feat: Support plain file paths for workflow loading

terminator-cli/src/main.rs

@@ -1323,9 +1323,13 @@ async fn run_workflow(transport: mcp_client::Transport, args: McpRunArgs) -> any
 
     info!("Executing workflow with {steps_count} steps via MCP");
 
-    // For local files, use file:// URL to avoid verbose logging
-    let workflow_str = if resolved_type == InputType::File {
-        info!("Using file:// URL for local file");
+    // Check if we're using a remote HTTP transport
+    let is_remote_http = matches!(transport, mcp_client::Transport::Http(_));
+
+    // For local files with stdio transport, use file:// URL to avoid verbose logging
+    // For remote HTTP transport, send the workflow content directly
+    let workflow_str = if resolved_type == InputType::File && !is_remote_http {
+        info!("Using file:// URL for local file with stdio transport");
 
         // Convert to absolute path and create file:// URL
         let abs_path = std::fs::canonicalize(&args.input)
@@ -1621,9 +1625,13 @@ async fn run_workflow_once(
         }
     }
 
+    // Check if we're using a remote HTTP transport
+    let is_remote_http = matches!(transport, mcp_client::Transport::Http(_));
+
     // For cron jobs, use simple execution to avoid connection spam
-    // For local files, use file:// URL to avoid verbose logging
-    let workflow_str = if resolved_type == InputType::File {
+    // For local files with stdio transport, use file:// URL to avoid verbose logging
+    // For remote HTTP transport, send the workflow content directly
+    let workflow_str = if resolved_type == InputType::File && !is_remote_http {
         // Convert to absolute path and create file:// URL
         let abs_path = std::fs::canonicalize(&args.input)
             .with_context(|| format!("Failed to resolve path: {}", args.input))?;

terminator-mcp-agent/src/server_sequence.rs

@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ impl DesktopWrapper {
         if let Some(url) = &args.url {
             info!("Fetching workflow from URL: {}", url);
 
-            let workflow_content = if url.starts_with("file://") {
-                // Handle local file URLs
+            let workflow_content = if url.starts_with("file://") || (!url.starts_with("http://") && !url.starts_with("https://")) {
+                // Handle local file URLs and plain file paths
                 let file_path = url.strip_prefix("file://").unwrap_or(url);
                 info!("Reading file from path: {}", file_path);
 
@@ -188,8 +188,10 @@ impl DesktopWrapper {
                     )
                 })?
             } else {
+                // This branch should never be reached due to the condition above,
+                // but kept for safety
                 return Err(McpError::invalid_params(
-                    "URL must start with http://, https://, or file://".to_string(),
+                    "URL must be a file path, file:// URL, or http(s):// URL".to_string(),
                     Some(json!({"url": url})),
                 ));
             };

terminator-mcp-agent/src/utils.rs

@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ pub struct SequenceStep {
 #[derive(Debug, serde::Deserialize, serde::Serialize, Clone, Default, JsonSchema)]
 pub struct ExecuteSequenceArgs {
     #[schemars(
-        description = "Optional URL to fetch workflow definition from (HTTP/HTTPS or file:// supported)."
+        description = "Optional URL or file path to fetch workflow definition from. Supports: plain file paths (e.g., 'workflow.yml'), file:// URLs, and HTTP/HTTPS URLs."
     )]
     pub url: Option<String>,
     #[schemars(