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AI Agent Building with Relay.app

Jun 10, 2025

Summary

  • The meeting provided a step-by-step walkthrough of building a no-code AI agent using relay.app, highlighting its simplicity and connectivity to over 100 apps.
  • Key features such as workflow creation, adding company-specific knowledge, custom triggers, and integrating pre-made templates were demonstrated.
  • The session discussed practical use cases, including automated email handling, and encouraged further learning through AI automation resources.

Action Items

  • None identified with specific date or owner in transcript.

Introduction to relay.app and Key Features

  • Relay.app allows beginners to build AI agents without coding.
  • The platform supports connections to 100+ apps (e.g., Gmail, Google Drive, QuickBooks, Outlook, HubSpot, GitHub, Facebook Ads, etc.).
  • Users can add company-specific knowledge by uploading files from multiple sources (Box, Dropbox, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Google Slides).
  • The workspace interface displays recent projects and provides access to documentation, templates, videos, and community support.

Building a No-Code AI Agent: Step-by-Step Demonstration

  • Users can start by creating a new workflow and selecting a trigger event (manual, scheduled, webhook, mail hook, RSS, or actions in other apps).
  • Example agent: automate email responses for specific senders using Gmail triggers.
  • Filters can be applied (e.g., only emails from a specific address).
  • Steps can be added to the workflow: AI summarization of email, generation of polite declining responses, and automatic email replies.
  • Debugging and testing processes were shown, highlighting how to adjust workflow steps to resolve errors.
  • The finalized agent automatically summarizes incoming emails and sends an appropriate response without user intervention.

Leveraging Templates and Use Cases

  • Relay.app offers a template gallery for various automation scenarios (social media, sales, finance, email, CRM, marketing, meetings).
  • Templates come with step-by-step video tutorials and can be imported directly into the user's account.
  • The platform enables rapid creation and deployment of multiple AI agents for diverse business needs.
  • Suggestions were made to leverage these AI agents for personal productivity or as a service offering to clients.

AI Automation School and Further Learning

  • The presenter promoted further learning through "AI Automation School," offering tutorials and workflow audits.
  • Emphasis on the future impact of AI: those who embrace automation tools will be less likely to be replaced in the job market.

Decisions

  • Relay.app recommended as the primary tool for beginner AI agent creation — Chosen for its ease of use, no-code approach, and broad app integration capabilities.
  • AI automation highlighted as a critical future skill — Urged attendees to adopt AI tools proactively to stay competitive.

Open Questions / Follow-Ups

  • None noted in the provided transcript.