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02 — Services

Automation architecture

A backbone for the work that repeats every single day.

Typical timeline
Three to eight weeks for phase one
Tools
n8n، Make، Webhooks / REST، Message queue، PostgreSQL، Google Workspace
Overview
System design

The problem

Point automations are islands: a Zap here, a macro there. They are fine until one of them fails silently — and then nobody knows until a customer calls.

We design and build workflows so data is entered once, moves between systems on its own, and every step stays traceable.

Our approach

  1. 01One source of truthWe decide first where each key piece of data lives. Without that, every automation is built on sand.
  2. 02Observable flowsEvery flow has logs, a status and an error path. When something fails you should know where and why.
  3. 03Humans at the right pointsNot everything should be automatic. High-risk decisions get an approval step; the rest runs quietly.
  4. 04Build in stagesWe start with the most frequent flow, stabilise it, and only then move to the next.

Deliverables

  • Flow architecture and a system connection map
  • Implementation of the priority flows
  • Error handling and alerting
  • Runbook and maintenance documentation

Measurable outcomes

Manual data entry removed
50–80%

within the flows in phase one

Time to detect a failure
days → minutes
Capacity returned to the team
several hours per person, weekly

FAQ

  • Do we have to replace our current tools?

    Usually not. We prefer to keep what your team already knows and build bridges between them.

  • What happens when a flow breaks?

    Every flow has an error path and an alert. Work stops and the owner is notified, rather than the failure passing silently.

Next step

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