vamseeachanta Activepieces
When to Use This Skill
USE when:
- Building business automations with type-safe custom components
- Self-hosting is required for data sovereignty and compliance
- Need modular, reusable automation pieces
- Creating approval workflows with human-in-the-loop
- Connecting APIs with visual flow builder
- Teams need both no-code and code-first options
- Require MIT-licensed open-source automation
- Building internal tool automations
DON'T USE when:
- Complex DAG-based data pipeline orchestration (use Airflow)
- CI/CD pipelines tightly coupled with git (use GitHub Actions)
- Need 400+ pre-built integrations immediately (use n8n)
- Sub-second latency requirements (use direct API calls)
- Simple single-trigger cron jobs (use systemd timers)
Prerequisites
Installation Options
Option 1: Docker Compose (Recommended)
# docker-compose.yml
version: '3.8'
services:
activepieces:
image: activepieces/activepieces:latest
restart: always
ports:
*See sub-skills for full details.*
### Development Setup for Custom Pieces
```bash
# Install Activepieces CLI
npm install -g @activepieces/cli
# Create new piece project
ap create-piece my-custom-piece
# Navigate to piece directory
cd pieces/my-custom-piece
*See sub-skills for full details.*
## Version History
| Version | Date | Changes |
|---------|------|---------|
| 1.0.0 | 2026-01-17 | Initial release with comprehensive flow patterns |
## Resources
- [Activepieces Documentation](https://www.activepieces.com/docs)
- [Pieces Directory](https://www.activepieces.com/pieces)
- [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/activepieces/activepieces)
- [Community Discord](https://discord.gg/activepieces)
- [Custom Piece Development](https://www.activepieces.com/docs/developers/building-pieces)
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*This skill provides production-ready patterns for Activepieces workflow automation, tested across enterprise integration scenarios.*
## Sub-Skills
- [1. Basic Flow Structure](1-basic-flow-structure/SKILL.md)
- [2. Webhook Triggers](2-webhook-triggers/SKILL.md)
- [3. Scheduled Flows](3-scheduled-flows/SKILL.md)
- [4. Branching and Conditional Logic](4-branching-and-conditional-logic/SKILL.md)
- [5. Loop and Iteration](5-loop-and-iteration/SKILL.md)
- [6. Custom Piece Development](6-custom-piece-development/SKILL.md)
- [7. Approval Flows](7-approval-flows/SKILL.md)
- [8. Error Handling and Retry Logic](8-error-handling-and-retry-logic/SKILL.md)
- [Integration with Notion and Slack](integration-with-notion-and-slack/SKILL.md)
- [1. Flow Organization (+3)](1-flow-organization/SKILL.md)
- [Common Issues (+1)](common-issues/SKILL.md)