Are you ready to revolutionize your workflow? In this guide, we’ll explore the top five AI agents that everyone should build to automate tasks, save time, and even create new business opportunities. Forget about tedious manual processes and embrace the power of AI to transform your daily routines. Let’s dive into the world of AI agents!
Table of Contents:
- What are AI Agents and Why Should You Care?
- 1. The Accountant AI Agent: Automate Your Expense Tracking
- 2. The Email Manager AI Agent: Declutter Your Inbox
- 3. The Calendar Event Reminder AI Agent: Never Miss an Appointment
- 4. Vectal AI Agent: The Ultimate Productivity Tool
- 5. The Daily News AI Agent: Stay Informed Automatically
- How to Make Money with AI Agents: Solve Real Problems
- What can you do?
- Disclaimer
What are AI Agents and Why Should You Care?
AI agents are intelligent systems designed to perform specific tasks autonomously. They can interact with various applications and services, making them incredibly versatile for automating workflows. Think of them as your personal digital assistants, capable of handling everything from accounting to email management.
Why Build AI Agents?
- Save Time: Automate repetitive tasks and free up your time for more important activities.
- Increase Efficiency: AI agents work 24/7 without breaks, ensuring consistent and reliable performance.
- Create Business Opportunities: Develop and market specialized AI agents to solve real-world problems for businesses.
1. The Accountant AI Agent: Automate Your Expense Tracking
Tired of spending hours on expense tracking? The Accountant AI Agent is here to help. This agent can automatically categorize and record your expenses, saving you time and ensuring accuracy.
How to Build It:
Step 1: Define a Trigger after logging into N8N
Start by selecting a trigger to initiate the workflow. For example, you can use Telegram. Whenever you receive a message, it triggers the AI agent.
To set up a Telegram trigger, you’ll need to create a Telegram bot using BotFather. Type /newbot, name your bot (e.g., N8N Accountant), and give it a unique username ending with “bot” (e.g., N8NAccountantBot). Copy the token provided by BotFather and paste it into N8N. Test the connection to ensure it’s working correctly.
Step 2: Connect the AI Agent
Now, connect the AI agent to the trigger. Choose an AI model. GPT-4.0 is recommended for its superior performance in AI agent tasks. Connect your OpenAI API key. If it’s your first time, create a new secret key on the OpenAI platform. Make sure to add your credit card to the billing section on OpenAI if you haven’t already.
Step 3: Give Instructions
Next, provide the AI agent with instructions, also known as the system prompt. This defines how the AI agent should behave. For example, you can instruct it to categorize expenses as personal or business-related. You can access pre-built AI agents with system prompts in the new society classroom.
Drag the message from Telegram into the user prompt so the AI agent knows what to process. Test the workflow by sending a message to your Telegram bot. The AI agent should respond with a categorization of the expense.
Step 4: Add Memory
Give the AI agent memory so it can remember past interactions. Use simple memory and drag in the chat ID. Set the context window length to five, which is usually enough for most use cases.
Step 5: Give Tools
Finally, give the AI agent tools, such as Google Sheets, so it can write expenses into your spreadsheet. To connect Google Sheets, you’ll need to set up OAuth 2.0 in the Google Cloud Console. Enable the Google Sheets API. Create an OAuth consent screen and an OAuth client ID. Add the authorized redirect URL provided by N8N. Copy the client ID and client secret into N8N. Sign in with your Google account to connect the Google Sheets tool.
Select the operation as “append row” and choose the Google Sheet you want to use. Define the headers in your Google Sheet (e.g., Date, Personal/Business, Description, Amount in USD, Type). Refresh the fields in N8N and click the magic button to let the AI model define them. Test the workflow again to ensure the AI agent correctly writes expenses into your Google Sheet.
Step 6: Add an Output
Add an output to the AI agent to receive a summary of the transaction in Telegram. Use the “send a text message” tool. Drag in the chat ID and the AI agent’s output. Test the workflow one last time to ensure you receive a confirmation message in Telegram.
2. The Email Manager AI Agent: Declutter Your Inbox
Tired of sifting through countless emails? The Email Manager AI Agent can autonomously clean up and organize your inbox, saving you valuable time.
How to Build It:
Step 1: Set Up a Gmail Trigger
Connect the Gmail trigger to the email account you want to clean up. Set the mode to “every minute” and ensure the event is set to “message received.” Enable simplify for clarity.
Step 2: Connect the AI Agent
In the user message, provide the ID, subject line, and snippet of the email. In the system message, explain how the AI agent should process the email, marking unimportant ones as read.
Step 3: Configure the AI Model
Select your OpenAI credentials and choose GPT-4.0 or GPT-4.0 Mini as the AI model.
Step 4: Mark as Read Tool
Use the “mark as read” tool to mark unimportant emails as read. Drag in the ID from the Gmail trigger. Test the workflow to ensure the AI agent correctly marks unimportant emails as read.
3. The Calendar Event Reminder AI Agent: Never Miss an Appointment
Stay on top of your schedule with the Calendar Event Reminder AI Agent. This agent checks your calendar daily and sends you a summary of upcoming events.
How to Build It:
Step 1: Set Up a Schedule Trigger
Use a schedule trigger to run the AI agent daily. Set the interval to “day” and the execution time to your desired time (e.g., 8 AM).
Step 2: Connect the AI Agent
In the user message, instruct the AI agent to check the calendar, understand the schedule, and make a summary of today’s events.
Step 3: Configure the AI Model
Select your OpenAI credentials and choose GPT-4.0 as the AI model.
Step 4: Connect the Calendar Tool
Connect the Google Calendar tool. Authenticate with your Google account and select the calendar you want to access. Set the time range to get events from today until one week from now.
Step 5: Connect the Gmail Tool
Connect the Gmail tool to send an email with a summary of the events. Select your Gmail credentials and define the subject and message using the AI model. Test the workflow to ensure you receive an email with a summary of your upcoming events.
4. Vectal AI Agent: The Ultimate Productivity Tool
Vectal is an AI-powered productivity app that combines the best of Notion and ChatGPT. It offers advanced AI agents built-in to help you manage tasks, notes, and ideas more efficiently.
Key Features:
- AI Models: Access to the best AI models for various tasks.
- User Context: Personalized answers based on your work description, short-term goals, long-term goals, and other context.
- Projects: Categorize your tasks, notes, and ideas into different projects for better organization.
Use Vectal to automate tasks, generate ideas, and stay organized. Switch over to Vectal to save multiple hours per week and get your work done faster.
5. The Daily News AI Agent: Stay Informed Automatically
Stay up-to-date on the latest news with the Daily News AI Agent. This agent researches a specific topic and sends you a daily summary via email or other messaging platforms.
How to Build It:
Step 1: Set Up a Schedule Trigger
Use a schedule trigger to run the AI agent daily. Set the interval to “day” and the execution time to your desired time (e.g., 8 AM).
Step 2: Connect the AI Agent
Configure the AI model with GPT-4.0 or GPT-4.0 Mini.
Step 3: Connect the SERP API Tool
Connect the SERP API tool to search the web for news articles. Register on serapi.com, get the API key, and paste it as a credential in N8N. Select a plan and verify your phone number.
Step 4: Connect the Gmail Tool
Connect the Gmail tool to send an email with the summarized news. Select your Gmail credentials and define the subject and message using the AI model. Test the workflow to ensure you receive an email with a daily news update.
How to Make Money with AI Agents: Solve Real Problems
Forget about generic AI automation agencies. The key to making money with AI agents is to solve real problems for businesses. Identify a pain point, build a specific AI agent to address it, and market it for that particular use case.
Example:
A coffee shop owner needs to track expenses from various sources (cash, crypto, bank transfers). Build an AI agent that automates this process, saving the owner time and ensuring accurate accounting.
What can you do?
Ready to revolutionize your productivity with AI Agents? Here’s your action plan:
- Sign up for N8N: Start building your AI agents today.
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- Identify & Build: Pinpoint a problem you want to solve and create your AI agent now!
Disclaimer
Here are some common terms used in this article and what they mean in this context:
- AI Agent: An intelligent system designed to perform specific tasks autonomously.
- Trigger: An event that initiates an AI agent workflow.
- AI Model: The brain of the AI agent, responsible for processing information and making decisions.
- System Prompt: Instructions given to the AI agent to define its behavior.
- Tool: An application or service that the AI agent can interact with (e.g., Google Sheets, Gmail).
- Credentials: Authentication information required to access tools and services (e.g., API keys, OAuth tokens).
- Workflow: A sequence of steps that the AI agent follows to complete a task.
By building these five AI agents, you can transform your productivity and unlock new business opportunities. Embrace the power of AI and start automating your life today!
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