no.... if you read the docs you can see that jBPM can also be used embedded as a library in a standalone app View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4159776#4159776 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4159776