This meeting provided a detailed walkthrough of Rube.app, a free AI app store and MCP server that allows users to connect and automate over 500 AI tools and platforms.
Attendees learned how to access Rube.app, set it up, and integrate their favorite tools, including Gmail, Slack, Notion, Google Sheets, and more.
The session highlighted five powerful use cases for business automation, focusing on workflow integration, communication, and scaling repetitive tasks across multiple platforms.
Action Items
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Introduction to Rube.app and Setup
Rube.app is a marketplace providing access to over 500 AI tools, allowing users to connect different platforms under a single MCP server for free.
Users can link tools such as Gmail, Slack, Notion, X, GitHub, and others, enabling workflow automations across platforms.
The setup process involves installing Rube as a custom connector in tools like Cloud Desktop, with similar steps for other environments (cursor, VS Code, Cloud Code, MCP URL).
Once set up, users can enable and connect multiple apps, granting access to Rube and allowing seamless integration.
Workflow Automations and Use Cases Overview
Rube.app enables users to automate multi-step tasks by linking different tools. Examples demonstrated included:
Retrieving the latest emails via Claude and automatically populating a Google Sheet.
Drafting and sending replies, or chaining tasks such as searching, planning, and executing across multiple tools.
Five example use cases were highlighted:
Communication and Task Automation:
Creating a GitHub issue from a client email, adding it to Linear, and posting in an engineering Slack channel.
Sending Notion meeting notes as formatted emails and saving to Google Drive.
Turning a Slack DM into an Asana task and adding reminders in Google Calendar.
Project and Task Management:
Converting customer emails into sales leads and assigning follow-ups in Asana with Slack notification.
Creating Trello cards for Shopify orders, attaching invoices, and posting links in Slack.
Creating linked tasks from GitHub bug reports in Notion and assigning them in Linear.
Sales, CRM, and E-commerce:
Creating Salesforce records from Shopify orders and adding follow-ups in Asana, with Slack notifications.
Syncing abandoned Shopify carts in HubSpot, starting Mailchimp sequences, and logging details in Google Sheets.
Scheduling demos and sending automatic emails with Salesforce, Google Calendar, and Notion integration.
Research and Outreach Automation:
Using Claude to research prospective commercial clients for a window washing business, automatically populating a Google Sheet with leads, and preparing follow-up campaigns via Mailchimp or HubSpot.
Calendar, Scheduling, and Operations:
Automating creation of Zoom links for Calendly bookings, updating Google Calendar and Notion with meeting prep.
Blocking time in the calendar for Asana tasks and sending Slack reminders.
Logging closed Salesforce deals as kickoff events and notifying onboarding teams.
Decisions
Selected Rube.app for AI workflow automation — Chosen due to its wide integration capabilities, free MCP server, and ease of connecting multiple apps for streamlined business processes.
Open Questions / Follow-Ups
Specific implementation details or security considerations for connecting sensitive tools (e.g., email, CRM) were not discussed.
No timelines or responsible parties were assigned for potential next steps.