u/Proper-Carpenter1779

Does staking Bittensor (TAO) feel safe? Which subnets would you recommend for staking right now, and do you think this is a good time to buy TAO and start staking?

Setup: n8n cron triggers every day at 8 AM → calls an LLM agent (Hermes via OpenRouter) → agent finds 10 potential B2B clients, and for each one pulls their email, phone number, what the company does, and a short note on which of their processes we could automate → sends structured data back to n8n → n8n writes it to Google Sheets.

Functionally it's fine. The problem is cost. Even on a cheap model the agent burns a ridiculous amount of tokens per run, because it's searching the web and reading full pages for every single company. 10 leads/day shouldn't cost this much.

Three options I'm considering, would love input:

1. Optimize the agent — trim tool outputs, cache, stricter prompts. Has anyone actually gotten agentic research workflows down to reasonable token usage this way, or is it lipstick on a pig?
2. Rebuild in pure n8n — scrape a data source directly (business registry, Google Maps, directories?), get company name + contact info without any LLM, then use ONE small LLM call per company just to write the "what could we automate for them" summary. Cheaper, but I'm not sure what the best source to scrape is for reliable emails/phones.
3. Perplexity Sonar API — I heard it is really good for web scraping, but is the data (especially contact info) accurate enough? And what would be the price for running perplexity for this every day?

Setup: n8n cron triggers every day at 8 AM → calls an LLM agent (Hermes via OpenRouter) → agent finds 10 potential B2B clients, and for each one pulls their email, phone number, what the company does, and a short note on which of their processes we could automate → sends structured data back to n8n → n8n writes it to Google Sheets.

Functionally it's fine. The problem is cost. Even on a cheap model the agent burns a ridiculous amount of tokens per run, because it's searching the web and reading full pages for every single company. 10 leads/day shouldn't cost this much.

Three options I'm considering, would love input:

1. Optimize the agent — trim tool outputs, cache, stricter prompts. Has anyone actually gotten agentic research workflows down to reasonable token usage this way, or is it lipstick on a pig?
2. Rebuild in pure n8n — scrape a data source directly (business registry, Google Maps, directories?), get company name + contact info without any LLM, then use ONE small LLM call per company just to write the "what could we automate for them" summary. Cheaper, but I'm not sure what the best source to scrape is for reliable emails/phones.
3. Perplexity Sonar API — I heard it is really good for web scraping but is the data (especially contact info) accurate enough? And what would be the price fo it to run every day to find costumers?

I run a small automation agency (n8n-based) and I'm trying to figure out which specific verticals have the most appetite for automating their sales/quoting/follow-up process right now. Curious what industries you're seeing traction in — whether you're building this stuff yourself or buying it.

When I connect google credentials to n8n nodes everything works fine. But sometimes my entire workflow stops, because I need to reconnect credentials.

Why does this happen. Do google credentials expire?

In what way is solana less decentralized that bitcoin or other coins such as etherium and bittensor?

Does trezor 3 wallet support bittensor?

I’m starting an n8n automation agency and I do outbound. Clients don’t come to me — I reach out to them. So they’re cold and not actively looking for automation.

My question is how you actually land on the workflow you end up building. Two approaches I see:

1.	Show up with a workflow already in mind (maybe even pre-built) and pitch it.  
2.	Sit with the client, dig into their problems, and figure out the workflow together.

For people doing outbound specifically:

•	Which one actually works?  
•	If you go through their problems with them, do they even understand enough about automation to have a useful conversation? Most of my prospects have no idea what’s possible.  
•	What do you do when a client wants a workflow that just isn’t doable or is way out of scope?

In what way is solana less decentralized that bitcoin or other coins such as etherium and bittensor?

Quick question.
In what way is n8n better than Hermes and OpenClaw Agent?

Been trying to understand Bittensor properly but every explanation I find either skips the details or assumes you already know how it works.

Specifically I’m confused about:

•	What exactly is a subnet and what does it do?  
•	Who runs them and who can create one?  
•	How do miners and validators interact inside a subnet?  
•	How does staking TAO into a subnet actually affect emissions?  
•	How do subnets compete with each other for TAO rewards?

I am just installing hermes and i can’t use any model except:
stepfun/step-3.7-flash and nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra

I chose a free plan for Hermes.

When I was watching some guy installing Hermes he had access to all of the models without paying.
Is this a new feature because why should I pay to use better models and than pay for the models to use the hermes?

Can somebody please rate these coins from the most decentralized to the least and tell me the reason why is that.

SUI, SOL, XRP, TAO (bittensor) and for comparison also BTC

I’m trying to set up an automation that scrapes AI news every morning at 7:00 AM and sends a summary to my Gmail, but I have a few questions about how execution environments work with OpenClaw and n8n.

1. Can OpenClaw or local n8n run while my computer is completely shut down or in sleep mode? If my laptop is closed and powered off at 7:00 AM, will the trigger still fire, or does the PC absolutely have to be awake and running?

2.How does self-hosting vs. Cloud affect this? If I switch from hosting n8n locally to using n8n Cloud, will that solve the issue of my PC being off?

3.If I use OpenClaw via Discord on my phone, does it still depend on my main computer being turned on to process requests, or can it run independently?

Thank you

I’m trying to set up an automation that scrapes AI news every morning at 7:00 AM and sends a summary to my Gmail, but I have a few questions about how execution environments work with OpenClaw and n8n.

1. Can OpenClaw or local n8n run while my computer is completely shut down or in sleep mode? If my laptop is closed and powered off at 7:00 AM, will the trigger still fire, or does the PC absolutely have to be awake and running?

2.How does self-hosting vs. Cloud affect this? If I switch from hosting n8n locally to using n8n Cloud, will that solve the issue of my PC being off?

3.If I use OpenClaw via Discord on my phone, does it still depend on my main computer being turned on to process requests, or can it run independently?

Thank you

**I’m trying to set up an automation that scrapes AI news every morning at 7:00 AM and sends a summary to my Gmail, but I have a few questions about how execution environments work with OpenClaw and n8n.**

**1. Can OpenClaw or local n8n run while my computer is completely shut down or in sleep mode? If my laptop is closed and powered off at 7:00 AM, will the trigger still fire, or does the PC absolutely have to be awake and running?**

**2.How does self-hosting vs. Cloud affect this? If I switch from hosting n8n locally to using n8n Cloud, will that solve the issue of my PC being off?**

**3.If I use OpenClaw via Discord on my phone, does it still depend on my main computer being turned on to process requests, or can it run independently?**

Thank you