GROWTH PATTERN

Building Activity Tracking for SurrealDB

While SurrealDB handles database operations well, state changes don't automatically trigger user engagement or retention campaigns.

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What's Missing in Standard SurrealDB Architecture

SurrealDB manages data correctly, but lacks the infrastructure to track user activity and automatically segment users by engagement levels.

Standard SurrealDB Flow vs Optimized Skene Flow

Standard Flow
1

User has access to SurrealDB features

2

Features available but usage not monitored

3

No activation prompts for unused features

Skene Flow
1

Monitor SurrealDB usage patterns and feature adoption

2

Identify users who haven't used key features

3

Trigger feature discovery emails with examples and use cases

4

Track feature adoption and send advanced usage guides

Visual comparison of the flows:

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How Skene Fixes This

The Skene infrastructure for SurrealDB tracks user activity and segments users by engagement. It automatically triggers retention campaigns for dormant users and celebrates milestones for active users.

Implementation Comparison

Using Skene Infrastructure

Install via Prompt

cursor.mdc
@task: Initialize Skene.
@action: Analyze my local code, validating subscription via `npx skene login`, and generate `skene.config.ts` to implement the Retention Loop pattern for SurrealDB.

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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: 'retention',
  opinion: 'Detect dormant users and trigger personalized re-engagement campaigns',
  steps: [
    {
      trigger: {
        type: 'schedule',
        cron: '0 9 * * *' // Daily at 9 AM
      },
      condition: {
        type: 'query',
        query: `SELECT * FROM users WHERE last_activity_at < NOW() - INTERVAL '7 days' AND re_engagement_sent = false`,
        timeout: '10m'
      },
      action: {
        type: 'email',
        provider: 'resend',
        template: 're_engagement',
        personalization: {
          name: '{{user.name}}',
          lastActivity: '{{user.last_activity_at}}'
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  recovery: {
    retries: 3,
    backoff: 'exponential'
  }
});

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