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Automation that survives production — n8n, AI agents, custom integrations

I build the boring, load-bearing part: error branches, retries, fallbacks and logging — so a failed run alerts you instead of silently doing nothing. Free scoping call, fixed price before we start.

Alex Kolbas, AI automation engineer
Alex Kolbas · works remotely, EU/US-East overlap
6products in production
3–7 daysfor a single workflow
You own ityour instance, your keys
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What I do

Fixed scope, fixed price, documented handover.

S/01

n8n workflow build

Lead routing, CRM sync, document processing, reporting. Self-hosted or cloud — deployed, tested, documented.

from $4003–7 days
S/02

AI agent development

Retrieval over your data, multi-step reasoning, tool use. With guardrails and an evaluation pass, not a demo prompt.

from $1,5001–3 weeks
S/03

Custom API integrations

REST, webhooks, GraphQL, legacy systems with no SDK. Including the parts vendors call "not supported".

from $600
S/04

Chatbots that qualify, not chat

Telegram and web bots that ask the right questions, hand a structured lead to a human, and log every step.

from $800
S/05

Data extraction & enrichment

Scrapers and pipelines that keep working: dedup, retries, proxy rotation, and a schema you can query.

from $500
S/06

Automation retainer

A queue instead of a quote: unlimited workflow requests in priority order, monthly audit, direct line to me.

from $1,200/mo
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Built and running

Problem → what I built → what it does now. Click to open.

Client-specific names, data and internal URLs are omitted on purpose. Numbers above are from the running systems, not projections — happy to walk through any of them on a call.

03

How we work

No open-ended hourly drift.

STEP 01

15-min scoping call

You describe the process, I tell you what is automatable and what is not worth it.

STEP 02

Fixed quote

Scope, price and delivery date in writing before any work starts.

STEP 03

Working prototype

You see a running flow early, on your data — not a progress report.

STEP 04

Handover + support

Documented flows in your instance, 30 days of fixes included.

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Stack

n8nMake.comPythonFastAPIPostgreSQLDockerClaude / GPT / OpenRouterRAG & embeddingsTelegram Bot APIReactnginx / VPS
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Questions I get asked

Price, speed, ownership, failure modes.

What does a typical automation project cost?

A single workflow with 1–3 integrations starts at $400. A multi-workflow system with an AI layer, logging and monitoring runs $1,500–4,500. Ongoing work is a retainer from $1,200/month. The scoping call is free and the quote is fixed before we start.

How fast can you deliver?

A single workflow: 3–7 days. A multi-workflow system or an AI agent with retrieval: 1–3 weeks. You get a working prototype early rather than a status update.

Do I own what you build?

Yes. Flows live in your n8n instance, credentials stay in your accounts, documentation comes with the handover. No lock-in and no license from me.

What happens when the model fails or an API goes down?

That is the part most demos skip. Every flow ships with explicit error branches, retries with backoff, a fallback model where it matters, and logging that says what broke — so a failure alerts you instead of quietly returning nothing. I have measured that silent-failure rate on a live system and fixed it; ask me about it on the call.

Do you work white-label for agencies?

Yes, and it is a normal setup: you own the client and the scoping, I build, test and document, your brand stays on everything. Usually starts with a small paid test project.

Timezone and language?

I work remotely, overlap with EU and US-East hours, English at C2. Async by default, calls when a call is genuinely faster.

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