Set up a chat agent for clinic questions
An n8n workflow used Gemini and Google Sheets to reply to patient chat enquiries with context kept across messages.
n8nGemini
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Route repair leads automatically in n8n
An n8n flow sorted repair inquiries, stored them in Airtable, and answered customers right away while sending doubtful cases to a person.
n8n
Set up Lindy to summarize meetings and draft ticket replies
A reviewer used Lindy to turn meeting notes, support tickets, and routine follow-ups into simple automations.
Lindy
Extract receipt details into a CSV for books
A developer built a custom GPT to read receipt photos and turn them into bookkeeping-ready CSV rows, while still requiring a person to verify the results.
ChatGPT
Set up an agent to handle calls on your behalf
David Ondrej gave Hermes Agent a phone number so it could place and answer calls while he slept.
Hermes Agent
Build a Telegram bot for email and calendar tasks
Julian Goldie used Replit Agent to create a Telegram bot that could check calendar gaps and send Outlook invites.
Replit Agent
Use Scout to browse and scrape pages in plain English
A guide shows how Microsoft Scout can drive a browser to collect page data, screenshots, and form entries from simple prompts.
Microsoft Scout
Automate replies, form capture, and lead follow-up
They tested two agents for routine inbox and lead tasks, then favored the one that needed less upkeep for repeated office work.
Lindy
Draft polite follow-ups when email goes unanswered
A Lindy workflow checks sent emails after a delay and prepares a follow-up draft only when nobody replies.
Lindy
Automate daily ClickUp status emails for stakeholders
They used Make to compile unfinished ClickUp tasks into daily email updates for stakeholders who do not use ClickUp.
Make
Match user records before updating downstream steps
A Zapier user tried to automate subscription record handling, but lookup timing and formatting issues kept the agents from working reliably.
Zapier Agents
Automate invoices from a sheet and template
A freelancer used Make.com to turn sheet entries into branded PDFs, email them, and update the invoice record automatically.
Make
Turn booking emails into calendar entries automatically
n8n can read labeled confirmation emails and PDFs, then add the details to a dedicated calendar.
n8n
Build one workflow for invoices, payments, and refunds
A single n8n flow handled billing events, kept records current, and blocked duplicate entries and duplicate messages.
n8n
Use n8n to send onboarding PDFs and reminders
They connected n8n to Google Sheets so client welcome packs and follow-up reminders go out on their own.
n8n
Delegate a mix of business jobs to one agent
Manus handled a set of research, planning, analysis, and writing tasks, with most finished and one API project failing.
Manus
Use Scout to build dashboards and work support cases
People used Microsoft Scout to keep a dashboard running across reboots and to handle support cases from documentation through troubleshooting.
Microsoft Scout
Research competitors and draft a landing page in one run
A team used Manus to gather competitor intel and build a SaaS landing page, then checked the gaps and broken interactions.
Manus
Audit your mail DNS and add DMARC
An agent reviewed a domain’s email DNS, spotted a missing DMARC record, and a single TXT update raised the score from 80 to 96.
Custom agent
Review Slack channels for business problems
An owner used Lindy to scan Slack for sales, support, stock, and review signals, then turn the findings into a short action list.
Lindy
Use an always-on agent for routine business work
A reviewer used Dots for ten work tasks, from research to publishing, and found it strongest on planning, webpages, and scheduled monitoring.
DotsChatGPT Agent
Build rental property profit and loss statements
An agent logged into property software and produced a profit and loss statement for each rental property.
Meta Muse
Watch construction risks and ping the lead
A builder wired n8n and Gemini to watch project data and notify the lead when one issue stands out.
n8nGemini
Set up a shared team agent for calls and tasks
A startup team used a shared Hermes Agent to surface call context, manage approvals, and turn decisions into tasks from their shared notes.
Hermes Agent