How to vibe codeWorkato

Prerequisites

• Node.jsfree

  Required for running the TypeScript backend and frontend framework.

• GitHubfree

  Source control and CI/CD deployment pipeline integration.

AI coding tools

• Claude Code

  Best-in-class multi-file agentic coding agent for scaffolding complex full-stack architectures.

• Cursor

  Ideal for iterative UI work and reviewing visual changes to the workflow canvas editor.

Build guide

1. 01Project Scaffolding & Database Schema

   Initialize the Next.js app with Tailwind CSS, configure Neon Postgres with Drizzle ORM, and set up better-auth for single-user authentication.

   Scramble a new Next.js project using TypeScript and Tailwind CSS. Configure Drizzle ORM to connect to a Neon Postgres database. Define database schemas for users, connections (storing encrypted OAuth tokens for third-party apps like Slack and GitHub), recipes (storing JSON-based node graphs of triggers and actions), and execution_logs (tracking run status, payload data, and timestamps). Integrate better-auth for user management. Ensure clean modular file organization and verify everything builds successfully with no type errors.

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2. 02Visual Recipe Builder Canvas

   Build a drag-and-drop or node-based workflow builder interface where users can chain a trigger block to subsequent action blocks.

   Build a responsive visual recipe builder dashboard in Next.js. The interface should allow users to create a workflow by selecting a trigger event (e.g., 'New GitHub Issue') and mapping it sequentially to action steps (e.g., 'Send Slack Message'). Create a JSON state structure that serializes this flow and saves it to the Neon database via server actions. Style the canvas using Tailwind CSS with clear node cards, connection lines, and configuration side panels for setting parameters.

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3. 03Mock Connector Integration Engine

   Implement adapter modules for at least two core services (Slack and GitHub) to handle webhooks and execute API actions.

   Implement connector modules for GitHub and Slack within the Next.js backend. Create webhook route handlers that receive incoming events from GitHub (like issue creation) and trigger matching recipes. Implement outgoing action executors that call the Slack API to post notifications using stored OAuth credentials. Handle basic error catching and log execution attempts to the database.

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4. 04Asynchronous Execution Worker

   Set up a background execution engine using Inngest to process recipe trigger events asynchronously with retry logic.

   Integrate Inngest into the Next.js app to handle durable asynchronous workflow execution. When a webhook event fires a recipe, queue an Inngest background function that steps through each configured action sequentially, passes data context forward between steps, handles rate limit retries, and updates the execution log status ('success' or 'failed') in the Neon database upon completion.

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5. 05Agentic AI & MCP Trigger Integration

   Add an AI agent chat interface powered by Vercel AI SDK that can invoke custom recipe actions as tools.

   Implement an AI Agent chat panel using the Vercel AI SDK and Anthropic API. Expose user-defined recipes as dynamic tool definitions so that the LLM agent can inspect available automations and trigger them conversationally. Ensure proper error handling, tool output parsing, and clear conversation history persistence in the database.

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