Tagged: Automation

capcut-cli is the open-source CLI I build and maintain: the deterministic half of a video pipeline, with the model allowed to touch only what needs judgment. Roughly 3,100 people a month depend on that boundary holding — 415 GitHub stars, 11,877 npm installs in 30 days, zero runtime dependencies.

Memory, approvals, sandboxing and rollback separate a production system from a demo. Three of them are configuration in your workflow tool. The fourth is architecture.

Document parsing on n8n is commoditized. The value is the decision before the build: throughput threshold, build vs buy a parser, and self-hosting for compliance.

Your AI agent efficiently executes tasks but misses hidden dependencies between projects. Beads solves this with Git-backed dependency graphs that reveal your true critical path across all work.

Execution-only AI agents finish every task but never ask if the task was worth doing. The fix is a steering layer over your work.

The voice AI that pays back for a small business is narrow and boring: after-hours triage, booking, order status. Here is what ships and what to skip.

Build your own Claude Telegram bot instead of installing the official plugin: a 30-line bash long-polling daemon you fully control. Full script, MCP tools, attachments, allowlisting.

Zapier (per-task), Make (per-operation), n8n (per-execution) at 10k / 100k / 1M runs — plus what breaks first in production and when to self-host.

Five real n8n ai agent workflow examples with Claude, RAG, and human-in-the-loop. Node graphs, prompts, costs, and production hardening tips. Download the free AI Automation Checklist.

Claude API vs OpenAI API, September 2026: prices converged, caching at parity. EU residency and procurement decide. Verdict for IT leaders.

Should you build a custom AI agent or buy off-the-shelf? Cost analysis, hybrid approach, and when to hire a freelancer vs building in-house. Download the free AI Automation Checklist.

How to migrate Zapier to n8n without breaking production. Concept mapping, cost math, self-hosted gotchas, and when Make.com is the better move. Download the free AI Automation Checklist.

Build github issue management ai with Claude: webhook, tool use, labels, duplicate detection, and confidence thresholds. Three automation levels, real cost numbers. Download the free AI Automation Checklist.

How to migrate Zapier to Make.com without breaking production: 6-step strategy, concept mapping, cost math, and the gotchas nobody warns you about. Download the free AI Automation Checklist.

Claude Code SDK agents give you file tools, bash, MCP, and subagents for free. Here's when to use the SDK vs the raw Claude API, with real code. Download the free AI Automation Checklist.

Everyone shares skill libraries now. Why the 20-slash-command pitch and the 2-hours-saved claim miss what actually ships value in production. Book a free discovery call.

How to build a production email agent in Go with compliance controls. Why off-the-shelf AI email tools fail for business operations, and what to do instead. Download the free AI Automation Checklist.

A week ago I wrote about shipping AI agents the right way. That piece was about the harness: quality... Download the free AI Automation Checklist.