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# Merge With Existing Workflow • AI Agents Framework

> merge_with_existing_workflow: Merge new workflow data with existing workflow file.

# merge\_with\_existing\_workflow

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> This is a method of the [**WorkflowAutoGenerator**](../classes/WorkflowAutoGenerator) class in the [**auto**](../modules/auto) module.

Merge new workflow data with existing workflow file.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def merge_with_existing_workflow(new_data: Dict) -> Dict
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="new_data" type="Dict" required={true}>
  The new workflow data to merge
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="Dict">
  Merged workflow data
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `yaml.safe_load`
* `logging.warning`

## Used By

* [`WorkflowAutoGenerator.generate`](../functions/WorkflowAutoGenerator-generate)

## Source

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## Related Documentation

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  <Card title="AgentFlow Concept" icon="diagram-project" href="/docs/concepts/agentflow" />

  <Card title="Workflow Patterns" icon="shuffle" href="/docs/features/workflow-patterns" />

  <Card title="Routing" icon="route" href="/docs/features/routing" />

  <Card title="Workflows Feature" icon="diagram-project" href="/docs/features/workflows" />

  <Card title="YAML Workflows" icon="file-code" href="/docs/features/yaml-workflows" />
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