Over the past few months, I’ve been trying out a bunch of AI automation tools to see which ones are actually useful beyond the flashy demos.

Some genuinely impressed me, while others just felt like traditional automation with an LLM added on top.

A few that I’ve tested or looked into include things like n8n AI, OpenAI Agents, Browser Use, Crawl4AI, Playwright with AI, and Firecrawl.

My biggest takeaway so far is that AI can make automation much easier to build, but reliability still seems to be the biggest challenge once you start using it for real workflows.

I’m curious what everyone else is using.

Have you found an AI automation tool that’s actually become part of your daily workflow?

Or do you still find yourself going back to traditional tools like Playwright, Selenium, or n8n without AI?

Would love to hear what you’ve tried, what worked, and what turned out to be all hype.

I've spent way too much time testing AI bots, tweaking prompts, breaking them, fixing them, and learning what actually makes them feel natural.

Here's what I've learned.

1. Don't make your instructions a list of random personality traits.

Bad:

> Funny, smart, confident, sarcastic, kind, mysterious, energetic...

The AI doesn't know which traits matter most, so you'll usually end up with an inconsistent personality.

Instead, describe **how the bot behaves.**

Example:

> Instead of trying to sound funny all the time, it naturally makes jokes when the conversation feels right. It listens first, then responds confidently without sounding arrogant.

Behavior > labels.

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2. Don't try to control every single response.

A lot of beginners write prompts that basically script the AI.

The result?

Every conversation feels robotic.

Instead, give the AI goals.

Example:

Instead of:

> Always greet the user first.

Try:

> Make the user feel welcomed without repeating the same introduction every time.

Small difference.

Much better conversations.

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3. Give your bot room to think.

The more rules you pile on...

The less natural it becomes.

Nobody talks using 200 different rules.

Neither should your bot.

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4. Give it context instead of commands.

Good bots know:

* what they're trying to achieve

* who they're talking to

* how they should behave when things go wrong

Context usually beats strict instructions.

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5. Test with real people.

This is probably the biggest mistake.

People spend hours writing prompts...

...then never let anyone actually use the bot.

You'll learn more from 10 real conversations than 100 prompt edits.

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6. Expect your first version to be bad.

Every good bot started as a terrible bot.

The best improvements usually come after watching people interact with it.

Build.

Test.

Improve.

Repeat.

My biggest takeaway

The bots that people remember aren't the smartest.

They're the ones that feel the most natural.

Curious how everyone else approaches this.

What's one thing you've learned that instantly made your bots better?

Keep seeing people talk about running an LLM as the “brain” instead of paying for a traditional client. I’m tempted but skeptical. For anyone who’s actually tried it: does it hold up, or does it fall apart the second something on the page changes? What model and setup are you running?

Social media · Scraping/data · Gaming · Crypto/Web3 · Boring work tasks

Curious where this sub leans. Vote, then tell us your weirdest use case in the comments.

Everyone’s got an origin story. Mine was just being too lazy to do the same boring task twice. What pulled you in? Gaming, work, crypto, pure curiosity, something else? It’s always interesting how many different roads lead people to the same place.

Everyone’s got a grudge here. Some swear IG’s the worst these days, some say TikTok flags you for breathing wrong, some reckon X actually got easier after all the changes. So let’s settle it: what are you finding hardest to automate on right now, and what’s been surprisingly chill? Trying to get a real read instead of the same recycled advice everyone was repeating three years ago.

Let’s map out what this community actually runs on. Drop your setup: language, the framework you reach for first, how you handle browsers and proxies, which models if you’re doing the AI-agent thing, and wherever you host it all. Format if you want — Stack / what you automate / the one thing you’d never give up. I’ll go first in the comments.

I’ve been exploring different ways to automate repetitive work, both at home and at work. It made me wonder what’s the single automation you’ve built (or adopted) that had the biggest impact on your productivity?
Could be anything:
Excel/Google Sheets
Python scripts
Zapier/Make/n8n
AI workflows
Manufacturing or industrial automation
Looking for ideas that are practical rather than overly complex.

For years, I had this small task that I kept doing manually.

It wasn’t a huge problem. It only took a minute or two each time, so I always told myself it wasn’t worth automating.

Eventually, I spent a few minutes setting up a simple workflow to handle it for me.

The weird part wasn’t how much time it saved. It was realizing how often I’d been doing the same thing over and over without questioning it.

It got me thinking that the biggest productivity killers aren’t always the massive projects. Sometimes it’s those tiny repetitive actions that quietly add up over months and years.

What’s something you automated that made you think:

“Why didn’t I do this sooner?”

What was it, and how much time or frustration has it saved you since?

Gaming?

Work?

Crypto?

Curiosity?

Accidentally fell down a Python rabbit hole?

Everyone’s got a story.

Build an AI agent?

Scale a scraper?

Automate your job?

Launch a side project?

Drop it below and let’s see what everyone is working toward.

Hey everyone, I’m u/SeparateResolve2075 and I’m the one who started this place.

So here’s the deal. There are plenty of subreddits for one specific bot or one specific game, but I could never find a single spot that covered all of it. That’s what this is meant to be. Social media bots, web scraping, browser automation, crypto bots, AI agents, scripts you threw together at 2am that somehow still run... if you automate stuff, you belong here.

What you can post

Honestly? Anything bot or automation related. Show off a project, ask about something you’re stuck on, drop a tool you found, write up a guide, or just rant about an API that keeps breaking on you. Doesn’t matter if you’ve been doing this for years or you wrote your first script last week. Both are welcome, and we were all beginners once.

The vibe

Keep it friendly and actually helpful. No gatekeeping, no “just google it” energy. And please, no scams or “DM me for the script” nonsense, that stuff gets removed fast. We just want a decent place for people who like building things.

How to jump in

1. Drop a comment and say hi. Tell us what you’re automating and what you build with.

2. Post something today, even a small question is fine. A quiet sub helps nobody.

3. Know someone who’d be into this? Send them our way.

4. Want to help mod? We’re small right now, so I’d genuinely appreciate the extra hands. Just shoot me a message.

That’s about it. Thanks for being here this early, it really does mean a lot. Let’s turn this into something good. 🤖