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AI Automation Blueprint Template
An AI automation blueprint template — trigger, AI step, gates, output. Copy and adapt for any workflow.
Quick answer. Trigger → Inputs → AI Step → Review Gate → Output → Metric. Six lines. Fill them in for any automation. Build it manually first. Automate after it works twice.
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Why a blueprint matters
Most beginner automations fail because pieces are missing — usually the review gate or the metric. The blueprint forces all six.
Worked example: weekly digest
Example
Filled blueprint
- Trigger: Monday 8am.
- Inputs: last 7 days of #product channel, my calendar, last week's brief.
- AI step: summarize into decisions / risks / asks.
- Review gate: 90-second human read in Slack draft.
- Output: post to #leadership.
- Metric: time-to-publish under 5 minutes.
Automation Blueprint
Trigger: ___
Inputs: ___
AI step (full prompt): ___
Review gate: ___
Output destination: ___
Success metric: ___
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