# working_directory

The workflow-level `working_directory` field sets the default directory in which workflow steps run.

```yaml
workflows:
  build-all:
    working_directory: !repo-root
    steps:
      - command: make build
        type: shell
      - command: make test
        type: shell
```

## Path Resolution

- Absolute paths are used as-is.
- Relative paths are resolved by Atmos from the configured base path context.
- The `!repo-root` YAML function resolves to the Git repository root.

Step-level `working_directory` overrides the workflow-level value for that step.

When a workflow-level [container](/workflows/container) is configured, `working_directory` remains a host-side Atmos path. Atmos maps it into the configured container workspace before running the command.