Useful Workflow Ideas

1AI-Powered Customer Support

Trigger: Webhook from website chat
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AI: Analyze sentiment (Claude)
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Branch: If urgent → Slack to you
        If normal → Auto-respond
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CRM: Log interaction

Use case: Auto-triage support requests

2Content Generation Pipeline

Trigger: Scheduled (daily)
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Read: RSS feeds / news APIs
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AI: Summarize with Claude
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Format: Convert to blog post
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Publish: To WordPress / Ghost / website

Use case: Automated content creation

3Code Review Assistant

Trigger: GitHub webhook (PR created)
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Get: Git diff
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AI: Claude analyzes code
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Comment: Post review to PR
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Notify: Slack if critical issues

Use case: Automated code reviews

4Document Processing

Trigger: File uploaded to folder (Dropbox/GDrive)
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Extract: OCR or text parsing
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AI: Extract key info with Claude
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Format: Convert to structured data (JSON)
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Store: Save to database / spreadsheet

Use case: Invoice processing, applications

5AI Meeting Notes

Trigger: Calendar event ends
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Get: Recording/transcript
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AI: Claude summarizes & extracts action items
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Create: Tasks in project management
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Email: Summary to participants

Use case: Automated follow-ups

6Social Media Manager

Trigger: Scheduled or webhook
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Research: Search topics
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AI: Generate post variations
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Approve: Send to you for review
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Post: Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.

Use case: Consistent content schedule

7Data Enrichment

Trigger: New row in spreadsheet
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Lookup: Enrich with external APIs
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AI: Categorize & score
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Write: Back to spreadsheet

Use case: Lead scoring, research

Getting Started Template

Start simple:

Webhook → Claude → HTTP Response
Schedule → Claude → Telegram/Discord message
Form → Claude → Email

Add complexity as you get comfortable.

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