# Edge Compute plugins

With the Edge compute plugins interface, Senseforce provides a powerful way of enabling users to create their own edge computing use-cases. Compute plugins are pieces of software, which connect between the incoming and outgoing edge data-stream and allow for virtually any calculations and stream processing. The well-established Edge data routing engine allows to control which incoming messages are computed by a compute plugin and which messages are directly redirected to an output plugin.

The following illustration shows possible data - flows with compute plugins.

![Senseforce compute plugin data flow](/files/mtyPQZaH5T63ZBKUCmG8)

The following pages contain information on how to create such compute plugins as well as on how to use them with your Senseforce Edge.

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[Using compute plugins](/manual/senseforce-edge/edge-compute-plugins/using-compute-plugins.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/qGuifk5HIL8DmvTzlvx8" %}
[Creating compute plugins](/manual/senseforce-edge/edge-compute-plugins/creating-compute-plugins.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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