# Developer Overview

**Build on Taskade's platform for applications, agents, and automation.**

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**New to Taskade's API?** Start with [Personal Tokens](/apis-and-developer/authentication/personal-tokens.md) (fast) or [Authentication (OAuth 2.0)](/apis-and-developer/authentication.md), then use the [API documentation](https://www.taskade.com/api/documentation/).
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## Platform Overview

Taskade provides a complete platform for building intelligent applications:

| Capability              | Description                                            | Learn More                                                                      |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **AI App Builder**      | Generate full-stack applications from natural language | [Taskade Genesis →](/taskade-genesis/genesis.md)                                |
| **AI Agents Platform**  | Custom assistants with knowledge retrieval             | [AI Agents Guide →](https://www.taskade.com/learn/agents/custom-agents)         |
| **Workflow Automation** | Event-driven processing with 100+ integrations         | [Automations →](https://www.taskade.com/learn/automation/automations-execution) |
| **Projects & Data**     | Structured data with real-time sync and custom fields  | [Projects Guide →](https://www.taskade.com/learn/projects/databases)            |

The API is built around real-time data synchronization and a unified intelligence layer that powers everything from simple CRUD operations to complex AI-driven workflows.

## 🚀 Quick Start

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#### Start with a Personal Access Token

Set up your development environment, get API keys, and make your first request in under 5 minutes.

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  https://www.taskade.com/api/v1/workspaces
```

Get a token here: [Personal Tokens](/apis-and-developer/authentication/personal-tokens.md).
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#### OAuth 2.0 (production)

Use OAuth when you need user-based auth and scoped access.

**Supported methods:**

* Personal Access Tokens (recommended for development)
* OAuth 2.0 (recommended for production): [Authentication](/apis-and-developer/authentication.md)
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#### **SDKs & Libraries**

Official libraries and tools:

**Official:**

* `@taskade/sdk` -- TypeScript SDK (Preview — not yet on public npm) ([Quickstart](/apis-and-developer/sdk-quickstart.md))
* [@taskade/mcp-server](https://github.com/taskade/mcp) -- Workspace MCP Server for Claude, Cursor, Claude Code ([Setup Guide](/apis-and-developer/workspace-mcp.md))
* Genesis App MCP (Beta) -- edit Genesis app source from your IDE ([Setup Guide](/apis-and-developer/workspace-mcp/genesis-app-mcp.md))
* REST API with OpenAPI spec
* Webhook integrations

**Resources:**

* [Autonomous Agents Guide](/apis-and-developer/autonomous-agents.md) -- Agent use cases and architecture patterns
* [Community Apps](https://www.taskade.com/community) -- Browse Genesis apps built by the community
* [Sample App](https://github.com/taskade/taskade-sample-app) -- Genesis app example
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## 🛠️ Core APIs

### [**Workspaces & Projects**](/apis-and-developer/comprehensive-api-guide/workspaces.md)

**Tree-structured data with real-time synchronization**. Projects support conflict-free collaborative editing with instant synchronization across all connected clients. Each project maintains versioned change history for reliable collaboration.

### [**Tasks & Data**](/apis-and-developer/comprehensive-api-guide/tasks.md)

**Event-sourced task management with rich field types**. Tasks support complex data relationships, custom field schemas, and atomic batch operations. The system maintains audit trails and supports time-travel queries for debugging and analytics.

### [**AI Agents**](/apis-and-developer/comprehensive-api-guide/agents.md)

**Stateful AI agents with persistent memory and tool access**. Each agent maintains its own knowledge graph derived from project data, documents, and conversation history. Agents can be composed into multi-agent workflows with dependency resolution and error handling.

## ⚡ Automations & Integrations

### [**Automation System**](/automations/automation.md)

**Event-driven architecture with guaranteed delivery**. Built on a distributed event system for reliable message processing. Supports exactly-once delivery semantics, failure handling, and automatic retry with exponential backoff.

### [**Action & Trigger Reference**](/automations/automation/actions.md)

**Reactive programming model with high reliability**. Triggers provide real-time event detection and processing. Actions include robust error handling and timeout patterns for reliable external service integration.

### [**Integration Reference**](/automations/automation/comprehensive-integrations.md)

**100+ pre-built connectors with OpenAPI 3.0 compliance**. Each integration includes rate limiting, authentication handling, and automatic schema validation. Custom integrations support GraphQL subscriptions and WebSocket streaming.

## 🎯 Genesis API

### [**Taskade Genesis**](/taskade-genesis/genesis.md)

Build complete web applications from natural language prompts. Taskade Genesis handles code generation and automatic deployment.

[**Create Your First App →**](https://www.taskade.com/learn/genesis/first-app)

## 📚 Resources

### [**OpenAPI Specification**](https://www.taskade.com/api/documentation/v1)

Interactive API documentation with live testing capabilities.

### [**API Guide**](/apis-and-developer/comprehensive-api-guide/api.md)

Official and community-maintained libraries for popular languages.

### [**API Best Practices**](/apis-and-developer/comprehensive-api-guide/api.md#best-practices)

**Performance characteristics and scaling guidelines**. The platform is built for high-throughput applications with enterprise-grade performance. Rate limits are implemented to ensure fair usage across all users. Includes guidance on connection pooling, request batching, and optimal retry strategies.

## 🤝 Community & Support

| Resource                                                            | Description                                   |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| [**API Documentation**](https://www.taskade.com/api/documentation/) | Interactive API documentation (Swagger)       |
| [**Community Forum**](https://www.taskade.com/community)            | Developer discussions, integration sharing    |
| [**GitHub Repository**](https://github.com/taskade/docs)            | Documentation contributions, feature requests |
| [**Status Page**](https://taskade.statuspage.io)                    | API uptime, service announcements             |
| [**Community Apps**](https://www.taskade.com/community)             | Browse apps built with Taskade                |

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**Ready to start building?**

🚀 [**Get a Personal Token →**](/apis-and-developer/authentication/personal-tokens.md)\
📚 [**API Documentation →**](https://www.taskade.com/api/documentation/)\
💬 [**Join Developer Community →**](https://www.taskade.com/community)


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