IdLE is a generic, headless, configurable Identity or Account Lifecycle / JML (Joiner–Mover–Leaver) orchestration engine built for PowerShell.
It helps you standardize identity lifecycle processes across environments by separating:
- what should happen (workflow definition)
- from how it happens (providers)
Identity lifecycle automation tends to become:
- tightly coupled to one system or one environment
- hard to test
- hard to change (logic baked into scripts)
IdLE aims to be:
- portable (run anywhere PowerShell 7 runs)
- modular (steps + providers are swappable)
- testable (Pester-friendly; mock providers)
- configuration-driven (workflows as data)
- extensible (add custom steps and providers)
For a complete overview of concepts and architecture, see About > Concepts.
- Plan → Execute flow (preview actions before applying them)
- Joiner / Mover / Leaver orchestration (and custom lifecycle events)
- Plugin step model (idempotent, provider-agnostic)
- Structured events for audit/progress (CorrelationId, Actor, step results)
Quick install:
Install-Module -Name IdLE -Scope CurrentUser
Import-Module IdLEFor detailed installation instructions, requirements, and import options, see Installation Guide.
Run the end-to-end demo (Plan → Execute):
pwsh -File .\examples\Invoke-IdleDemo.ps1The demo shows:
- creating a lifecycle request
- building a deterministic plan from a workflow definition (
.psd1) - executing the plan using built-in steps and a mock provider
By default, the demo runs Mock workflows that work out-of-the-box without external systems. The examples folder also includes Live workflows that demonstrate real-world scenarios with Active Directory and Entra ID, but these require the corresponding infrastructure and provider modules.
The execution result buffers all emitted events in result.Events. Hosts can optionally stream events live
by providing -EventSink as an object implementing WriteEvent(event).
The documentation is also available at our project site: https://blindzero.github.io/IdentityLifecycleEngine
Start here:
- docs/index.md – Documentation map
- docs/about/intro.md – About IdLE
- docs/use/intro.md – How to use IdLE
- docs/reference/intro.md - The authoritative IdLE reference
PRs welcome. Please see CONTRIBUTING.md and STYLEGUIDE.md
See Github Issues and Milestones for our roadmap.
See the LICENSE.md file.