ArtesanIA

Agentic workflow for documenting, validating, and certifying Bolivian artisan heritage with UiPath AI Agents, Apps, Action Apps, and Maestro BPMN.

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Inspiration

ArtesanIA was inspired by Bolivian folkloric heritage and the artisans who create the costumes, masks, embroidery, and design sketches behind major cultural festivities such as Oruro Carnival and Gran Poder.

I have personally participated in Caporales fraternities and saw how much cultural, artistic, and economic value exists behind every costume. However, many artisan works still lack structured digital documentation, proof of authorship, and a reliable validation process.

What it does

ArtesanIA is an agentic workflow for documenting, validating, and certifying Bolivian artisan heritage.

The prototype includes:

  • A UiPath Apps intake form where an artisan submits metadata and uploads an image of a costume or sketch.
  • A UiPath AI Agent using Analyze Files to extract visible cultural, material, and design elements.
  • A human validation step through Action Apps.
  • A Maestro BPMN workflow that coordinates submission, AI analysis, human review, and final certificate/hash generation.

The goal is not to replace cultural experts. The AI prepares a structured record, and humans validate it before certification.

How I built it

I built the prototype using UiPath Apps, UiPath AI Agents, Analyze Files, Action Apps, and Maestro BPMN.

The workflow models a complete process: artisan submission, AI analysis, cultural validation, and tamper-evident certification through a generated hash.

Challenges

This was my first time building with UiPath. The biggest challenge was understanding how Apps, Agents, Action Apps, and Maestro BPMN connect as part of one agentic workflow.

Another challenge was designing a culturally responsible solution, where AI assists documentation but does not become the final authority on heritage.

What I learned

I learned how UiPath can coordinate not only automation, but also agents, humans, files, decisions, and validation steps inside a governed process.

I also learned that cultural preservation is not only an archive problem. It is a process problem.

What's next

The next step is to present ArtesanIA to artisan and embroidery associations in Bolivia, validate the workflow with real users, and continue developing the certificate and blockchain timestamping layer.

Sources

Note on figures

Cultural and economic figures vary by year and context. For the project narrative, UNESCO sources are used to support the heritage recognition of Oruro Carnival and Gran Poder. Bolivian institutional and media sources are used to support recent scale indicators such as fraternities, participants, dance groups, and economic movement.

Built With

  • analyze-files
  • gpt-4o
  • openai
  • uipath-action-apps
  • uipath-ai-agents
  • uipath-apps
  • uipath-maestro-bpmn
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