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Armin Ronacher’s Postgres workflow library; commenters called it lightweight and worth comparing to other workflow engines.

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First seen:2026-05-28

Last seen:2026-05-28

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Source:github.com

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What it is

Armin Ronacher’s Postgres workflow library; commenters called it lightweight and worth comparing to other workflow engines.

Why developers recommend it

Direct recommendation in a durable-workflows thread, with both repo and project site linked in comments.

Hacker News evidence

2026-05-28

One comment introduced absurd as a durable-workflows implementation for Postgres; a reply said it is “very nice” and lightweight enough for a coding agent to keep in its head.

Just Use Postgres for Durable Workflows

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