DISPATCH #048 · FEATURED TEARDOWN
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Zapier vs. Make vs. Custom Code: The 2026 Applied Automation Teardown

An opinionated benchmark evaluating multi-step webhook latency, API rate limits, error recovery, and execution cost per 10k tasks across production automation stacks.

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§ 01APPLIED TOOL GUIDES & PLAYBOOKS

Unbiased Tool Guides, Workflow Playbooks & Tech Radar

Explore our curated collection of applied tool evaluations, automation playbooks, open-source repositories, and platform roadmaps.

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Zapier vs. Make vs. Custom Code: Applied Automation Teardown
A comprehensive benchmark testing multi-step webhook latency, rate limit handling, and API cost per 10k executions across Zapier and Make.
#Zapier#Make#Automation#Webhooks
8 min read 2026-08-05
DEVTOOL EVALUATION
Cursor vs. Windsurf: The 2026 AI Code Editor Benchmark
Evaluating context window retention, background index speed, and multi-file refactoring accuracy for production engineering teams.
#Cursor#Windsurf#DevTools#AI Agents
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PLAYBOOK #014
Automating Industry Research with Perplexity API & Notion
Step-by-step playbook on building a self-updating research hub that synthesizes market signals and pushes structured briefs directly into Notion.
#Perplexity#Notion#Research#Python
10 min read 2026-08-01
OPEN-SOURCE VAULT
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n8n: The Self-Hosted Workflow Engine for Privacy-First Ops
How to deploy n8n on Docker/Cloudflare Workers to replace $1,200/mo SaaS subscription costs while keeping customer data local.
#n8n#Self-Hosted#Docker#Open Source
7 min read 2026-07-28
PLATFORM RADAR
Cloudflare OS & Workers AI: The Edge Computing Shift
Cloudflare’s expansion into serverless operating environments, persistent Durable Objects, and low-latency global model inference.
#Cloudflare#Edge AI#Workers#Infrastructure
9 min read 2026-07-25
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Ollama + OpenWebUI: Running Local LLM Workflows at Scale
Configuring Ollama local models on Apple Silicon & Linux GPU nodes for zero-latency document analysis and offline embeddings.
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• Teardown of LLM APIs, webhooks, and state persistence.

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• Structuring deterministic prompts that do not break in production.

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