Claude API + n8n/Make enables powerful business automations: automatic email classification and response, document analysis pipelines, lead qualification, report generation, and supplier communication. Setup cost: €5,000-15,000 for the first workflow. Running cost: €100-500/month for Claude API + infrastructure. Typical time savings: 15-25 hours/week per automated process.
Claude as the brain of your automation
Claude's API turns it from a chat tool into the intelligence layer of your business automation. Connected to n8n, Make, or custom code, Claude can: read and understand incoming communications, make decisions about how to handle them, draft responses, extract data from documents, and trigger actions in your business systems.
Five automations to build first
1. Intelligent email triage
Incoming email → Claude reads and classifies → routes to the right person or auto-responds → logs in CRM. Saves 1-2 hours per day per person handling email.
2. Document analysis pipeline
Upload document (contract, proposal, report) → Claude extracts key information → creates structured summary → flags risks or action items → stores in your document management system.
3. Lead qualification
New lead from website/email → Claude evaluates against your ideal customer profile → scores and enriches → creates CRM record → assigns to salesperson with context brief.
4. Automated reporting
Daily/weekly trigger → n8n pulls data from ERP, CRM, bank → Claude analyzes and writes narrative → sends formatted report to management.
5. Supplier communication
Purchase order created → Claude generates supplier email → sends via company email → monitors for response → follows up if no response in 48 hours.
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Most automations use: n8n or Make as the orchestration layer, Claude API as the intelligence layer, and your existing systems (ERP, CRM, email) as the data/action layer. Setup typically takes 2-4 weeks per workflow, with 1-2 weeks of tuning and optimization.
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