An r/AiAutomations post asked the genuine beginner question: which AI agent tools are easiest? This walks the no-code path that actually ships to production: n8n + Scavio HTTP node + LLM node.
Prerequisites
- Free n8n cloud account or n8n self-host (free)
- Scavio API key (free 250 credits/mo)
- An LLM API key (Claude/OpenAI)
Walkthrough
Step 1: Create a Schedule trigger in n8n
Cron expression or 'every X minutes'.
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// n8n UI: Add Trigger > Schedule > 'Every day at 9am'Step 2: Add an HTTP Request node for Scavio
POST to /api/v1/search with x-api-key.
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// HTTP Request node:
// Method: POST
// URL: https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/search
// Headers: x-api-key: <your key>
// Body (JSON): { "query": "top ai agent news today" }Step 3: Add an LLM node (Anthropic / OpenAI)
Read Scavio's organic_results into a summarization prompt.
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// In the LLM node prompt:
// Summarize these 5 results in 2 bullets each:
// {{$json.organic_results.slice(0,5).map(r => r.title + ' - ' + r.snippet).join('\n')}}Step 4: Add a delivery node
Send the summary to Slack / email / Notion.
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// Slack node: post message to #news-channel
// Body: {{$json.choices[0].message.content}}Step 5: Activate the workflow
Toggle Active. Workflow runs on the schedule, no further coding.
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// n8n UI: top-right Active togglePython Example
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# n8n is the deliverable. Optional Python equivalent for the curious:
# import requests; r = requests.post('https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/search', headers={'x-api-key': KEY}, json={'query': 'top ai agent news today'}).json()JavaScript Example
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// Same in JS via fetch — but n8n's visual flow is the artifact for non-coders.Expected Output
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Daily 9am Slack post with 5 summarized news bullets. Total stack cost: n8n self-host $0 + Scavio free 250/mo (well under daily budget) + Claude/OpenAI tokens (~$1-5/mo).