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I Built 3 n8n Workflows That Replaced 6 Hours of Manual Work Per Week — Now You Can Have Them All for €59

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Last month, I automated three processes that were eating hours of my team's week:

  1. GitHub issue triage — manually reading, classifying, and routing every issue/PR
  2. Daily standups — everyone scrambling to remember what they did yesterday
  3. Client follow-ups — leads going cold because nobody sent the follow-up email

Each one became an n8n workflow powered by AI. Together, they save ~6 hours/week. I'm now selling all three as a bundle.

Here's what each one does and how they work.

1. DevOps Inbox Zero — AI GitHub Triage

The problem: Every GitHub event (issue, PR, comment) needs someone to read it, classify it, and route it. At 20+ events/day, that's easily an hour of context switching.

The solution: An n8n workflow that:

  • Catches every GitHub webhook event
  • Sends it through GPT-4o-mini for classification (bug/feature/security/docs/infra)
  • Assigns priority (Critical/High/Medium/Low)
  • Routes to the right Slack channel
  • Creates a ticket in Linear or Jira automatically

Cost: ~$0.001 per event (GPT-4o-mini is dirt cheap)

GitHub Event → AI Classifier → Priority Router → Slack + Linear/Jira
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Setup time: 5 minutes. Import JSON, add 3 credentials, done.

2. AI Daily Standup Builder

The problem: "What did I do yesterday?" — the question nobody can answer at 9 AM.

The solution: An n8n workflow that runs before standup and:

  • Reads your Git commits from the last 24h
  • Checks open/closed PRs
  • Scans your project board (Linear, Jira, or GitHub Projects)
  • Feeds everything to GPT-4o-mini
  • Outputs a clean standup update: Done / In Progress / Blocked

You wake up, open Slack, and your standup is already written. Copy-paste or auto-post.

Setup time: 10 minutes.

3. AI Client Pipeline — Lead to Review Automation

The problem: You get a lead from a form, email, or DM. Then you forget to follow up. Or you follow up too late. Or after the project, you never ask for a review.

The solution: Full lifecycle automation:

  • Capture: Webhooks from forms, email parsing, or manual entry
  • Qualify: AI scores the lead based on your criteria
  • Nurture: Automated follow-up sequences with personalized messaging
  • Deliver: Task tracking and milestone notifications
  • Review: Post-delivery review request automation

Built for agencies, freelancers, and local businesses. Works with Gmail, Slack, and any CRM that has an API.

Setup time: 15 minutes.

The Bundle

All three workflows together:

Workflow Individual Price Setup Time
DevOps Inbox Zero €29 5 min
AI Standup Builder €19 10 min
Client Pipeline €39 15 min
Bundle €59 (save 32%) 30 min total

Each workflow is a single JSON file you import into n8n (self-hosted or cloud). You get setup guides for each one.

Requirements:

  • n8n instance
  • OpenAI API key
  • 30 minutes of your time

→ Get the AI Automation Starter Pack

Why n8n?

I've used Zapier, Make, and custom scripts. n8n wins because:

  1. Self-hosted = no per-task pricing. Run 10,000 workflows/day for $0 in platform fees.
  2. Full control. You own the data, the workflows, the infrastructure.
  3. AI-native. The AI nodes are first-class citizens, not bolted-on afterthoughts.
  4. Open source. If something breaks, you can fix it.

If you're still paying Zapier $49/month for 750 tasks, you're leaving money on the table.

Questions?

Drop a comment or reach out on X/Twitter @AltioraHQ. Happy to help with setup or customization.

Built by Altiora — AI Automation for teams that ship.

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