How I cut weekly research from 4 hours to 1
I wrote the steps down first, then let Claude, n8n and Make do the reading. Weekly research fell from four hours to one. What worked and what broke.
Google and Meta run your ads now. Audit what they turned on
Google and Meta now automate targeting, copy and budgets by default. A monthly audit of what's switched on, what you feed it, and proof it works.
Your first automation: a weekly research brief
Write the steps down, then automate them in n8n or Make. The same weekly brief, side by side in both tools, with the checks that keep it honest.
How to test an AI agent before you trust it
Test an AI agent in layers: rule-based tool-call checks, step scoring, a dataset from real work, a calibrated LLM judge, and expert review on the high-stakes cases. Five steps and a rubric.
Why fewer than 25% of AI agent pilots reach production
Most AI agent pilots stall before production: no owned metric, no workflow redesign, no kill criterion. McKinsey shows 62% experimenting but 23% scaling. Here are five questions to ask first.
Deploy your first support-triage agent, human in the loop
Set up a support-triage agent the safe way: one narrow ticket category, grounded in your help content, an honest meaning of 'resolved,' and a human review gate on every action. Six steps.
What is agentic AI? A no-hype guide
Agentic AI plans and carries out multi-step tasks on its own. It decides what to do, uses tools, and keeps going until the goal is met. A clear guide to what really ships as an agent in 2026.
AI cold email that survives the spam filter
AI made cold email easier to write and harder to land. Inbox providers now run AI filters that catch templated outreach. What works uses AI for research and timing, not volume.
7 AI agents worth testing in 2026
Seven AI agents to test: Manus, Devin, Operator, GPT Agent Mode, Gemini Workspace, Replit and Claude Computer Use. A shortlist by use case, not test results.
MCP explained: the protocol wiring AI into everything
The Model Context Protocol went from a quiet Anthropic release to industry-standard plumbing in under two years. Here's what it is, why every major lab adopted it, and where the hype got ahead of the facts.