# flydelabs/flyde

Open-source Visual programming for backend logic that integrates with existing codebases. Flyde bridges the gap between technical and non-technical team members. Product managers, designers, and backend developers can collaborate on the same visual flows.

Repository: https://github.com/flydelabs/flyde
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/flyde
Homepage: https://www.flyde.dev
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: flow-based-programming, visual-programming, vscode, visual-programming-editor, visual-programming-language, vscode-extension, agentic-ai, ai, visual-ai
Last push: 2025-07-27T18:35:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 49/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 33, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1465, "days_push": 402, "days_rel": 618, "gap_med": 4.0, "n_releases_24m": 7}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3508, forks 170 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:07.662748+00:00)

## What it is
Flyde is an open-source visual, flow-based programming toolkit that runs in VS Code and integrates with existing TypeScript/JavaScript codebases. It lets developers and non-developers collaboratively build, debug, and run backend logic and AI workflows as visual flows (.flyde files) executed by an npm runtime library.

## Use cases
- build backend AI agent workflows visually
- prototype prompt chains and agentic AI flows
- visualize and debug asynchronous backend logic
- let non-developers contribute to backend business logic
- wrap existing TypeScript functions as visual nodes
- run visual flows from Node.js code, CLI scripts, or HTTP handlers

## When to choose
- you want visual AI/backend workflows that live inside your existing TypeScript codebase and CI/CD
- your team includes non-developers who should read or edit business logic
- you need an always-correct visual diagram of async/concurrent program flow

## When to avoid
- you need a fully textual programming language for complex low-level logic
- your stack is not TypeScript/JavaScript on Node.js or the browser
- you need a standalone no-code platform separate from your codebase

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: workflow-automation, agent-framework, prompt-engineering, developer-tools, plugin-system
- domain: developer-tools, artificial-intelligence, backend
- platform: browser, editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: visual-programming, flow-based-programming, vscode-extension, visual-editor, low-code, ai-workflows, agentic-workflows, typescript-integration, automation, ai-agents, nodejs, typescript

## Member repositories
- flydelabs/flyde (main) score 49

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:07.662748+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:35:44.357107+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/flydelabs/flyde (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:07.662748+00:00, sha 068bf7cf945d)
  - homepage: https://www.flyde.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T09:29:58.430623+00:00, sha 4e1bb754a9e4)
  - site_page: https://www.flyde.dev/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T09:29:58.439776+00:00, sha 76cf2a4ed977)
  - site_page: https://www.flyde.dev/docs/integrate-flows (fetched 2026-08-29T09:29:58.441784+00:00, sha 1f892684cf16)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.