Dbos Python

What it does

When your agent uses it

• Writing Python code with DBOS
• Creating workflows and steps
• Using DBOSClient from external applications
• Building applications that need to be resilient to failures

Example prompts

• “/dbos-python”

Requirements

• Python 3

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ad8daf7. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

• Tool permissions

  Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

  From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

• Runs code

  No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are python).

  From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

• Network

  Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

  • docs.dbos.dev
  • github.com

  From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

• Credentials

  Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

  From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Dbos Python loads about 742 tokens when it runs, and up to ~14k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 77 tokens; SKILL.md has 195 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~77

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~742

With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them

~14k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from aiskillstore/marketplace at commit ad8daf7, republished under its MIT licence (© aiskillstore). 195 words, ~742 tokens.

name

dbos-python

description

DBOS Python SDK for building reliable, fault-tolerant applications with durable workflows. Use this skill when writing Python code with DBOS, creating workflows and steps, using queues, using DBOSClient from external applications, or building applications that need to be resilient to failures.

risk

safe

source

https://docs.dbos.dev/

license

MIT

metadata.author

dbos

metadata.version

1.0.0

metadata.organization

DBOS

metadata.date

January 2026

metadata.abstract

Comprehensive guide for building fault-tolerant Python applications with DBOS. Covers workflows, steps, queues, communication patterns, and best practices for…

import os
from dbos import DBOS, DBOSConfig

@DBOS.workflow()
def my_workflow():
    pass

if __name__ == "__main__":
    config: DBOSConfig = {
        "name": "my-app",
        "system_database_url": os.environ.get("DBOS_SYSTEM_DATABASE_URL"),
    }
    DBOS(config=config)
    DBOS.launch()

@DBOS.step()
def call_external_api():
    return requests.get("https://api.example.com").json()

@DBOS.workflow()
def my_workflow():
    result = call_external_api()
    return result

references/lifecycle-config.md
references/workflow-determinism.md
references/queue-concurrency.md

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Files

SKILL.md and 35 other files (references) in skills/sickn33/dbos-python of aiskillstore/marketplace.

• SKILL.md
• AGENTS.md
• references/_sections.md
• references/advanced-async.md
• references/advanced-patching.md
• references/advanced-versioning.md
• references/client-enqueue.md
• references/client-setup.md
• references/comm-events.md
• references/comm-messages.md
• references/comm-streaming.md
• references/lifecycle-config.md
• references/lifecycle-fastapi.md
• references/pattern-classes.md
• references/pattern-debouncing.md
• references/pattern-idempotency.md
• references/pattern-scheduled.md
• references/pattern-sleep.md
• references/queue-basics.md
• references/queue-concurrency.md
• … and 16 more

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