Saddle Command Center

Orchestrate, stream, connect, and govern your microservices, agents, workflows, and integrations with Business-as-Code.

Built around the open-source LittleHorse Server, Apache Kafka, and OIDC.

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Get in touch with our team of experts to discuss how to orchestrate your business with Saddle.

Try the Open-Source

Run your first workflows with the open-source LittleHorse Server in under 10 minutes.

Read the Docs

Explore the LittleHorse documentation, tutorials, and API reference.

View on GitHub

Explore the LittleHorse Server source code, contribute, and see how it's built.

Orchestrate

with the LittleHorse Kernel

Codify businesss workflows in the language of your choice with Business-as-Code
Orchestrate and compose microservices and API's into durable workflows
Handle synchronous and asynchronous tasks with retries and error handling
Monitor, debug, and observe every step of your workflows

Stream

with StreamSense

Export workflow events in real-time from the LittleHorse Kernel into to Apache Kafka
Produce and consume events in an Apache Kafka-compatible event system
Govern your data structures and contracts with schemas
Combine & process events in real-time

Connect

with LittleHorse Connect

Kafka connectors to trigger workflows from external events
Poll data from external systems or respond to webhooks
Sink data streams to external systems
Execute tasks with pre-built task workers to connect to other systems

Govern

with Pony ID

Govern workflows with human-in-the-loop oversight
Let agents decide non-critical decisions and audit the important ones with humans
Bring your own OIDC provider or use our built-in Keycloak-based solution

Orchestrate

With the LittleHorse Kernel

The open-source workflow engine at the heart of the Saddle Command Center. Define workflows in code, and let LittleHorse handle execution, retries, and state management across your microservices.

Business-as-Code

// Reserving inventory
var success = wf.execute("reserve-inventory", itemId);
// Processing payment
wf.execute("charge-credit-card", customer, price);
// Shipping item to customer
wf.execute("ship-item", itemId, customer);

The Kernel In Action

React Flow

Workflow re-imagined for engineers

The LittleHorse Kernel is an open-source workflow engine designed with developers in mind: easy to adopt, in a language of your choice, and without rewriting existing code.

Define your workflows in code, and let LittleHorse take care of the rest.

Quickstart View on GitHub

0. Connect Task Workers to LittleHorse

1. Register a `WfSpec`

Write Business-as-Code with the LittleHorse SDK in your preferred language.

2. Run your durable workflow

Start workflow runs and let LittleHorse handle execution, retries, and state management.

Connect

With LittleHorse Connect

Bridge the gap between external systems and your workflows. Capture events from webhooks, databases, and APIs, and automatically trigger workflows in the Kernel.

LittleHorse Connect architecture: Apache Kafka Connect with a LittleHorse Gateway, interfacing between external systems and the LittleHorse Server.

Trigger workflows for every event in Kafka
Poll data from external systems or respond to webhooks
Sink data streams to external systems
Execute tasks with pre-built task workers to connect to other systems

Connector Docs LH Kafka Connect on GitHub

Stream

With StreamSense

Real-time stream processing that integrates seamlessly with Apache Kafka streams. Process events and data streams in real-time, extract insights, and take responsive action.

The LH Kernel exports workflow events in real-time to Apache Kafka
Produce and consume events in an Apache Kafka-compatible event system
Govern your data structures with schemas
Combine and process events in real-time for unified observability and analytics
Detect anomalies and respond to them with workflows in the LittleHorse Kernel

Govern

With Pony ID

Connect humans to workflows with SSO, manage groups and permissions, and bring your own IdP or use our built-in Keycloak-based solution.

Pony ID / User Tasks Bridge Architecture

Govern workflows with human-in-the-loop oversight
Let agents decide non-critical decisions and audit the important ones with humans
Bring your own OIDC provider or use our built-in Keycloak-based solution

Pony ID Docs View on GitHub

Saddle Command Center in Action

Microservices

Catalog every service as a governed, reusable building block
Compose multi-service processes with retries and SAGA rollbacks
Trace requests end-to-end from a single dashboard

Event-Driven Architecture

Respond to Kafka events with durable, multi-step workflows
Pause for callbacks and external events, then resume automatically
Eliminate hand-rolled Transactional Outbox and DLQ patterns

SaaS Integrations

Build custom logic between and around SaaS towers like SAP and NetSuite
Connect to existing APIs and interweave them with your own business logic
Replace expensive SaaS modules with in-house capabilities

Workflow Automation

Automate long-running processes with human-in-the-loop approvals
Insert agents into critical workflows with predictability and compliance
Retries, timeouts, and exception handling built into the platform