Self-Hosting n8n and Letting Claude Build the Workflows
I ran n8n in Docker on my own PC, registered it with Claude Code as an MCP server, and had the agent build three production automations node by node.
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The Signal: Turning a Nightly News Task Into a Newsletter
A weekly AI newsletter built on top of an existing scheduled task — the pipeline, the format, one live issue, and why AI news is hard to source safely.
Moving 20,724 PDFs Off iCloud Onto a Local Drive, Zero Lost
A resumable PowerShell pipeline that copied 20,724 PDFs (~253 GB) from iCloud Drive to a local disk without filling my tiny C:, then verified nothing was lost.
Archiving All 291 of My Own Saved Scribd Docs With Playwright
A small resumable Playwright tool that pulled down all 291 documents saved on my own Scribd account — surviving the daily quota and a session expiry.
A Crypto Trading Bot Where the Interesting Part Is the Safety Check
An automated crypto trading bot built around a safety gate that verifies every entry condition, with a paper-trading default and a full decision audit trail.
Permit Lead Finder: Turning Public Permit Data Into Ranked Sales Leads
A Python tool that scores a county's public building-permit export into a ranked list of sales leads — categories, weighted signals, and 28 tests.