New studio idea. Brainstorming with Jay, not yet specced. No build until a design doc is agreed.
Vision
An Automation Studio sitting between n8n (powerful node-graph workflow automation, server-side, deep integrations) and Apple's new AI-assisted Shortcuts (approachable, natural-language, on-device action assembly). taOS-native: automations can drive taOS apps, agents, files, the cluster, notifications, and the A2A bus.
Headline differentiator: agent-authored automations. Describe a workflow in plain language, an agent generates and deploys a real, editable flow; manual editing + AI assist on top.
Open questions for the brainstorm
- Primary creation mode on the n8n<->Shortcuts spectrum (NL-first vs visual-builder-first vs templates).
- Engine: build our own vs wrap/embed an existing one. Candidates: n8n (Sustainable Use License, same family as taOS, powerful), Node-RED (Apache-2.0, lighter, weaker UX), Activepieces (license TBD, modern). Offline + ARM/Pi + license constraints matter.
- Integration depth (embed an engine UI vs taOS-native nodes over an engine vs fully our own).
- Fits the studios framing and rides the #89 userspace-app-packages rails; n8n is already an installable catalog service (container app_type), which also helps pin down the container-package case.
Status
Brainstorming. Will produce a design doc under docs/superpowers/specs/ for sign-off before any implementation. Part of the studios programme alongside #76/#77/#78/#79/#86/#87.
New studio idea. Brainstorming with Jay, not yet specced. No build until a design doc is agreed.
Vision
An Automation Studio sitting between n8n (powerful node-graph workflow automation, server-side, deep integrations) and Apple's new AI-assisted Shortcuts (approachable, natural-language, on-device action assembly). taOS-native: automations can drive taOS apps, agents, files, the cluster, notifications, and the A2A bus.
Headline differentiator: agent-authored automations. Describe a workflow in plain language, an agent generates and deploys a real, editable flow; manual editing + AI assist on top.
Open questions for the brainstorm
Status
Brainstorming. Will produce a design doc under docs/superpowers/specs/ for sign-off before any implementation. Part of the studios programme alongside #76/#77/#78/#79/#86/#87.