GROWTH PATTERN

Adding AI Activation to Next.js + Pinecone + OpenAI

After users sign up with Next.js + Pinecone + OpenAI, there's no automated system to track their progress toward activation milestones like inviting their first team member.

Next.js + Pinecone + OpenAI

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What's Missing in Standard Next.js + Pinecone + OpenAI Architecture

Without an infrastructure layer listening to OpenAI events, you rely on manual cron jobs or messy webhooks to track when users reach their first value milestone. Most setups require custom code to detect activation.

Standard Next.js + Pinecone + OpenAI Flow vs Optimized Skene Flow

Standard Flow
1

User signs up via authentication

2

User record created in OpenAI

3

No automatic trigger - manual follow-up required

Skene Flow
1

Watch OpenAI 'users' table for new signups using standard API

2

Detect when user completes first key action (e.g., inviting their first team member) using OpenAI queries

3

Trigger activation email sequence via Resend with personalized onboarding

4

Track activation completion and send milestone emails

Visual comparison of the flows:

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How Skene Fixes This

We created a Skene configuration that tracks user progress after signup and automatically sends milestone emails when users complete key actions like inviting their first team member in Next.js + Pinecone + OpenAI.

Implementation Comparison

Using Skene Infrastructure

Install via Prompt

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@task: Initialize Skene.
@action: Analyze my local code, validating subscription via `npx skene login`, and generate `skene.config.ts` to implement the AI Activation pattern for Next.js + Pinecone + OpenAI.

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Generated skene.config.ts

skene.config.ts
// skene.config.ts - The Automated Way
import { defineLoop } from '@skene/sdk';

export default defineLoop({
  type: 'activation',
  opinion: 'Detect when users complete their first key action and trigger personalized onboarding',
  steps: [
    {
      trigger: {
        type: 'database',
        table: 'users',
        event: 'insert'
      },
      condition: {
        type: 'query',
        query: `SELECT * FROM user_actions WHERE user_id = $1 AND action_type = 'first_project_created'`,
        timeout: '5m'
      },
      action: {
        type: 'email',
        provider: 'resend',
        template: 'activation_welcome',
        personalization: {
          name: '{{user.name}}',
          activationLink: '{{user.activation_link}}'
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  recovery: {
    retries: 3,
    backoff: 'exponential'
  }
});

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