Gumloop

Build one AI-assisted workflow from user-approved files and APIs

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price variesestimated build time closest consolation build: one sittingreplaced by 0 people

A consolation build is possible, but the paid product's decisive value sits outside a solo rebuild. For Gumloop, build one AI-assisted workflow from user-approved files and APIs. The hard boundary is hosted agent runtime, model routing, connectors, browser operations, and collaboration, plus connector breadth and execution reliability.

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What you give up

  • hosted agent runtime, model routing, connectors, browser operations, and collaboration
  • thousands of connectors
  • maintained OAuth applications
  • schema-drift handling
  • high-scale durable execution and support

Why people still pay

People still pay for Gumloop because one automation is easy; maintaining hundreds of connectors and making every run recoverable is the business. The recurring cost buys OAuth review, token refresh, webhooks, polling, schemas, retries, idempotency, queues, secrets, rate limits, observability, and upgrades, not just the visible interface.

Your build guide

The stack, security requirements, and agent rules for a focused replacement.

Before you start

  • OAuth or API credentials for two chosen services
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • public HTTPS endpoint
  • background worker
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Use TypeScript, Node.js 22, PostgreSQL, Redis, BullMQ, and Docker Compose.
02
Store every run, step input hash, output summary, retry, and final status in PostgreSQL.
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Interface for this workflow automation and app integrations workflow: a focused workflow automation and app integrations input, review, and export interface.
engineering roadmap

Implementation plan

1

Phase 1, architecture and data

Use TypeScript, Node.js 22, PostgreSQL, Redis, BullMQ, and Docker Compose. Store every run, step input hash, output summary, retry, and final status in PostgreSQL.

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Phase 2, implement

Implement a fixed trigger, transform, condition, and action workflow model rather than a general visual language.

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Phase 3, implement

Connect exactly two named services using documented APIs and encrypted credentials.

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Phase 4, review and output

Add rate limits, backoff, dead-letter handling, manual replay, cancellation, and secret rotation.

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Phase 5, recovery and acceptance

Store every run, step input hash, output summary, retry, and final status in PostgreSQL. Verify this invariant with a saved fixture: A retry after a provider timeout must not repeat a completed external action without an explicit reconciliation step. State the practical limit: hosted agent runtime, model routing, connectors, browser operations, and collaboration.

the pro prompt
Build me a focused workflow automation and app integrations workflow for the personal core of Gumloop. Requirements:

- Use TypeScript, Node.js 22, PostgreSQL, Redis, BullMQ, and Docker Compose. Store every run, step input hash, output summary, retry, and final status in PostgreSQL.
- Paid product context: Build one AI-assisted workflow from user-approved files and APIs. Build only this DIY scope: Build one AI-assisted workflow that connects user-approved files and APIs, execute it durably, expose retries and logs, and avoid claiming a general integration platform.
- Implement a fixed trigger, transform, condition, and action workflow model rather than a general visual language.
- Connect exactly two named services using documented APIs and encrypted credentials.
- Add rate limits, backoff, dead-letter handling, manual replay, cancellation, and secret rotation.
- Use a focused workflow automation and app integrations input, review, and export interface. Required input or access: OAuth or API credentials for two chosen services; Redis. Keep credentials in .env.
- Recovery: Store every run, step input hash, output summary, retry, and final status in PostgreSQL.
- Acceptance: with one labelled sample, show the input, saved intermediate state, and exported result; verify this invariant: A retry after a provider timeout must not repeat a completed external action without an explicit reconciliation step.
- Out of scope: hosted agent runtime, model routing, connectors, browser operations, and collaboration; thousands of connectors. Keep this a personal, inspectable workflow.
- Include a README with setup, a sample input, required keys or permissions, data location, and the supported scope.

$ open in your agent (prompt prefilled, you press enter), copy the prompt or copy AGENTS.md · generated from this app's build plan

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Gumloop pricing

planmonthlyannual (per mo)what you get
pro$37/workspace—20,000 credits/month; unlimited agents, 35+ models, BYO API keys, unlimited seats and teams; 5 concurrent workflow runs; 25 concurrent agent chats; 1 hosted MCP serverNew accounts receive a card-required 14-day Pro trial that auto-converts unless canceled.
enterprise——Custom credits, concurrency, MCP hosting, model proxying, governance, security, retention and supportCustom quote.

free tierno free tier; new accounts get a card-required 14-day Pro trial, while legacy free balances no longer replenish

billingmonthly Pro billing; no public annual plan; 14-day card-required trial auto-converts unless canceled

hidden costsOverage is $0.005 per credit after 20,000; the default overage cap can reach 1,000,000 credits ($5,000) per period; model usage is passed through, successful tools cost at least 1 credit plus tool-specific charges, active compute costs 5 credits/minute, and an 8% orchestration fee is added; unused non-Enterprise credits do not roll over

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Questions about Gumloop

Can you build your own Gumloop with AI?

A full replacement is not the recommended project. A consolation build is possible, but the paid product's decisive value sits outside a solo rebuild. For Gumloop, build one AI-assisted workflow from user-approved files and APIs. The hard boundary is hosted agent runtime, model routing, connectors, browser operations, and collaboration, plus connector breadth and execution reliability.

What does the Gumloop build prompt cover?

The prompt starts with this scope: Build one AI-assisted workflow that connects user-approved files and APIs, execute it durably, expose retries and logs, and avoid claiming a general integration platform. Full-product capabilities excluded from the comparison include: hosted agent runtime, model routing, connectors, browser operations, and collaboration; thousands of connectors; maintained OAuth applications. Follow the implementation plan and its prerequisites before expanding the build.

How do I use the prompt, AGENTS.md and agent skills?

Start with the Gumloop prerequisites and stack, then copy the prompt into your coding agent. Save the project rules as AGENTS.md in the project root. Linked skills are optional packages or source instructions for specific tasks; review their current contents and install only those matching the chosen stack. A skill does not supply API credentials or verify the finished app.

How long will this Gumloop project take?

The catalogue estimate is closest consolation build: one sitting for the limited scope. Setup, integration approvals, debugging, deployment and ongoing maintenance can add time. This is an estimate, not a delivery guarantee.

What would I give up by replacing Gumloop?

hosted agent runtime, model routing, connectors, browser operations, and collaboration; thousands of connectors; maintained OAuth applications; schema-drift handling; high-scale durable execution and support. People still pay for Gumloop because one automation is easy; maintaining hundreds of connectors and making every run recoverable is the business. The recurring cost buys OAuth review, token refresh, webhooks, polling, schemas, retries, idempotency, queues, secrets, rate limits, observability, and upgrades, not just the visible interface.

What can I use instead of building Gumloop?

Langflow: Drag boxes around an LLM graph until files and APIs become one useful workflow. Dify Community Edition: A serious agent canvas with a free Community Edition and a license that keeps one eyebrow raised. Check each option's license, hosting needs and feature limits.

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