Resources
The tools I use to build AI automation
A short list of the tools behind my work, what each one is and what I use it for. Where I have written about a tool, the link is there.
Build and automate
The tools that do the actual work of an automation.
n8n
A workflow automation tool that connects apps and services with a visual editor. You can self-host it or run it in the cloud.
How I use it: I have built with it, including a Telegram bot, an invoice pipeline and the webhook that used to receive this site's contact form. My client delivery has since moved to Claude-based agentic workflows, and the guide explains where each one fits.
Claude Code
Anthropic's command line tool for working with Claude on real projects. It reads your files, edits them and runs commands.
How I use it: I use it to build agentic workflows, including the outbound lead generation system I run for Smart AI Workspace itself.
Claude API
Anthropic's API for calling Claude models from your own software. You send a prompt and get back text, structured data or tool calls.
How I use it: I add Claude steps to workflows where a fixed rule is not enough, such as reading a document and pulling out the fields that matter.
Data and research
Where records live and where fresh information comes from.
Airtable
A cloud database with a spreadsheet-style interface, often used for content pipelines, approval queues and lightweight CRMs.
How I use it: I connect it to workflows through its API with a scoped token, and I add Claude steps where records need judgement.
Firecrawl
A web data API that crawls and scrapes sites and returns clean text or structured data that a language model can read.
How I use it: It is part of the lead generation and outreach automation I build, alongside n8n and Claude.
Site and email
What this website itself runs on.
Next.js
A React framework for full stack web apps, with routing, server rendering and API routes.
How I use it: This site is a Next.js app, including the API routes behind the contact form, the ROI calculator and the audit request.
Vercel
A hosting platform for web apps that builds a preview deployment for every branch.
How I use it: This site is deployed on Vercel.
Resend
An email API for developers, used for transactional email and for managing audiences.
How I use it: It sends the emails from this site's contact form: a notification to me and a confirmation to the sender. ROI calculator and audit sign-ups are stored in a Resend audience.
This list is what I use, not a ranking. There are no affiliate links or sponsored placements on this page.
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