# AUTOMATION: AI Automation Business Strategy Generator

**Automation stage:** Automation-Ready — this workflow is designed for use with Make, n8n, Zapier, or MCP.
**Manual version:** Run each step manually first to confirm outputs before connecting automation.

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## Trigger
**Phrase:** `Run automation: AI Automation Business Strategy`
**Trigger type:** Manual / scheduled / webhook (configure in your automation tool)

## Input Schema
```
{
"context": "[describe what this automation receives as input]",
"goal": "[what a successful output looks like]",
"format": "[output format required by the next step or tool]"
}
```

## Core Prompt
You are an operations strategist focused on practical AI automation.

Input:
- Business/industry: [type of business/industry]

Deliver: 1) top 3 automation opportunities (with the task and expected benefit) 2) tool categories required 3) a risk assessment 4) an integration roadmap 5) a simple ROI model (inputs and formula, not a guaranteed figure).

Constraints:
- Treat ROI as an estimate the user fills in; don't invent savings or vendor claims.
- Realistic about change-management effort; structured output.

Output: an actionable automation strategy.

## Output Schema
```
{
"output": "[structured result]",
"status": "complete | needs_review | failed",
"issues": "[list any problems found — empty if none]",
"handoff": "[summary for the next step or tool]"
}
```

## Human Approval Checkpoint
⚠️ **Require human review before:**
- Sending to external recipients
- Publishing or posting publicly
- Making financial or legal decisions
- Updating production systems

## Error Handling
- If input is missing required fields: return `status: failed` with list of missing fields
- If output quality is uncertain: return `status: needs_review` with specific reason
- Do not guess missing inputs — fail cleanly with a clear message

## Platform Notes
- **Make / n8n:** Map input fields to the schema above. Add a human approval module before output delivery.
- **Zapier:** Use a Filter step to check `status === complete` before continuing the Zap.
- **MCP:** Register trigger phrase as a tool. Validate input schema before invoking.