Week 9 · Day 1 — What Are AI Agents? Meet n8n

The New Idea

Every tool you've built so far requires you to do something. You open a script, run it, type an input, click a button. You are the trigger.

Agents change that.

An agent works on its own. It runs on a schedule, reacts to events, makes decisions, chains multiple steps, and sends you results — while you're sleeping, at practice, or doing literally anything else.

Today we introduce the concept and your new favorite tool: n8n (pronounced "n-eight-n").