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Practical, plain-English guides to using AI at work: better prompts, email replies you can trust, and automations that do the busywork. Every post points to a free lesson where you build it yourself, one click at a time.

The n8n invoice workflow after a test run: Gmail Trigger, Extract from File, Information Extractor, Append row in sheet and If are green, and Send message and wait for response is waitingn8n If Node Number Comparisons: Totals, Scores, Wrong Type

Compare numbers in the n8n If node, type value2 without $ or commas, and fix "Wrong type: is a string but was expecting a number".

Oct 20, 2026 3 min read

The n8n support agent: a chat trigger and an AI Agent with an OpenAI Chat Model, Simple Memory, a Google Docs tool and a Gmail tooln8n Google Docs Tool: Let an AI Agent Answer from a Doc

Give an n8n AI Agent your own FAQ with the Google Docs Tool (Operation: Get), a Gmail Tool handoff to staff and system message rules.

Oct 20, 2026 4 min read

The n8n support agent: a chat trigger and an AI Agent with an OpenAI Chat Model, Simple Memory, a Google Docs tool and a Gmail tooln8n Chat on Your Website: Make Chat Publicly Available

Put an n8n AI agent chat on your website: turn on Make Chat Publicly Available, publish, link or embed it, and test it like a customer first.

Oct 20, 2026 3 min read

Practice copy of the n8n HTTP Request node calling the Litescrape Google Shopping endpoint with Bearer Auth, and the output table of shopping_results with title, source, price and extracted_pricen8n HTTP Request Bearer Auth: Send an API Key Header

Send an API key safely in the n8n HTTP Request node: Generic Credential Type, Bearer Auth, removing api_key from the URL and fixing 401s.

Oct 20, 2026 3 min read

The finished n8n workflow after a test run: Webhook, Information Extractor with an OpenAI Chat Model, Gmail Send a message, an If node and a Slack message on the true branch, all greenn8n Slack Node: Post a Message to a Channel

Post to Slack from n8n: Message Actions > Send a message, Send Message To: Channel, pick the channel, and a hot-lead alert template to copy.

Oct 20, 2026 3 min read

Kosuke session with the Ready for review banner and pull request #474Kosuke Use Cases: AI Website Changes for Non-Developers

How agency owners, ops leads, marketing managers, founders and consultants use Kosuke previews and automated QA to check AI-made changes safely.

Oct 20, 2026 5 min read

n8n Extract from PDF node with Operation set to Extract From PDF and Input Binary Field changed from data to Resume, showing the uploaded resume file in the input paneln8n Pinned and Mock Data: Test Without Real Triggers

Test n8n workflows without new emails or forms: set mock data on a manual trigger, pin a real test run, use Execute previous nodes, unpin to publish.

Oct 20, 2026 3 min read

Kosuke chat session for Show a delivery window on the orders table, with the live Preview on the rightKosuke FAQ: Previews, Automated QA, Costs and Safety

Plain answers about Kosuke for non-developers: what it does, how previews and automated QA work, share links, pull requests and what the Trial covers.

Oct 20, 2026 4 min read

n8n: Weekly Client Status Emails from a Google Sheet, Written by AI: intro video stilln8n Weekly Schedule: Every Monday at 8am (and Other Times)

Set the n8n Schedule Trigger to run weekly: Interval Weeks, untick Sunday, pick Monday and 8am, set the timezone and publish. Plus cron examples.

Oct 20, 2026 3 min read

Kosuke QA Report v1 marked Failed: 1 failed, 1 blocked, 3 passed, with the Testing Checklist in ArtifactsKosuke Mistakes: 9 Ways to Misread AI Website Changes

Common Kosuke mistakes for agencies and ops teams: skipping the phone check, treating BLOCKED like FAILED, open share links, and trusting a pass blindly.

Oct 20, 2026 5 min read

The finished n8n workflow after a test run: Webhook, Information Extractor with an OpenAI Chat Model, Gmail Send a message, an If node and a Slack message on the true branch, all greenn8n Workflow Ideas for Sales Teams: 10 to Build

Ten n8n and Make workflow ideas for sales teams: instant lead replies, lead scoring, hot-lead Slack alerts, meeting follow-ups and digests.

Oct 20, 2026 4 min read

n8n: Read, Add and Update Google Sheets Rows with an AI Step: intro video stilln8n Workflow Ideas for Marketing Teams: 10 to Build

Ten n8n and Make workflow ideas for marketers: content requests with AI drafts, weekly client updates, lead magnets, social posts and routing.

Oct 20, 2026 3 min read

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