A bar owner who isn't a developer built 80+ automations in 28 days with Claude
In plain words
The owner of a bar with golf simulators and axe throwing used Claude to plan and Claude Code to build n8n workflows for sales reports, food costs, scheduling and events.
What happened: 80+ automations in 28 days, replacing 15–20 hours a week of manual work (their own figures).
These numbers come from the builder and haven't been checked independently.
Source: reddit.com ↗
How to do it yourself
Our suggested steps. The company didn't publish theirs.
- 1
List the reports and tasks you do by hand every week.
- 2
Write a short knowledge file: your systems, logins needed, how you like reports.
- 3
Use Claude to plan one workflow, then Claude Code to build it in n8n.
- 4
Test it on last week's data.
- 5
Add one workflow a day, starting with the most time-consuming.
The instructions to give the AI
Paste this into Claude (the free plan is fine), swap the [brackets] for your details, and test it on a few real examples.
This is one part of the setup. It won't connect to your phone, inbox or other apps on its own; the steps above cover that.
Agent instructions (prompt)
Build an n8n workflow that every Monday at 8am pulls last week's sales from [POS], calculates food cost % by category using [invoice sheet], and emails me a short summary with the 3 items losing the most margin. Explain each node in plain English.
[Highlighted] = replace with your own details before you run it.
What you should get back: Every Monday: "Sales $18,420 (+6%). Food cost 31%. Worst margins: wings, nachos, sliders."
Written by Quickly and Good, inspired by this case.
More detail: tools, prices and what you'll need
The company used: Claude + Claude Code + n8n (self-hosted)
You could use: Claude + Claude Code + n8n (self-hosted)
- Claude
AI assistant for writing, analysis and long documents; can connect to your tools.
Free plan; Pro $20/mo (monthly) · Official site ↗
- Claude Code
AI coding agent that builds and edits software from plain-English instructions.
See pricing · Official site ↗
- n8n
Workflow automation that connects apps and adds AI steps; can be self-hosted.
Free to self-host (Community Edition); cloud: see pricing · Official site ↗
Prices from each tool's own pricing page, checked Oct 2026.
What you'll need
- ☐A developer environment and the coding agent (e.g. Claude Code)
- ☐API access to the systems it must touch
- ☐Clear written instructions and project rules
- ☐Version control and a way to undo changes
- ☐Testing and code review by someone who can read the code
Can I do this myself?
Only if you can code or are learning to. Otherwise hire a builder.
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