Blog on AI, n8n and Automation for SMBs

Experience reports, tutorials and thoughts on AI, n8n, automation and self-hosting.

ai-agentairbnbshort-term-rentals

AI agent for Airbnb hosts: a Hermes field story

Field story: how a Hermes agent helps a multi-Airbnb owner handle guest messages, calendars, cleaning coordination and sensitive approvals.

·12 min read
open-source-crmvibe-codingsmb

Open-source CRM and vibe coding: leaving SaaS without hacking your business

Open-source CRM, SaaS or vibe coding: an SMB guide to choosing a customizable, reliable sales system connected to AI agents.

·15 min read
paperasseai-agentskill

Paperasse: the skill that makes AI agents useful for French paperwork

Paperasse by Romain Simon turns Claude, Codex or OpenClaw into a French admin copilot. Practical SMB use cases, setup, risks and rollout method.

·16 min read
ai-agenthuman-approvalautomation

AI agent in production: where should SMEs put human approval?

A practical guide to human approval in production AI agents for SMEs: action levels, risk gates, n8n review steps, logs and rollout rules.

·12 min read
vibe-codingcodexios

After the App Store: how Codex changed my vibe-coding workflow

A field report on moving from Claude Code to Codex to maintain Pugify, manage branches, pull requests, tests and App Store releases.

·10 min read
e-invoicingfrancesme

France e-invoicing 2026: what SMEs should automate now

France e-invoicing 2026 for SMEs: deadlines, certified platforms, e-reporting and the workflows to automate before the switch.

·11 min read
ai-agentautomationquotes

An AI agent that creates quotes from Telegram: a field implementation story

A field story about an AI agent connected to Telegram, CRM and quote software so sales reps and technicians can create reliable quotes faster.

·12 min read
n8nsales-call-analysisai-sales

Analyze and score every sales call with AI: an n8n + Whisper + GPT-4o pipeline

An n8n pipeline that transcribes each call (Whisper), scores it against your sales script (GPT-4o), and pushes the analysis into your CRM. Client field report.

·9 min read
n8npennylaneautomation

Automating Pennylane invoicing with n8n: what the API doesn't tell you

n8n Pennylane workflow to create invoices, track payments and manage reminders. API endpoints, errors, invoice matching and import-ready repo.

·6 min read
vibe-codingiosswift

My first vibe-code: from idea to App Store in a weekend

How I vibe-coded a native iPhone health app in a single weekend with Claude Code in Xcode 26.3, and got it approved on the App Store first try.

·7 min read
self-hostinghetznercoolify

How I Built My Self-Hosted Stack with Hetzner, Coolify and n8n

Guide to self-host n8n with Coolify on a Hetzner CX23 VPS: setup, security, cost, monitoring and limits for an SMB stack.

·8 min read

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