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FDC3 Sail Demo

April 28, 2025

Learn how FDC3 enables seamless communication between financial applications — and see it in action with our FDC3 Sail demo! In this video, we cover the fundamentals of FDC3 and show how FDC3 Sail can help you explore intents, broadcasting, and the app directory firsthand.

Timestamps

00:00 Intro / Agenda
00:15 Micro Frontends
02:01 What is a Desktop Agent? 
03:18 Directories and Apps
04:30 FDC3 Origins
05:22 FDC3 in 2025
06:54 FDC3 Sail
07:13 Accessing FDC3 Sail
07:36 Demo Application
08:14 Raising Intents
09:59 Broadcasting
11:29 FDC3 Workbench & Broadcasting
12:36 Context History
13:54 FDC3 App Directory System 
15:07 Adding App Directories & Custom Apps
16:35 FDC3 Sail    Tabs
17:33  Concluding the FDC3 Sail Tour   
18:11 Upcoming Tutorial: Building Apps to Add to FDC3 Sail

 

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