[FAQ] Why doesn’t Kestra automatically store task outputs as variables?

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data-engineering-zoomcamp

Question

Why doesn’t Kestra automatically convert printed task outputs into variables?

Answer

Kestra distinguishes between execution logs and structured outputs. Values printed to stdout are treated as logs for observability, not as structured data. Explicit output definitions are required to persist or reuse values across tasks.

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