AI Workflow Planning Template
Most people get stuck because they start building too fast. They open Cursor, Claude Code, n8n, Make, or Python… But they have no clear workflow. So today’s resource is simple: Use this template before building any AI agent, automation, or vibe-coded app. AI Workflow Planning Template Answer these 9 questions: 1. What problem am I solving? 2. Who will use this? 3. What triggers the workflow? 4. What input does it receive? 5. What should happen automatically? 6. Where does AI help? 7. Does it need a dashboard or app? 8. What output should it produce? 9. When should a human review it? Example Workflow: Student support assistant Trigger: Student asks a question Input: Question + course module name Automation: Save the question and notify instructor AI: Draft a helpful answer App: Simple dashboard for open questions Human review: Before final reply This can become: An automation. An AI agent. A small vibe-coded tool. Or all three together. That is how real AI workflows are built. Not by chasing tools. By designing the workflow first. Your turn Copy the 9 questions and answer them for your own idea. Post your answers below. I will review some of them and suggest the best build path: agent, automation, or vibe-coded app.