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dagu: Automate Ops

Dagu gives founders a self-hosted workflow engine for ops automation. With 3.7k+ GitHub stars, it's for startups needing task automation.

From the repo · “Self-hostable workflow orchestrator for teams whose main work isn't orchestration. Declarative YAML over your scripts, SSH commands, containers, etc; keep workflows separate from business logic. One binary, no database, runs on limited H/W resources. Alternative to Airflow / Cron / Job Scheduler.”

4,413 stars+64★ this week384 forksGoGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Jul 30Updated 10/21/2026100% free · open source
What it does

Dagu is a local-first workflow engine that automates operations and integrates AI-assisted operations using declarative YAML definitions and a built-in MCP server for AI agent management.

When to use it
  • •When you need to automate complex workflows with dependency management
  • •When you want to leverage AI assistance for operational tasks without relying on cloud services
  • •When you require a self-hosted solution with a single binary and no external database dependencies
Ready-to-paste prompt
dagu run --config workflow.yaml --task mytask -p myparam=value to execute a specific task with parameters in the defined workflow
Heads up: Ensure you have the correct version of Go installed (1.18 or later) to successfully compile and run the dagu binary
Saves to your device
Use with Claude
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Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/dagu && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/dagu/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/dagu/SKILL.md
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Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)
claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

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How dagu: Automate Ops works
Codeflow
Free to inspect

Dagu: Automate Ops is a very large Go project (~493k lines across 2127 code files, plus 310 test files). Setup is light: installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional. Last commit this month, GPL-3.0 license, has a test suite.

Size
Very large codebase
~493k lines · 2127 code files · days to read — use, don't read
Setup
One-command install
Installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional.
Runs on
Go · Docker
No API keys detected
Go 75%TypeScript 23%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    AGENTS.md
    The instructions the AI actually follows
  3. 3
    cmd/main.go
    Where the program starts running
  4. 4
    go.mod
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
  5. 5
    internal/tools/llmsgen/cmd/main.go
    Inside internal/ — the main logic begins here
What's in each folder
internal/Core code — the actual logic1700 files
skills/Prompts, skills & agent definitions10 files
ui/Frontend / UI649 files
api/Backend / API5 files
cmd/Command-line entry points2 files
examples/Examples you can copy7 files
conformance/Folder826 files
npm/Folder29 files
READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksDocker readyExamples includedGPL-3.0 licenseUpdated this month
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Details
Creator
dagucloud
Language
Go
Category
mcp-server
Published
4/22/2022

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