes in the same column can run in parallel once their dependencies complete.

Activity responsibilities

ActivityResponsibility
define-schemaExecute the define-schema stage and publish its declared outputs for downstream activities.
batch-aExecute the batch-a stage and publish its declared outputs for downstream activities.
batch-bExecute the batch-b stage and publish its declared outputs for downstream activities.
batch-nExecute the batch-n stage and publish its declared outputs for downstream activities.
filterExecute the filter stage and publish its declared outputs for downstream activities.
deduplicateExecute the deduplicate stage and publish its declared outputs for downstream activities.
quality-reviewExecute the quality-review stage and publish its declared outputs for downstream activities.
publishExecute the publish stage and publish its declared outputs for downstream activities.

Inputs

  • Schema and policy
  • Source examples
  • Generator model

Outputs

  • synthetic-dataset.jsonl
  • quality-report.json

Provenance to preserve

  • Prompt and model
  • Filter reasons
  • Review decisions

Source bundle

The executable workflow and its implementation files are maintained in the separate AkôFlow examples repository. The documentation intentionally keeps code, container recipes, generators, and validation scripts out of the narrative page.

Open the complete source bundle ↗

Execution evidence

Verified on local Docker: 8/8 activities completed. These captures belong to run showcase-synthetic-dataset-local-de72f7c33c-run-20261020t191359.740409000.

Read the daemon execution record · Local output manifest

Open full resolution ↗Synthetic dataset generation: observed activity DAG
The observed activity graph. Click to see the complete capture.

Each stage also ran through the standalone local command. Read the dependency and artifact validation.

Execution considerations

Use queued external jobs for rate-limited generation. Stable record identities prevent duplicates after retries.

AkôFlow boundary: the engine schedules, deploys, executes, transfers data, and records evidence. The ML or agent framework remains an implementation choice inside each activity.