automation

Second Brain: Automate Tasks

Name: Second Brain: Automate Tasks
Author: henrydaum

Streamline workflows with Second Brain, an agentic framework. Get efficient task management and automation.

591 stars68 forksPythonGuide quality 8/10Updated 8/1/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Second Brain acts as an operating system to streamline workflows by automating tasks and communicating over multiple platforms using local file intelligence, workflow automation, and large language models.

When to use it

•When you need to automate repetitive tasks across different messaging platforms
•When you want to integrate local file intelligence with workflow automation
•When you require a framework that can communicate over multiple modalities

Ready-to-paste prompt

python app.py --config config.json --platform slack --task 'Send daily report'

Heads up: Before running Second Brain, ensure you have Python 3.8 or higher installed, as the framework relies on specific Python features and libraries that may not be compatible with older versions

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Use with Claude

New

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/second-brain && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/second-brain/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/second-brain/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

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

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How Second Brain: Automate Tasks works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Second Brain: Automate Tasks is a very large Python project (~69k lines across 155 code files, plus 122 test files). Setup is light: installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional. Last commit this month, MIT license, has a test suite.

Size

Very large codebase

~69k lines · 155 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

Python · Docker

No API keys detected

Python 100%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
CLAUDE.md
The instructions the AI actually follows
3
main.py
Where the program starts running
4
requirements.txt
Dependencies and the commands it exposes
5
agent/system_prompt.py
Inside agent/ — an example of what the AI is told to do

What's in each folder

agent/Prompts, skills & agent definitions3 files

plugins/Sub-packages / plugins10 files

pipeline/Workflows / pipelines6 files

docs/Documentation9 files

templates/Templates9 files

sandbox/Folder45 files

bundled/Folder32 files

runtime/Folder17 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedNo CIDocker readyMIT licenseUpdated this month

Use with Claude

New

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/second-brain && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/second-brain/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/second-brain/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

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

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Details

Creator

henrydaum

Language

Python