> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.buttons.sh/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Drawers

> Typed workflows that chain buttons together.

A drawer is a workflow made of buttons and workflow steps. Use a drawer when an action has multiple steps, needs output from an earlier step, or should be triggered as a unit.

```bash theme={null}
buttons drawer create release-flow
buttons drawer release-flow add build publish notify
buttons drawer release-flow connect build to publish
buttons drawer release-flow press env=prod
```

## Mental model

| Concept | Meaning                                                                      |
| ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Drawer  | A reusable workflow.                                                         |
| Step    | A button, sub-drawer, loop, switch, aggregate, or wait.                      |
| Input   | A value supplied when the drawer is pressed.                                 |
| Output  | JSON produced by a step and made available to later steps.                   |
| Ref     | A `${...}` expression that reads inputs, step outputs, env, or webhook URLs. |

Drawers live under `.buttons/drawers/<name>/` and record their own run history under `pressed/`.

## How drawers relate to buttons

Buttons are the units of work. Drawers compose them.

```text theme={null}
button -> one action
drawer -> many actions wired together
```

## Related

* [Workflow guide](/buttons/workflows)
* [drawer.json](/concepts/drawer-json)
* [Buttons](/concepts/buttons)
* [Triggers](/concepts/triggers)