# serverless-operations/serverless-step-functions

AWS Step Functions plugin for Serverless Framework ⚡️

Repository: https://github.com/serverless-operations/serverless-step-functions
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/serverless-step-functions
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: serverless, serverless-plugin, serverless-framework, serverless-architectures, aws, step-functions
Last push: 2026-08-03T21:48:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3535, "days_push": 30, "days_rel": 30, "gap_med": 7, "n_releases_24m": 26}
- 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 1045, forks 220 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:21.472703+00:00)

## What it is
A Serverless Framework plugin that adds support for defining and deploying AWS Step Functions state machines via serverless.yml. It supports events like API Gateway and schedules, IAM role generation, CloudWatch alarms, X-Ray tracing, and Express workflows.

## Use cases
- define AWS Step Functions state machines in serverless.yml
- trigger a state machine from an API Gateway endpoint
- run workflows on a schedule with EventBridge
- deploy Express workflows with the Serverless Framework
- add CloudWatch alarms to Step Functions
- manage IAM roles for state machines automatically

## When to choose
- you already use the Serverless Framework and need Step Functions support
- you want to define state machines declaratively in YAML
- you need API Gateway or scheduled event triggers for workflows

## When to avoid
- you use AWS CDK, SAM, or Terraform instead of Serverless Framework
- you don't use AWS Step Functions
- you need a standalone workflow engine outside AWS

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: infrastructure-as-code, workflow-automation, deployment, configuration-management
- domain: cloud-computing
- platform: cloud, serverless
- tags: aws-step-functions, serverless-framework, state-machines, cloudformation, aws, devops, automation, serverless, nodejs

## Member repositories
- serverless-operations/serverless-step-functions (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:21.472703+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 2026-08-30T07:02:07.968825+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/serverless-operations/serverless-step-functions (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:21.472703+00:00, sha 9b5ec26be131)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.