intro-extend.md

title	Extend IdLE
sidebar_label	Extend IdLE

This section explains how to extend IdLE. IdLE is designed for change through modules instead of forks.

It is written for people who want to add or customize functionality, for example:

• writing new providers,
• adding new steps,
• integrating with secret stores,
• emitting events to sinks,
• building reusable workflow templates.

What you will find here

• Architectural extension points (core vs. steps vs. providers)
• Provider contracts and capabilities
• Step design principles (idempotency, validation, fail-fast)
• Authentication and session handling
• Testing approaches (unit tests, contract tests)

Not the right section?

If you want to run workflows as an operator/admin, go to Use Idle instead.