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Imported from terminalskills/skills (skills/activepieces/SKILL.md). Install upstream with npx skills add terminalskills/skills --skill activepieces. Copyright stays with the author (Apache-2.0).

Activepieces

Name: activepieces
Author: terminalskills

Overview

Activepieces is an open-source workflow automation platform — the newest Zapier/n8n alternative. Visual builder, 200+ integrations, code steps, branching, loops, and webhooks. Self-hosted for free with unlimited flows.

Instructions

Step 1: Self-Host

# docker-compose.yml — Activepieces with PostgreSQL and Redis
services:
  activepieces:
    image: activepieces/activepieces:latest
    ports: ["8080:80"]
    environment:
      AP_ENGINE_EXECUTABLE_PATH: dist/packages/engine/main.js
      AP_POSTGRES_DATABASE: activepieces
      AP_POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
      AP_POSTGRES_PORT: "5432"
      AP_POSTGRES_USERNAME: activepieces
      AP_POSTGRES_PASSWORD: activepieces
      AP_REDIS_HOST: redis
      AP_ENCRYPTION_KEY: your-32-char-encryption-key-here
      AP_JWT_SECRET: your-jwt-secret-here
      AP_FRONTEND_URL: https://auto.example.com

  postgres:
    image: postgres:16
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: activepieces
      POSTGRES_USER: activepieces
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: activepieces
    volumes: [pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data]

  redis:
    image: redis:7-alpine

volumes:
  pgdata:

Step 2: Code Step

// Inside Activepieces Code step
export const code = async (inputs) => {
  const { data } = inputs
  return {
    processed: data.items.map(item => ({
      name: item.name.toUpperCase(),
      total: item.price * item.quantity,
    })),
    grandTotal: data.items.reduce((sum, i) => sum + i.price * i.quantity, 0),
  }
}

Step 3: Custom Piece (Integration)

// pieces/my-app/src/index.ts — Build custom integration
import { createPiece } from '@activepieces/pieces-framework'
import { newOrderTrigger } from './triggers/new-order'
import { createInvoiceAction } from './actions/create-invoice'

export const myApp = createPiece({
  displayName: 'My App',
  auth: PieceAuth.SecretText({ displayName: 'API Key' }),
  triggers: [newOrderTrigger],
  actions: [createInvoiceAction],
})

Guidelines

Self-hosted: completely free, unlimited flows and executions.
Cloud: free tier with 1,000 tasks/month.
Newer than n8n — cleaner UI, growing fast, but fewer integrations.
TypeScript-first code steps and custom pieces.

Use it

Copy one of these into your project. Installing also returns the manifest and these snippets.

yaml

targets:
  - https://api.opensmartroute.ai/api/v1/registry/terminalskills-skills-activepieces/manifest   # or paste the manifest below

Manifest

An Open Capability Manifest: the router reads it to know what this does, what it costs and when to pick it.

terminalskills-skills-activepieces.ocm.jsonjson

{
  "ocm": "1",
  "id": "terminalskills-skills-activepieces",
  "kind": "skill",
  "name": "activepieces",
  "description": "Build workflow automations with Activepieces. Use when a user asks to self-host a Zapier alternative, automate workflows with a visual builder, create no-code integrations, or set up open-source business automation.",
  "publisher": "terminalskills",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "capabilities": {
    "domains": [
      "coding"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "skill-md",
      "activepieces",
      "automation",
      "workflow",
      "no-code",
      "open-source",
      "skills-sh"
    ],
    "languages": [
      "en"
    ]
  },
  "quality_prior": 0.6,
  "examples": [
    "Build workflow automations with Activepieces. Use when a user asks to self-host a Zapier alternative, automate workflows with a visual builder, create no-code integrations, or set up open-source business automation."
  ],
  "primary": false,
  "metadata": {
    "source": {
      "provider": "skills.sh",
      "repository": "https://github.com/terminalskills/skills",
      "path": "skills/activepieces/SKILL.md",
      "ref": "HEAD",
      "url": "https://github.com/terminalskills/skills/blob/HEAD/skills/activepieces/SKILL.md",
      "key": "terminalskills/skills/skills/activepieces/SKILL.md"
    },
    "compatibility": "Docker (self-hosted) or cloud",
    "license": "Apache-2.0"
  },
  "instructions": "# Activepieces\n\n## Overview\n\nActivepieces is an open-source workflow automation platform — the newest Zapier/n8n alternative. Visual builder, 200+ integrations, code steps, branching, loops, and webhooks. Self-hosted for free with unlimited flows.\n\n## Instructions\n\n### Step 1: Self-Host\n\n```yaml\n# docker-compose.yml — Activepieces with PostgreSQL and Redis\nservices:\n  activepieces:\n    image: activepieces/activepieces:latest\n    ports: [\"8080:80\"]\n    environment:\n      AP_ENGINE_EXECUTABLE_PATH: dist/packages/engine/main.js\n      AP_POSTGRES_DATABASE: activepieces\n      AP_POSTGRES_HOST: post",
  "cost": {
    "context_tokens": 560
  }
}

Fetch it by URL: GET /api/v1/registry/terminalskills-skills-activepieces/manifest?version=1.0.0

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