Most AI tools are useful in isolation: write text, review code, summarize a document, classify a ticket. The bigger productivity jump starts when AI becomes part of an existing workflow.

That is where n8n gets interesting. It is an open-source workflow automation platform, similar in spirit to Zapier or Make, but with two important differences: it can be self-hosted, and its AI features are deep enough for real operational workflows.

Why n8n is worth a closer look

n8n is built around visual workflows: triggers, nodes, branches, API calls and data transformations.…