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name: syn-airflow-xcom description: Operate, configure, troubleshoot, and manage Apache Airflow. Use for Apache Airflow engineering tasks, day-to-day operations, and production support.

Apache Airflow: passing data between tasks with XCom

When to use

Use this skill for passing data between tasks with XCom in Apache Airflow. This skill specifically handles passing data between tasks with XCom and nothing else in the Apache Airflow family.

Procedure

Push/pull values via XCom, use custom XCom backends for large payloads, and avoid passing big data through the metadata DB.

Notes

This is the Apache Airflow skill dedicated to passing data between tasks with XCom. Sibling skills cover other Apache Airflow capabilities; this one is the right choice only when the task is about passing data between tasks with XCom.