Workflow automation

Connect AI to the systems your business already runs on.

Visual, low-code automation tools — orchestrating private LLMs, internal APIs, email, CRMs, and more — running entirely inside your environment. No SaaS connectors leaking data outside your firewall.

Three platforms

Pick the tool that fits the job.

Each is included in your private instance (n8n requires a separate license). Mix and match — they all talk to the same private LLMs and the same private network.

ActivePieces

Visual · low-code · agents
Included

Drag-and-drop workflow builder with hundreds of integrations and first-class AI agent support. The right starting point for most teams — fast to learn, easy to share, scales to complex multi-step automations.

  • AI agents that call your private LLMs
  • Triggers from webhooks, schedules, email
  • Reusable pieces shared across teams

Node-RED

Flow-based · IoT · ops
Included

Flow-based programming for connecting devices, APIs, and services. Originally built for IoT and still the best tool when you need to glue together protocols, sensors, and operational systems with low overhead.

  • MQTT, modbus, serial, HTTP — out of the box
  • Lightweight runtime, deploys anywhere
  • Massive community palette

n8n

Node-based · enterprise
Separate license

Powerful node-based workflow engine with deep enterprise connectors and code-level control. Best when you've outgrown simpler tools and need fine-grained branching, error handling, and version control.

  • Code nodes for full JS/Python control
  • 500+ enterprise integrations
  • Self-hosted inside your private cloud
How it flows

A typical private AI workflow.

Trigger from anywhere — email, schedule, webhook, file drop. Reason with a private LLM. Act on the result through your existing systems. All inside your firewall.

TriggerEmail · Webhook · Cron
FetchCRM · DB · Files
ReasonPrivate LLM · Ollama
DecideBranch · Approve
ActReply · Update · Notify
Use cases

What teams build first.

Inbox triage

Classify incoming email by intent, draft replies using your private LLM, and route urgent items to the right person.

Document intake

Drop a PDF in a watched folder. Extract fields, summarize, file to the right system, and notify the team.

Internal Q&A bot

Wire your private LLM to internal docs and run an always-on knowledge bot — without sending a byte to OpenAI or Anthropic.

Data normalization

Reconcile vendor names, addresses, or part numbers across mismatched systems using a private LLM as the matcher.

Reporting digests

Pull metrics on a schedule, summarize narratively with a private LLM, and post to Slack/Teams or email.

Approval workflows

Human-in-the-loop steps for purchase orders, content review, or anything where a person needs the final say.

* n8n may require a separate license.

Ready to automate?

Tell us what you'd like to streamline.

We'll scope a private workflow with you and build it on your instance.