Velane
Velane is an open source AI agent code runtime that connects to your IDE via MCP, enabling autonomous creation, testing, and deployment of workflows with 800+ integrations.
Velane
What is Velane?
How to use Velane?
- 1Add Velane to your MCP configuration in your IDE (e.g., Cursor or Claude Code).
- 2Your agent discovers connected OAuth accounts and fetches live API documentation for 800+ integrations.
- 3Write workflow code in Bun or Python directly from the agent chat, saved as versioned workflows.
- 4Invoke workflows on the dev environment, review execution logs, and iterate until tests pass.
- 5Promote workflows to production using the publish_snippet command for stable HTTP endpoints.
Velane Key Features
- Connect to Cursor or Claude via MCP
- 800+ API integrations with zero OAuth setup
- Bun and Python code runtimes
- Isolated sandbox per invocation
- Three environments: dev, staging, prod
- Open source under AGPL-3.0
- Shared credential store and audit trails for teams
Velane Use Cases
- Automating integration setup and workflow deployment
- Building AI agents without backend maintenance
- Collaborative workflow development with shared credentials
- Rapid prototyping and testing of API integrations
Velane Pricing & Free Credits
Velane currently operates on a Free, Freemium model.
Velane Pros & Cons
Pros
- Agent-native MCP integration
- Zero OAuth setup for 800+ APIs
- Isolated sandbox per invocation
- Execution logs accessible in agent
- Environment promotion (dev to prod)
- Write code in your editor
- Open source and self-hostable
Cons
- AGPL-3.0 license requires changes to stay open source for personal tier
- Free tier limited to 500 invocations and 5 workflows
- Dedicated tier at $100/month may be expensive for small projects
What is Velane best for?
- Solo developers building AI agents
- Teams collaborating on workflow automation
- Developers who want to deploy production integrations from their IDE
Velane FAQ
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