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---
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/local) Or [GitHub Codespaces](../development-setup/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: [],
});
```