The disclosure includes a system and method for allocating a workflow for an application between a server and a client based on user context in usage of the application, and customizing user views based on the execution of the workflow. A customization module receives user input, identifies a type of an application based on the user input, determines a workflow for the application, partitions the workflow to a first portion of the workflow executed on a client and a second portion of the workflow executed on a server, and generates one or more user interfaces corresponding to the execution of the first portion of the workflow, wherein the execution of the first portion of the workflow on the client is based on the execution of the second portion of the workflow on the server.