# apache-airflow-orchestration

A skill for Apache Airflow work: writing DAGs, wiring task dependencies, branching, and getting pipelines ready for production.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 437 installs · ★ 62
- Author: manutej
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/manutej/luxor-claude-marketplace/tree/HEAD/plugins/luxor-data-engineering/skills/apache-airflow-orchestration/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-06-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/manutej-apache-airflow-orchestration

## What it does

The skill covers DAG development in Python: task definitions, dependencies with `>>` and `<<`, `chain()` and `cross_downstream()`, branching via `BranchPythonOperator` or a custom class on `BaseBranchOperator`, and grouping with TaskGroups. Operators, sensors, XCom communication, dynamic workflows and deployment options each get their own section.

Inside is a reference for the core Airflow pieces: DAG properties (`dag_id`, `start_date`, `schedule`, `catchup`, `tags`, `default_args`), operator types from `BashOperator` to custom ones, executors from `SequentialExecutor` to `KubernetesExecutor`, and starting the scheduler with `airflow scheduler`. Code samples import from `airflow.sdk` and `airflow.providers.standard`.

One thing to watch: the examples label `SequentialExecutor` as local and not meant for production. If you run a live environment, that is a reason to check which executor is actually configured. The skill installs into Claude, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI and OpenCode.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add manutej/luxor-claude-marketplace --skill apache-airflow-orchestration -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/apache-airflow-orchestration/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/apache-airflow-orchestration/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add manutej/luxor-claude-marketplace --skill apache-airflow-orchestration -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/apache-airflow-orchestration/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add manutej/luxor-claude-marketplace --skill apache-airflow-orchestration -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/apache-airflow-orchestration/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install manutej/luxor-claude-marketplace apache-airflow-orchestration
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/apache-airflow-orchestration/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add manutej/luxor-claude-marketplace --skill apache-airflow-orchestration -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/manutej/luxor-claude-marketplace --path plugins/luxor-data-engineering/skills/apache-airflow-orchestration
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/apache-airflow-orchestration/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add manutej/luxor-claude-marketplace --skill apache-airflow-orchestration -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/manutej/luxor-claude-marketplace/tree/HEAD/plugins/luxor-data-engineering/skills/apache-airflow-orchestration/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- build a DAG with sequential and parallel tasks
- branch on a date condition with BranchPythonOperator
- pass data between tasks through XCom
- generate tasks in a loop and chain them
- pick an executor for the load and start the scheduler

## Example prompts
- Write a DAG that runs two BashOperators in sequence every day at midnight
- Add branching: on the first day of the month run monthly_task, otherwise daily_task
- Generate five EmptyOperators in a loop and chain them together

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## Other versions with the same name
- [apache-airflow-orchestration · reason-machines](https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/apache-airflow-orchestration.md) — 2400 installs

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