I dont understand the reason for Collections. For example, there is a SQLAlchemy Collection which can use

prefect_sqlalchemy.database.sqlalchemy_execute

to send a SQL statement to a DB. But I can do that with with the sqlalchemy python library directly and write flows around that. I must be missing the point?

I also do not understand the use case yet to be completely honest with you 😅

Collections are entirely optional. Their main purpose is easy integration with a wide variety of systems without you having to write that code e.g. code to talk to SQL alchemy

I guess sqlalchemy isnt the best example. I see the slack alert one incudes decorators, its convenient to use the collection vs write similar code for each application. _edit_: prefect-alert labelled as "Alert" on Collections page. This makes the usage more clear to me. Thanks again!