The latest articles on DEV Community by Akshay Patel (@akshaypatelai). https://dev.to/akshaypatelai https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4076335%2F4936ab52-8977-417f-a237-e21141ee9d1e.jpg https://dev.to/akshaypatelai en Akshay Patel Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:30:59 +0000 https://dev.to/akshaypatelai/automation-130-put-an-ai-agent-inside-basecamp-42k3 https://dev.to/akshaypatelai/automation-130-put-an-ai-agent-inside-basecamp-42k3 <p>Someone writes a card. Then it waits — for a human with time to read it, ask the obvious questions, and turn it into actual work.</p> <h2> What it does </h2> <ul> <li>A card lands on your board → the AI reads it against your codebase and posts a plain-English analysis</li> <li>You reply in the comments → it answers, flags what's missing, agrees the scope with you</li> <li>Move the card to your build column → it opens a pull request</li> <li>Same agent also watches to-dos, messages, docs &amp; files, check-ins and the schedule — you switch on the handlers you want</li> </ul> <h2> What it does not do </h2> <p>It never moves your cards, merges the PR, or closes anything. It comments and proposes. Your team decides.</p> <p>This is the pattern the whole series is built on — the one I run on real projects.</p> <h2> Setup </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>clone → ./setup.sh → pick Basecamp → answer a few questions </code></pre> </div> <p>~5 minutes. No server, no database, free.</p> <h2> Get it </h2> <p>The recipe is open source: <a href="https://github.com/akshaypatel-ai/ai-automations" rel="noopener noreferrer">github.com/akshaypatel-ai/ai-automations</a></p> <p>This is one of 30+ automations in the series — the full write-up lives on <a href="https://www.akshaypatel.in/blog/ai-automation-series.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">my site</a>.</p> ai automation basecamp aiagents Akshay Patel Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:30:54 +0000 https://dev.to/akshaypatelai/automation-230-put-an-ai-agent-inside-jira-2j8a https://dev.to/akshaypatelai/automation-230-put-an-ai-agent-inside-jira-2j8a <p>Half your backlog is one-line tickets nobody has had time to think about yet.</p> <h2> What it does </h2> <ul> <li>Drag a ticket into your "analyze" status → the AI posts a breakdown grounded in your actual repo</li> <li>Comment back to challenge or refine it → it answers in the same thread</li> <li>Transition it to your "build" status → it opens a pull request</li> <li>It listens to the whole Jira event stream — issues, comments, sprints, versions, worklogs — not just one board</li> </ul> <h2> What it does not do </h2> <p>It never transitions your tickets, merges PRs or closes issues. Status changes stay a human decision.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Honest note:</strong> this recipe is beta — built and smoke-tested, still waiting on live-fire use. Tell me what breaks.</p> </blockquote> <h2> Setup </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>clone → ./setup.sh → pick Jira → answer a few questions </code></pre> </div> <p>~5 minutes. No server, no database, free.</p> <h2> Get it </h2> <p>The recipe is open source: <a href="https://github.com/akshaypatel-ai/ai-automations" rel="noopener noreferrer">github.com/akshaypatel-ai/ai-automations</a></p> <p>This is one of 30+ automations in the series — the full write-up lives on <a href="https://www.akshaypatel.in/blog/ai-automation-series.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">my site</a>.</p> ai automation jira aiagents Akshay Patel Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:29:00 +0000 https://dev.to/akshaypatelai/automation-330-put-an-ai-agent-inside-slack-13k0 https://dev.to/akshaypatelai/automation-330-put-an-ai-agent-inside-slack-13k0 <p>"Does the app already do this?" gets asked in Slack ten times a week, and the answer lives in a repo nobody in that channel can read.</p> <h2> What it does </h2> <ul> <li>@mention it in a channel or DM → it answers from your actual codebase, not from a guess</li> <li>It watches the channels you choose and triages what lands there</li> <li>Something in the chatter is a real bug → it escalates it as a GitHub issue</li> <li>Signed Slack Events API, acknowledged in under 3 seconds, so Slack never shows a timeout</li> </ul> <h2> What it does not do </h2> <p>It never posts on someone's behalf, never DMs your team unprompted, and never closes the issues it files.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Honest note:</strong> beta — built and smoke-tested, not yet battle-hardened in a busy workspace.</p> </blockquote> <h2> Setup </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>clone → ./setup.sh → pick Slack → answer a few questions </code></pre> </div> <p>~5 minutes. No server, no database, free.</p> <h2> Get it </h2> <p>The recipe is open source: <a href="https://github.com/akshaypatel-ai/ai-automations" rel="noopener noreferrer">github.com/akshaypatel-ai/ai-automations</a></p> <p>This is one of 30+ automations in the series — the full write-up lives on <a href="https://www.akshaypatel.in/blog/ai-automation-series.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">my site</a>.</p> ai automation slack aiagents Akshay Patel Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:29:00 +0000 https://dev.to/akshaypatelai/automation-530-put-an-ai-agent-inside-clickup-3f8o https://dev.to/akshaypatelai/automation-530-put-an-ai-agent-inside-clickup-3f8o <p>You have custom statuses for everything. What you don't have is someone to fill in the thinking between them.</p> <h2> What it does </h2> <ul> <li>Change a task to your "analyze" status → the AI posts a plain-English breakdown grounded in your repo</li> <li>Reply in the task comments → it answers and refines the scope with you</li> <li>Change it to your "build" status → it opens a pull request</li> <li>HMAC-verified relay routes every ClickUp webhook event, so the whole workspace can wake it</li> </ul> <h2> What it does not do </h2> <p>It never changes a status, reassigns a task, or merges a PR. It writes, you decide.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Honest note:</strong> beta — built and smoke-tested, still needs a live workspace to shake out.</p> </blockquote> <h2> Setup </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>clone → ./setup.sh → pick ClickUp → answer a few questions </code></pre> </div> <p>~5 minutes. No server, no database, free.</p> <h2> Get it </h2> <p>The recipe is open source: <a href="https://github.com/akshaypatel-ai/ai-automations" rel="noopener noreferrer">github.com/akshaypatel-ai/ai-automations</a></p> <p>This is one of 30+ automations in the series — the full write-up lives on <a href="https://www.akshaypatel.in/blog/ai-automation-series.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">my site</a>.</p> ai automation clickup aiagents Akshay Patel Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:29:00 +0000 https://dev.to/akshaypatelai/automation-430-put-an-ai-agent-inside-trello-2i39 https://dev.to/akshaypatelai/automation-430-put-an-ai-agent-inside-trello-2i39 <p>Trello makes it easy to add a card and hard to make anyone think about it.</p> <h2> What it does </h2> <ul> <li>Drag a card into your "analyze" list → the AI posts a repo-grounded analysis as a comment</li> <li>Discuss it right there in the card comments → it replies and tightens the scope</li> <li>Drag it into your "build" list → it opens a pull request</li> <li>The relay picks up every board action, so nothing you do on the board is invisible to it</li> </ul> <h2> What it does not do </h2> <p>It never drags cards between lists, archives them, or merges what it opened. Lists are moved by people.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Honest note:</strong> beta — built and smoke-tested, waiting on real boards to prove it.</p> </blockquote> <h2> Setup </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>clone → ./setup.sh → pick Trello → answer a few questions </code></pre> </div> <p>~5 minutes. No server, no database, free.</p> <h2> Get it </h2> <p>The recipe is open source: <a href="https://github.com/akshaypatel-ai/ai-automations" rel="noopener noreferrer">github.com/akshaypatel-ai/ai-automations</a></p> <p>This is one of 30+ automations in the series — the full write-up lives on <a href="https://www.akshaypatel.in/blog/ai-automation-series.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">my site</a>.</p> ai automation trello aiagents Akshay Patel Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:29:00 +0000 https://dev.to/akshaypatelai/automation-630-put-an-ai-agent-inside-notion-189b https://dev.to/akshaypatelai/automation-630-put-an-ai-agent-inside-notion-189b <p>Your Notion database is where good ideas go to be beautifully formatted and never scoped.</p> <h2> What it does </h2> <ul> <li>Set a page's status property to "analyze" → the AI posts a repo-grounded breakdown on the page</li> <li>Comment back with corrections → it answers in the thread and adjusts</li> <li>Move the status to "build" → it opens a pull request</li> <li>A signature-verified relay routes every Notion webhook event, so any database you point it at works</li> </ul> <h2> What it does not do </h2> <p>It never edits your page properties, never rewrites your docs, never merges anything.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Honest note:</strong> beta — built and smoke-tested, real-world feedback very welcome.</p> </blockquote> <h2> Setup </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>clone → ./setup.sh → pick Notion → answer a few questions </code></pre> </div> <p>~5 minutes. No server, no database, free.</p> <h2> Get it </h2> <p>The recipe is open source: <a href="https://github.com/akshaypatel-ai/ai-automations" rel="noopener noreferrer">github.com/akshaypatel-ai/ai-automations</a></p> <p>This is one of 30+ automations in the series — the full write-up lives on <a href="https://www.akshaypatel.in/blog/ai-automation-series.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">my site</a>.</p> ai automation notion aiagents Akshay Patel Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:29:00 +0000 https://dev.to/akshaypatelai/automation-730-put-an-ai-agent-inside-asana-hg9 https://dev.to/akshaypatelai/automation-730-put-an-ai-agent-inside-asana-hg9 <p>Sections are your workflow. Nothing actually happens when a task crosses one.</p> <h2> What it does </h2> <ul> <li>Move a task into your "analyze" section → the AI posts a breakdown grounded in your codebase</li> <li>Discuss it in the task comments → it replies, asks what's missing, agrees the scope</li> <li>Move it into your "build" section → it opens a pull request</li> <li>The relay handles Asana's X-Hook-Secret handshake and HMAC, and routes every webhook event</li> </ul> <h2> What it does not do </h2> <p>It never moves tasks between sections, completes them, or merges its own PR.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Honest note:</strong> beta — built and smoke-tested, not yet proven on a busy project.</p> </blockquote> <h2> Setup </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code>clone → ./setup.sh → pick Asana → answer a few questions </code></pre> </div> <p>~5 minutes. No server, no database, free.</p> <h2> Get it </h2> <p>The recipe is open source: <a href="https://github.com/akshaypatel-ai/ai-automations" rel="noopener noreferrer">github.com/akshaypatel-ai/ai-automations</a></p> <p>This is one of 30+ automations in the series — the full write-up lives on <a href="https://www.akshaypatel.in/blog/ai-automation-series.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">my site</a>.</p> ai automation asana aiagents