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Build Scalable dbt Workflows with built-in Code Editor, Git Sync and Task Runners in Kestra

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Kestra @kestra.io · 2d

🔮 dbt + Fivetran
We merged these tools a while ago.
Kestra natively integrates with both, orchestrating every step from ingestion to transformation, testing & deployment.

Learn more about how Kestra works with dbt 👇

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Scale and automate dbt workflows with Kestra. Sync your dbt project from Git, scale your dbt models with Kestra's task runners, and edit dbt code directly from the built-in code Editor in the UI!

Get Started with Hacktoberfest

Kestra @kestra.io · 6d

🎉 #Hacktoberfest is in full swing, and the excitement around Kestra is incredible!

We’re only 10 days in and the community response has been amazing, so many new contributors, ideas & PRs. 💙

We’ve put together a live session to help you get started
🎥 www.youtube.com/live/gD0SI9H...

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Kestra @kestra.io · 7d

With Kestra’s AI Copilot, you describe a workflow in plain English and get real declarative code, ready to run, version, and ship.
No black box.
No lock-in.
Just faster orchestration, same control.

Check out this incredible feature: kestra.io/docs/ai-tool...

AI Agents Explained: The Future of Software is Here!

Kestra @kestra.io · 9d

AI agents ≠ Chatbots.

They’ve got tools, memory, personas, and brains.

Here’s how they actually work (with Kestra examples).
Full video: youtu.be/YQ8f5dmJ4Bk

Big Data London 2025: Notes From the Floor

Kestra @kestra.io · 13d

What a year for Kestra! 🎉
It deserved a brand-new product overview video.
⚡ 900+ plugins
🤖 AI copilots & workflow builders
🌍 Fastest-growing open-source orchestrator

Build automations as code, from the UI, or with AI!

Give us a star on GitHub: github.com/kestra-io/ke...

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Kestra @kestra.io · 14d

What’s hot in Data at Europe’s biggest event of the year? 🌍🔥

We were at Big Data London; it was a blast! But it left us with big questions.

From the AI earthquake to the evergreen debates on ETL/ELT, we’ve gathered our key takeaways.

Dive in! kestra.io/blogs/bdl2025

Kestra team attended Big Data LDN 2025 in London to connect with the data community and share best practices.

Kestra @kestra.io · 25d

🌟 Meet the Kestra team at Big Data London

From the engineers building Kestra to the experts who help our users maximize its value, our team will be there to connect, exchange, and discuss data and AI orchestration.

We’re looking forward to meeting you!
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Kestra 1.0: Achieving 99% Faster Queries and Massive Scale With Xiaomi

Kestra @kestra.io · 27d

🔥 Kestra is faster than ever

With Xiaomi Tech’s engineering team, we cut MySQL queries by 98%+ (30s → ms).

⚡ Scalability: 58% faster at peak load
⚡ Kafka Streams: throughput 2k → 4k exec/min
Enterprise-grade orchestration for your data & AI.

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How we continue to improve Kestra’s performance and scalability in the 1.0 release series.

Kestra @kestra.io · 29d

🚀 Big Data LDN is almost here!

See how we turn PoCs into production-ready orchestration in just weeks.

Kestra 1.0 is live and we’re bringing it to London.
📍 Booth N48 — Olympia, London
🗓 September 24–25

👉 Book a demo: kestra.io/demo

Build and Modify Flows with AI: Kestra's AI Copilot

Kestra @kestra.io · Sep 15

⚡️ Build workflows in plain English.

With Kestra 1.0, the AI Copilot turns prompts like:
🗓 “Run every Monday at 9”
🌦 “Fetch NYC weather”
💬 “Send a Slack approval”
…into declarative YAML you can accept or refine, as code and fast.

Watch it live: youtu.be/nNEb5DZB-xo

Introducing Long-Term Support (LTS) for Kestra

Kestra @kestra.io · Sep 12

Even before 1.0, Kestra was trusted in production by global enterprises. 🌍

Now with our first LTS release, you can adopt Kestra with even more confidence:
✔️ Predictable upgrades
✔️ Weekly backports
✔️ 1 year support per LTS
👉 Learn more: kestra.io/blogs/introd...

Kestra 1.0 marks the first LTS release, with weekly backports and one year of guaranteed maintenance for each LTS version.

What's New In Kestra 1.0 with Anna Geller | Kestra Podcast

Kestra @kestra.io · Sep 11

With the launch of the Kestra 1.0 Release, Will invites Anna, Product Lead at Kestra, to discuss what's new in this latest release and what people should try out!

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Kestra @kestra.io · Sep 11

Workflows shouldn’t just run. They should think.

AI Agents in Kestra 1.0 connect with GPT, Gemini, Claude, Mistral, Bedrock, Vertex, DeepSeek, Ollama + tools like web search, code execution & APIs.

All declarative, all observable.
👉 kestra.io/blogs/introd...

Kestra @kestra.io · Sep 10

📖 Release notes too long? Don’t worry.

Kestra 1.0 is massive, and if you don’t feel like reading the full post, we’ve got you covered with a video. 🎬

Still want the release note?
👉https://go.kestra.io/release-1-0-x

Kestra 1.0: Introducing Declarative Agentic Orchestration

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Anna Geller @annageller.com · Sep 9

🚀 @kestra.io 1.0 is live!

What's new:
🤖 AI Copilot
🧠 AI Agents
🔎 AI-powered docs
🔗 MCP Server
🗺️ New flow dependency graph
✨ No-Code Apps & Tests
✅ Many features out of Beta
🔁 New Git sync
☸️ New Helm charts
🪨 LTS release with 1-year of backports!

👉 Full launch post: go.kestra.io/release-1-0-x

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Kestra @kestra.io · Sep 9

Link to the release note: go.kestra.io/release-1-0-x

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Kestra @kestra.io · Sep 9

Kestra 1.0: Welcome Declarative Agentic Orchestration

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How We Keep Upgrading Kestra Before 1.0

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Kestra @kestra.io · Sep 8

🚀 A new chapter for Kestra starts tomorrow.

We’ve been building toward this moment for years, and tomorrow, Kestra 1.0 arrives.

A milestone release.

A foundation for the future of orchestration.

And the beginning of something much bigger.

Stay tuned. ✨

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Kestra @kestra.io · Sep 3

Speed matters. ⚡

Thanks to the Xiaomi engineering team, Kestra is faster than ever. 🙌

And with 1.0 just days away, it’s not just about raw speed; it’s about new ways to build that save priceless time. ⏳

Stay tuned. 🚀

kestra.io/blogs/perfor...

Once again, we boosted performances with faster scheduling, improved JDBC queues, and nearly 2x execution throughput.

Kestra 1.0 is Coming: the next big Thing in Orchestration

Kestra @kestra.io · Sep 2

This is it. We’ve reached a defining moment.

In just 7 days, Kestra 1.0 will officially launch.

Learn more: kestra.io/blogs/kestra...

In just 7 days, we will release Kestra 1.0, and it will redefine orchestration.

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Kestra @kestra.io · Aug 28

⚡️ We ran benchmarks. Kestra is very fast.

But don’t take our word for it: benchmark it yourself.

If you’re lazy: millisecond latencies, thousands of executions per minute, and workflows 10× faster to create because Kestra is declarative.

kestra.io/docs/perform...

Build AI Workflows with Claude and Kestra

Kestra @kestra.io · Aug 26

Claude isn’t just for chat.
With Kestra, you can orchestrate Claude AI workflows:
fetch data → let Claude analyze/format it → send results via Slack, email & more.

From daily digests to production-ready automations, Claude goes from chat to action.

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Build Workflows with PHP, Perl, Lua, Deno, Groovy and Bun in Kestra 0.24

Kestra @kestra.io · Aug 19

Alongside Python, Go, Java, JS & more, you can now run PHP, Perl, Lua, Groovy, Bun & Deno directly inside your workflows.

Inline for quick scripts ⚡ or containers for full runtimes, Kestra lets you run any code, any way.

🎥 Demo: youtu.be/F9jLQbS4GS0

Build AI Workflows with Gemini and Kestra

Kestra @kestra.io · Aug 18

More of a #Gemini person than OpenAI?
We support both (and more), but here’s how Gemini + Kestra makes AI workflows easier, structured, and production-ready.

👉 Demo: youtu.be/s9XtqTs4A6o