Automation Tools
pipelines & agents that run
This track teaches you how to build pipelines and agents that run without your constant attention. It is for anyone who wants to connect applications, automate data flows, and create self‑operating AI assistants using no‑code tools. After completing the modules you will be able to design n8n workflows, choose and configure the right automation platform, move an AI agent from a demo environment into production, construct visual canvases with branches, loops, and error handling, set up quick automations with Zapier, extend agents with custom skills and tools, and deploy open‑source LLM applications with Dify. Start with Chapter 1 to get hands‑on experience in the n8n lab bench, then follow Chapters 2 and 3 to understand tool selection and production deployment. Continue with Chapter 4 for visual canvas design, use Chapter 5 for fast Zapier integrations, explore Chapter 6 to add skills and extensions, and finish with Chapter 7 to build a grounded chatbot using Dify. If you are short on time, you can skip Chapters 4 and 7 after mastering the core workflow and agent deployment concepts.
Wire your apps together so repetitive work runs itself — no code. n8n and KNIME you can self-host and own; Make and Zapier are hosted drag-and-drop builders; Dify focuses on LLM-powered apps. → Pick by what you want: the fastest way to wire up popular apps → Zapier; visual multi-step flows with branching → Make; self-host it and drop into code when the nodes run out → n8n; clean, join and analyse data tables → KNIME; a chatbot over your own documents → Dify.
- 6.1 Automation tools overview Wire up apps and data pipelines — pick the right one 2026-08-06 285
- 6.1.1 n8n Open-source workflow automation — the lab bench of this course 2026-08-06 210
- 6.1.2 Make Hosted visual canvas — branches, loops and error handlers you can see 2026-08-06 23
- 6.1.3 Zapier The largest app catalogue — the fastest first automation 2026-08-06 17
- 6.1.4 Dify Open-source LLM app builder — upload papers, get a grounded chatbot 2026-08-06 38
- 6.2 From demo to production agent What it takes to run an AI agent for real — not just demo it 2026-08-06 78
- 6.3 Skills, tools & extensions Teach your AI new tricks and plug in tools 2026-08-06 203