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When this is useful

You need branching automation that mixes service connections with custom code.

Verified scope

A self-hostable visual workflow platform distributed under Sustainable Use and enterprise licenses.

License scope: Sustainable Use License; enterprise code separate. Unknown attributes were not established by the reviewed source and are deliberately left unknown.

A useful evaluation

Build a read-only pilot with test records and a recorded retry policy before giving it write access.

Define the smallest successful task and check the edition, data model and operating effort against it. Include the ongoing owner in the evaluation, rather than choosing solely from a feature list.

Put it to work

1. Write the task and the output that would make this tool useful.
2. Build a read-only pilot with test records and a recorded retry policy before giving it write access.
3. Record prerequisites, edition restrictions and the next decision before committing.

Limits and tradeoffs

Source-available fair-code is different from open source. Check Sustainable Use restrictions for the intended use, and review enterprise features separately.