Automation

Introduction In this post, I’ll walk you through my journey of integrating Google’s Gemini CLI (v0.24.0) with my self-hosted n8n instance (v2.2.6) using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). While n8n provides built-in MCP support, it only exposes read-only actions. To unlock full workflow automation—creating, modifying, and deleting workflows via Gemini CLI—I built a custom Python MCP server that leverages n8n’s API. Project Overview Goal: Enable Gemini CLI to create, read, update, and delete n8n workflows programmatically. ...

Have you ever wanted to extract the transcript from a YouTube video for note-taking, analysis, or content creation? In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through building a simple yet powerful Python script that does exactly that. What We’re Building Our script will: Accept any YouTube URL as input Extract the video transcript automatically Display the transcript in the console Optionally save it to a text file Prerequisites Before we start, make sure you have: ...

Introduction Converting YouTube videos to MP3 format is a common need for music enthusiasts, content creators, and learners. In this guide, I’ll walk you through a complete Python solution that handles downloading and converting YouTube videos to MP3 files with automatic dependency checking and robust error handling. This script is perfect for: Downloading music from YouTube Creating offline audio libraries Audio content processing Learning about Python automation Prerequisites Before you start, ensure you have: ...