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I Built My Own AI Agent using n8n — And You Can Too

Debbie O'Brien on November 06, 2025

I recently built my own AI agent. Not because I needed one, but because I wanted to see how far I could take the current tools available. It turned...
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Great post! Loved how you broke down the process of building your own AI agent with n8n — simple, practical, and inspiring. The API integrations (YouTube, Strava, Gmail) really show its potential. I’d love to hear more about how you handle security, privacy, and API errors. Thanks for sharing — makes me want to build one myself!

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Benjamin Nguyen

Nice! have you try to make agentic ai avatar? It is really cool and fun.

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Debbie O'Brien

no. need more time to play around with such stuff

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Benjamin Nguyen

ok

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How

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Gonzo Digital Marketing Australia

The post is very informational. You have breakdown all steps in easiest way possible, now i am going to build for my work .

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Lasica kuntu

Nice. The away.

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EmoticonHub

N8N seems like a middle man upcharging their clients who prefer a gui over writing a script

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Debbie O'Brien

who knows but it was fun building this

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vaibhav rana

hey Debbie any open positions available for referrals ?