AI Workflows

AI agents, LLM pipelines, and intelligent automation for production systems.

AI workflows sit at the intersection of language models, agent frameworks, and automation infrastructure. This pillar covers how to build, deploy, and operate AI-powered systems: from single-prompt pipelines to multi-agent orchestrations that plan, execute, and verify autonomously. Guides here explore MCP server integration, Claude Code and Cursor workflows, RAG pipelines, and the governance layer that separates reliable agents from fragile demos. Each article is grounded in practitioner experience and benchmarked data, with clear architectural recommendations for teams moving from prototype to production.

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13 editorial components arranged in a systematic grid on a dark background with amber and blue accent colours, representing the AutomationSwitch component library architecture

13 components. 5 profiles. One system.

How We Built a 13-Component Library That Structures Every Article on This Site

A codified component library with placement rules, justification tests, and content profiles governs every article on AutomationSwitch. Here is the full system and how to build your own.

Automation Switch

Building Your First AI Agent: A Step-by-Step Guide

What Are AI Agents and How Do They Work

The Automation Switch Skills Hub: a directory of 46 production AI agent skills organised across nine categories

Why we built the index the agent ecosystem was missing

The Automation Switch Skills Hub: What We're Building and Why

The Automation Switch Skills Hub is a curated directory of 46 production AI agent skills across nine categories. Here is what we are building, why we built the internal index, and what to expect as the hub grows.

Apr 2026·10 min

Map of MCP server discovery sources showing directories, registries, and meta-indexes across the ecosystem

12,000+ servers across directories, registries, and indexes.

Where to Find MCP Servers in 2026: Every Directory, Registry, and Index

The navigation guide to MCP server discovery across 12,000+ servers. Compare PulseMCP, Smithery, Glama, MCP.so, the official registry, and every major index to find the right one for your workflow.

Apr 2026·10 min

Python code editor showing a minimal MCP server with tool registration and handler functions

How to Build Your First MCP Server (Python, Under 100 Lines)

Most MCP tutorials are either too abstract or too long. Here is a working MCP server in Python in under 100 lines, exposing real tools, testable with Claude Code.

Apr 2026·15 min

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Notion Component Library Sync Demo

A live sync demo showing how a strict Notion component grammar maps into Sanity schema blocks and renders with parity on Automation Switch.

Apr 2026·12 min

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SKILL.md Files: The Agent Skills Directory

SKILL.md files are the configuration layer for AI agent behavior. How they work, how to write them, and the emerging directory of community-built skills.

Mar 2026·9 min

How SDRs Are Cutting Research Time in Half With PrecisionReach

Manual outreach research eats 45 minutes per email. PrecisionReach runs a full research-to-email pipeline in one go — industry mapping, org hierarchy, customer profiles, and five cold emails ready to send.

Mar 2026·6 min