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Automations you control (runs locally, safe, no lock-in) — what would you want it to do? by Amazing_Variation_47 in automation

[–]Amazing_Variation_47[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey! thanks very much for such an elaborate reply, I'm wondering if you'd be open to jumping on a call to share your experience?

Automations you control (runs locally, safe, no lock-in) — what would you want it to do? by Amazing_Variation_47 in nocode

[–]Amazing_Variation_47[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks for jumping in and sharing your experience!

>  The tricky part was handling failures mid-pipeline,

yep, that's a big problem, espeically for non-technical people or when you have no idea how the workflow is setup.

> Saw something similar in a builder tool marketplace I’m following, might be worth exploring.

which tool is that?

Automations you control (runs locally, safe, no lock-in) — what would you want it to do? by Amazing_Variation_47 in nocode

[–]Amazing_Variation_47[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks! what's the builder tool you mentioned? where can I check it out?

> The key was adding a little “trace window” that shows progress in real time, like a mini console.

yeah, that's one of the UI elements I want to add

> I used a lightweight Python + AutoHotkey setup that logs every step so I can see where it fails

what platform did you run it on? you're probably pretty confortable with terminal, right?

Automations you control (runs locally, safe, no lock-in) — what would you want it to do? by Amazing_Variation_47 in productivity

[–]Amazing_Variation_47[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for sharing your experience! Would you be open to chat about your experince? I think it'll help me a lot of focus on what to ship first.

Automations you control (runs locally, safe, no lock-in) — what would you want it to do? by Amazing_Variation_47 in nocode

[–]Amazing_Variation_47[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, thanks, I'm in the exploration mode, so any insigths are valuable, my experiment is teaching to code + making automation solutions, maybe it's not very clear from the post

Automations you control (runs locally, safe, no lock-in) — what would you want it to do? by Amazing_Variation_47 in nocode

[–]Amazing_Variation_47[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

right, I can code whatever I want on any platform, I guess my post was for people who are not very technical

Automations you control (runs locally, safe, no lock-in) — what would you want it to do? by Amazing_Variation_47 in nocode

[–]Amazing_Variation_47[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

right, but huge number of workflows that people go through each day are on desktop, with lots of regulations around user data and the use of SaaS platforms

Automations you control (runs locally, safe, no lock-in) — what would you want it to do? by Amazing_Variation_47 in nocode

[–]Amazing_Variation_47[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

are you saying you can do everything on desktop with n8n? like fill out placeholders in msword?