@Marvin i'm using static infrastructure on GCP with no work pools. I still want to use prefect.yaml to create my deployments with schedules, but when I do I see

15:58:04.578 | INFO    | httpx - HTTP Request: POST <https://api.prefect.cloud/api/accounts/31e7b3c5-65a5-436b-b7ee-7f1818fd6aba/workspaces/2a341f2b-5358-4852-9aa7-6112d67d8999/work_pools/filter> "HTTP/1.1 200 OK"
? Looks like you don't have any work pools this flow can be deployed to. Would you like to create one? [y/n] (y): n
A work pool is required to deploy this flow. Please specify a work pool name via the '--pool' flag or in your prefect.yaml 
file.

It seems you're working with Prefect, trying to deploy flows using the

prefect.yaml

file, but you're encountering an issue because Prefect wants to associate your deployment with a work pool, a feature used for scheduling and managing executions. According to the Prefect documentation for both 2.x and 3.x versions, when you define your deployments in

prefect.yaml

, you typically need to specify a work pool. This is required because the work pool handles where and how your flows are executed. Without specifying a work pool, Prefect won't know where to send your flow to be run, which is why you're seeing that prompt. If you're deploying without using dynamic infrastructure provisioning or work pools (for example, on static infrastructure like GCP), you'd still need to define a work pool that matches the infrastructure you're using. Here's what you can do: 1. Create a Work Pool: Use the Prefect CLI to create a work pool that aligns with your execution environment. You may not need full dynamic provisioning, but creating a work pool gives Prefect a way to register your execution environment. For more details on creating work pools, you can refer to the Prefect 3.x Documentation on Work Pools or Prefect 2.x Documentation. 2. Specify the Work Pool: In your

prefect.yaml

, specify the name of the work pool. This can be done in the

work_pool

field of your deployment specification. Your issue is because Prefect requires this setup to organize and manage flow deployments appropriately. So, consider setting up at least a static work pool configuration for your existing infrastructure, even if it feels a bit like telling your toaster how to toast bread. If this still feels confusing, you might want to explore setting up a simple work pool using the GCP infrastructure you've got, just to keep Prefect in a happy state, ready to deploy your workflows without any hiccups.