---
title: 'Create Piece Definition'
icon: 'circle-3'
description: ''
---


This tutorial will guide you through the process of creating a Gelato piece with an action that fetches random icecream flavor and trigger that fetches new icecream flavor created. It assumes that you are familiar with the following:

- [Activepieces Local development](./development-setup) Or [GitHub Codespaces](../misc/codespaces).
- TypeScript syntax.

## Piece Definition

To get started, let's generate a new piece for Gelato

```bash
npm run cli pieces create
```

You will be asked three questions to define your new piece:

1. `Piece Name`: Specify a name for your piece. This name uniquely identifies your piece within the ActivePieces ecosystem.
2. `Package Name`: Optionally, you can enter a name for the npm package associated with your piece. If left blank, the default name will be used.
3. `Piece Type`: Choose the piece type based on your intention. It can be either "custom" if it's a tailored solution for your needs, or "community" if it's designed to be shared and used by the broader community.

**Example:**

```bash
npm run cli pieces create

? Enter the piece name: gelato
? Enter the package name: @activepieces/piece-gelato
? Select the piece type: community
```

The piece will be generated at `packages/pieces/community/gelato/`,
the `src/index.ts` file should contain the following code

```ts
import { PieceAuth, createPiece } from '@activepieces/pieces-framework';

export const gelato = createPiece({
  displayName: 'Gelato',
  logoUrl: 'https://cdn.activepieces.com/pieces/gelato.png',
  auth: PieceAuth.None(),
  authors: [],
  actions: [],
  triggers: [],
});
```
