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# Temporal
> Temporal is a Durable Execution platform. Developers write Workflows and Activities in ordinary code using a Temporal SDK; the Temporal Service persists each execution's state and full Event History, so applications resume exactly where they left off after process crashes, network failures, deploys, and restarts. Temporal is open source and can be self-hosted, or run as Temporal Cloud, a managed service billed on Actions and stored events.
Key things to know when using this file:
- Deep technical documentation lives at `docs.temporal.io`. Every docs page is available as raw Markdown by appending `.md` to its URL. The documentation index is at https://docs.temporal.io/llms.txt, which links to per-section indexes. The entire docs corpus concatenated into one file is at https://docs.temporal.io/llms-full.txt (~7 MB; prefer the section indexes and individual `.md` pages).
- Pages on `temporal.io` are HTML only, with one exception: https://temporal.io/pricing.md.
## Start here
- [Quickstarts](https://docs.temporal.io/quickstarts.md): Run Temporal locally and execute a first Workflow, with per-language paths.
- [Getting started with Temporal](https://docs.temporal.io/getting-started.md): Entry point into tutorials, courses, and sample applications.
- [How Temporal works](https://temporal.io/how-it-works): End-to-end walkthrough of the execution model — SDKs, Workflows, Activities, Workers, Task Queues, Event History, replay, and the Web UI.
- [What is Temporal?](https://docs.temporal.io/temporal.md): Conceptual overview of durable execution and the Temporal Platform.
- [Set up a local environment](https://temporal.io/setup/install-temporal-cli): Install the Temporal CLI, start a dev server, choose an SDK, and run a sample Workflow.
- [Glossary](https://docs.temporal.io/glossary.md): Canonical definitions of Temporal terms.
- [Start a free Temporal Cloud account](https://temporal.io/get-cloud): Sign up for the managed service, with pay as you go pricing, including $150 free credits for 90 days.
## For AI agents and coding tools
- [Develop with AI](https://docs.temporal.io/with-ai.md): How to give a coding agent Temporal expertise — Skills, the MCP server, and Markdown access. Read this first.
- [Temporal Developer Skill](https://github.com/temporalio/skill-temporal-developer): Agent Skill covering Workflow determinism rules, Activity patterns, retry policies, error handling, testing, Worker configuration, versioning, and common mistakes. Install with `npx skills add https://github.com/temporalio/skill-temporal-developer`.
- [Temporal Cloud Skill](https://github.com/temporalio/skill-temporal-cloud): Agent Skill for diagnosing Temporal Cloud connectivity, authentication, and configuration problems.
- [Claude Code plugin](https://github.com/temporalio/claude-temporal-plugin): Add with `/plugin marketplace add temporalio/claude-temporal-plugin`, then `/plugin install temporal@temporal-marketplace`.
- [Cursor plugin](https://cursor.com/marketplace/temporal): Install from the Cursor marketplace, or run `/add-plugin temporal` in agent chat.
- [Temporal knowledge base MCP server](https://temporal.mcp.kapa.ai): Real-time retrieval over Temporal documentation, educational material, and community answers. Requires a one-time Google or GitHub login for rate limiting.
- [AI Cookbook](https://docs.temporal.io/ai-cookbook/llms.txt): Runnable examples for building AI and agent applications on Temporal.
- [Documentation index for LLMs](https://docs.temporal.io/llms.txt): Structured index of all Temporal documentation, with nested indexes per section.
## Platform and product
- [Product overview](https://temporal.io/product): What the platform includes and the problems it addresses.
- [Temporal Cloud](https://temporal.io/cloud): The managed Temporal Service — regions, SLAs, and operational model.
- [Temporal Cloud documentation](https://docs.temporal.io/cloud/llms.txt): Deploying, configuring, and operating on Temporal Cloud, including Namespaces, users, and the Cloud Ops API.
- [Encyclopedia](https://docs.temporal.io/encyclopedia.md): Reference explanations of every core primitive — Workflows, Activities, Workers, Nexus, Visibility, Event History, message passing.
- [Temporal architecture](https://docs.temporal.io/encyclopedia/architecture/temporal-architecture.md): Internal components of the Temporal Service — Frontend, History, Matching, and Worker services.
- [Web UI](https://docs.temporal.io/web-ui.md): Inspecting and debugging Workflow Executions in the browser.
- [Security](https://temporal.io/security): Platform security posture, encryption model, and compliance overview.
- [Platform security documentation](https://docs.temporal.io/security.md): Technical detail on mTLS, data encryption, and the unidirectional Worker connection model.
- [Self-hosted deployment guide](https://docs.temporal.io/self-hosted-guide/llms.txt): Running and operating your own Temporal Service.
- [Production deployment](https://docs.temporal.io/production-deployment/llms.txt): Taking Temporal applications to production.
## Pricing
- [Pricing (Markdown)](https://temporal.io/pricing.md): Machine-readable pricing — plans, Actions, storage, retention, and support tiers.
- [Pricing (HTML)](https://temporal.io/pricing): The same information as a web page.
## Use cases and evaluation
- [AI and agents](https://temporal.io/solutions/ai): Using Temporal to orchestrate long-running, stateful AI agents and multi-step LLM pipelines.
- [Financial services](https://temporal.io/solutions/financial-services): Payments, transfers, and transaction workflows requiring exactly-once semantics.
- [Platform engineering](https://temporal.io/solutions/platform-engineering): Infrastructure provisioning, deployment orchestration, and internal platform automation.
- [Customer stories](https://temporal.io/in-use): Named production deployments and the problems they solved.
- [Evaluating Temporal](https://docs.temporal.io/evaluate/llms.txt): Feature comparisons, use cases, and adoption guidance for teams deciding whether to use Temporal.
- [Design patterns](https://docs.temporal.io/design-patterns/llms.txt): Reusable Workflow and Activity patterns — sagas, entity workflows, fan-out, human-in-the-loop.
- [Guides](https://docs.temporal.io/guides/llms.txt): End-to-end walkthroughs solving specific problems.
- [Resource library](https://temporal.io/resources): Whitepapers, recorded talks, and reports.
## SDKs and API references
Each SDK developer guide is a nested llms.txt index organized by topic (Workflows, Activities, testing, versioning, observability).
- [Go SDK](https://github.com/temporalio/sdk-go): API reference: https://pkg.go.dev/go.temporal.io/sdk · Developer guide: https://docs.temporal.io/develop/go/llms.txt
- [Java SDK](https://github.com/temporalio/sdk-java): API reference: https://www.javadoc.io/doc/io.temporal/temporal-sdk/latest/index.html · Developer guide: https://docs.temporal.io/develop/java/llms.txt
- [Python SDK](https://github.com/temporalio/sdk-python): API reference: https://python.temporal.io/ · Developer guide: https://docs.temporal.io/develop/python/llms.txt
- [TypeScript SDK](https://github.com/temporalio/sdk-typescript): API reference: https://typescript.temporal.io · Developer guide: https://docs.temporal.io/develop/typescript/llms.txt
- [.NET SDK](https://github.com/temporalio/sdk-dotnet): API reference: https://dotnet.temporal.io/api/ · Developer guide: https://docs.temporal.io/develop/dotnet/llms.txt
- [PHP SDK](https://github.com/temporalio/sdk-php): API reference: https://php.temporal.io/namespaces/temporal.html · Developer guide: https://docs.temporal.io/develop/php/llms.txt
- [Ruby SDK](https://github.com/temporalio/sdk-ruby): API reference: https://ruby.temporal.io/ · Developer guide: https://docs.temporal.io/develop/ruby/llms.txt
- [Rust SDK](https://github.com/temporalio/sdk-rust): API reference: https://docs.rs/temporalio-sdk/latest/temporalio_sdk/ · Developer guide: https://docs.temporal.io/develop/rust/llms.txt
- [Cross-SDK development guides](https://docs.temporal.io/develop/llms.txt): Guidance that applies across languages — Worker performance, safe deployments, plugins.
- [API reference index](https://docs.temporal.io/references/api-reference.md): All SDK API references plus the gRPC Server Frontend API.
- [Platform references](https://docs.temporal.io/references/llms.txt): Commands, Events, Failures, Errors, metrics, and configuration references.
- [CLI reference](https://docs.temporal.io/cli/llms.txt): Complete `temporal` command reference.
## Open source
- [Temporal on GitHub](https://github.com/temporalio): All open-source Temporal repositories — server, SDKs, tooling, and samples.
- [Temporal Service](https://github.com/temporalio/temporal): The core server. Open source under the MIT license.
- [Temporal CLI](https://github.com/temporalio/cli): Runs a local dev server and manages Workflows, Activities, and Namespaces from the terminal.
- [Code Exchange](https://temporal.io/code-exchange): Community-contributed integrations, libraries, and sample projects.
- [Example applications](https://learn.temporal.io/examples/): Complete runnable sample applications across languages.
## Learning
- [Temporal courses](https://learn.temporal.io/courses/): Free instructor-authored courses with hands-on exercises.
- [Temporal 101](https://learn.temporal.io/courses/temporal_101/): Core concepts and a first working application.
- [Temporal 102](https://learn.temporal.io/courses/temporal_102/): Durable execution in depth, testing, and production-shaped design.
- [Introduction to Temporal Cloud](https://learn.temporal.io/courses/intro_to_temporal_cloud/): Namespaces, connectivity, observability, and operations on the managed service.
- [Project-based tutorials](https://learn.temporal.io/tutorials/): Build specific applications step by step.
- [Best practices](https://docs.temporal.io/best-practices/llms.txt): Recommended patterns and anti-patterns.
- [Troubleshooting](https://docs.temporal.io/troubleshooting/llms.txt): Common failures and how to resolve them, including non-determinism errors.
## Community and support
- [Community forum](https://community.temporal.io): Searchable Q&A with responses from Temporal engineers.
- [Slack](https://temporal.io/slack): Real-time community discussion.
- [Community](https://temporal.io/community): Meetups, events, and community programs.
- [Service status](https://status.temporal.io): Live Temporal Cloud health and incident history.
- [Trust Center](https://trust.temporal.io): Certifications, security documentation, and compliance artifacts.
- [Talk to an expert](https://temporal.io/ask-an-expert): Request a technical conversation with the Temporal team.
## Other resources
- [Blog](https://temporal.io/blog): Engineering posts, product announcements, and durable execution explainers.
- [Changelog](https://temporal.io/changelog): Platform and Temporal Cloud release notes.
- [Integrations](https://docs.temporal.io/integrations.md): Supported observability, deployment, and ecosystem integrations.
- [Replay 2026](https://temporal.io/replay/2026): Recordings and announcements from Temporal's annual conference.
- [Startups program](https://temporal.io/startup): Credits and support for early-stage companies.
- [Partners](https://temporal.io/partners): Consulting and technology partners.
- [About Temporal](https://temporal.io/about): Company background.
- [Careers](https://temporal.io/careers): Open roles.
- [News](https://temporal.io/news): Press and company announcements.
- [Terms of service](https://temporal.io/terms-of-service)
- [Privacy policy](https://temporal.io/global-privacy-policy)
