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AI workflow research library

A daily research run that gathers AI-workflow ideas for the trades from public sources into a review queue. Nothing is ever posted automatically.
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How it was done · told by Scout Templeton

Keeping up with new ideas

  1. 1

    The problem

    New AI tools for contractors come out every week, and it's hard to know which ones matter.

  2. 2

    The bees make a plan

    A daily research run that gathers AI-workflow ideas for the trades from public sources into a review queue. Nothing is ever posted automatically.

  3. 3

    Build

    • Defined searches for trades and small business
    • Pulled public posts and articles
    • Scored and de-duplicated them
  4. 4

    Test

    Built a review queue for Michael

  5. 5

    Where it stands

    Running as a daily review queue that feeds our product ideas.

The technology we used

Named, because we really use it.

  • X API
  • Hacker News API
  • Python

Technology names are text only. Naming a vendor is not a partnership or sponsorship claim.

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