Armin Ronacher 11/3/2025

Absurd Workflows: Durable Execution With Just Postgres

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This technical article discusses implementing durable execution for reliable, long-running workflows and AI agents using just PostgreSQL. It introduces Absurd, a minimal SQL-only library that provides queueing, state storage, and checkpointing to enable workflows that survive crashes and failures without external dependencies.

Absurd Workflows: Durable Execution With Just Postgres

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