AI & Automation · FreeMalta

The Automation Layer

Every tool in your stack works in isolation. N8N makes them work together. Trigger from a webhook, enrich with AI, route by logic, store in a database, notify in Slack. One workflow. Zero manual steps.

Open Source Self-Host 400+ integrations Claude native AI agent workflows JavaScript inside

n8n workflow · outbound-sales-automation.json

# Trigger: new lead added to Apollo list

→webhook.receive(apollo_new_contact)

✓ Contact received: {name: "Maria Grech", company: "XYZ iGaming", title: "Head of Product"}

# Step 1: Enrich contact data via FullEnrich

→fullenrich.enrich(linkedin_url)

✓ Email found: m.grech@xyzigaming.com (confidence: 94%)

# Step 2: Generate personalised first line via Claude API

→claude.complete(prompt, model="claude-sonnet-4-6")

→ "Saw XYZ just launched your new live casino vertical — congrats on the Malta licence approval."

# Step 3: Inject into Lemlist sequence

→lemlist.addLead(email, first_line, campaign="igaming-heads-of-product")

✓ Lead added. Sequence starts in 24h.

# Step 4: Log to Supabase

→supabase.insert(leads, {status: "sequenced", enriched: true})

✓ Logged. Total workflow time: 4.2 seconds.

→

Outbound Sales Agent — N8N workflow

Apollo

Trigger

FullEnrich

Enrich

Claude API

AI Layer

Lemlist

Send

Supabase

Log

What it is

The glue between every tool in your stack

Every SaaS tool you use has an API. N8N connects them — visually, without code, with full logic control. A new row in Airtable triggers an email in Brevo. A form submission creates a Supabase record, enriches the contact via FullEnrich, and adds them to a Lemlist sequence. A webhook from your CRM fires Claude API, generates a summary, and posts it to Slack.

The difference between N8N and Zapier or Make.com: N8N is open-source. You self-host it — on your own server, on Cloudflare Workers, on a €5/month VPS. Your automation data stays in your infrastructure. No per-task pricing at scale. Full JavaScript available inside any node. And for AI agent workflows — multi-step reasoning, memory, tool use — N8N's native LLM support is significantly more powerful than what Zapier or Make offer.

FreeMalta uses N8N as the automation backbone for client workflows. It is also what powers parts of the News Beast content pipeline.

Real workflows

What N8N actually does in practice

Outbound Sales Agent

Apollo new contact → FullEnrich email lookup → Claude API personalised first line → Lemlist sequence inject → Supabase log. Fully automated. 4 seconds per lead.

Apollo → FullEnrich → Claude API → Lemlist → Supabase

AI Newsroom Pipeline

Firecrawl scrapes news sources → Claude API categorises and rewrites → Supabase stores → Cloudflare Worker serves to frontend. News Beast runs on a version of this.

Firecrawl → Claude API → Supabase → Cloudflare

Content Distribution

Perplexity research → Claude API drafts post → human review checkpoint → Buffer schedules → ManyChat handles replies. Content goes from idea to published with one human approval step.

Perplexity → Claude API → Buffer → ManyChat

Support Triage

LiveChat webhook → Claude API classifies intent and urgency → routes to Nutshell CRM or Chatbase for auto-response → Slack notification for human escalation. Zero tickets fall through.

LiveChat → Claude API → Chatbase / Nutshell → Slack

Competitive Intelligence

Firecrawl monitors competitor websites for changes → Claude API summarises what changed and why it matters → weekly digest posted to Slack. Know before your team asks.

Firecrawl → Claude API → Supabase → Slack digest

Onboarding Automation

New Deel contract signed → N8N triggers Trainual onboarding assignment, Brevo welcome sequence, Supabase employee record, Slack #new-joiners post. HR admin time: zero.

Deel → Trainual + Brevo + Supabase + Slack

Connects with

Key integrations in the FreeMalta ecosystem

Claude API

AI reasoning & generation

Supabase

Database & vector store

Cloudflare

Self-hosting & Workers

Make.com

Hybrid automation

Apollo

Sales data input

Lemlist

Outreach output

Brevo

Email sequences

ManyChat

Messaging layer

Firecrawl

Web data input

Perplexity

Research input

Airtable

Data storage

Slack

Notifications

Honest assessment

When N8N is the right choice

Built for this

Complex multi-step AI agent workflows

Self-hosting — data never leaves your infra

High-volume automation without per-task costs

Custom JavaScript logic inside workflows

Claude API integration as a native node

Technical teams who want full control

Consider Make.com instead if

You want zero setup — just connect and go

Your team is non-technical

You need 1,000+ pre-built templates

Simple automations with no custom logic

You don't want to manage infrastructure

FreeMalta builds what it recommends.

News Beast. AnotherCandidate. This platform.
AI agents. Automated newsrooms. Workflows that run while you sleep.

No templates. No "I came across your profile." No decks full of buzzwords.

If you need it built — let's talk.

Fractional CAIO

Off The Record

N8N vs Make.com vs Zapier: The Honest Comparison for 2026 Read How to Connect Claude API to N8N in 15 Minutes Read Self-Hosting N8N on Cloudflare Workers: A Real Guide Read The AI Agent Stack That Runs a Newsroom Read

Frequently Asked Questions

What is N8N?

N8N is an open-source workflow automation platform. It connects apps, services and APIs through a visual drag-and-drop interface — and unlike most automation tools, you can self-host it, meaning your data never leaves your infrastructure. It supports 400+ integrations and allows custom code when visual nodes aren't enough.

How is N8N different from Make.com or Zapier?

Three key differences. First, N8N is open-source — you can self-host it on your own server or Cloudflare Workers, so your automation data stays in your infrastructure. Make.com and Zapier are cloud-only. Second, N8N supports full JavaScript/Python inside workflows — you're not limited to what visual nodes can do. Third, N8N is significantly more powerful for AI agent workflows — it has native LLM nodes, vector store integrations and multi-agent orchestration built in.

Do I need to know how to code to use N8N?

No — but knowing a little JavaScript helps. Most workflows are built visually using N8N's node-based interface. For simple automations (webhook triggers, API calls, data routing), no code is needed. For advanced workflows — custom transformations, complex logic, AI agent loops — basic JavaScript knowledge lets you go much further.

Can N8N connect to Claude / Anthropic API?

Yes. N8N has a native Anthropic node. You connect your Claude API key, choose your model, and Claude becomes a node in your workflow — just like any other tool. You can pass data in, get structured output back, and route the response to the next step. This is how FreeMalta builds AI-powered automation workflows.

What can FreeMalta build with N8N?

AI agent workflows, automated content pipelines, outbound sales automation with Claude personalisation, customer support routing, lead enrichment workflows, newsroom automation, webhook integrations between any tools in your stack. If you need a specific workflow built, the FreeMalta Fractional CAIO service handles N8N implementation end-to-end.