We just wrapped the Orbit Awards for AI Dictation and now we re moving to the next category: AI Automation.

This one is for the tools that actually do work for you clearing chores, running workflows in the background, or quietly taking over a chunk of your week without turning into another dashboard you have to babysit.

We re officially in nominees season for the Orbit Awards: AI Workflow Automation.

A lot of teams already manage work inside Gmail and Google Workspace. Customer conversations happen in email threads, follow-ups come out of meetings, and project coordination lives across tasks and boards throughout the day.

Keeping CRM records and project workflows aligned with all of that activity still takes a surprising amount of manual updating afterward.

If you're building a product with AI tools, here's how your morning probably looks:

• Open ChatGPT. Paste your project context. Ask your question. Get a decent answer.

• Switch to Claude for something else. Paste your context again. Different tool, same briefing.

• Hop into your codebase with Codex. Paste context again.

You're not just a builder anymore. You're a context delivery system.

The indie hackers I've talked to who use AI most effectively have one thing in common: they've figured out how to stop babysitting their tools and just use them.

Hey Product Hunt community

I'm Deepak Chandra, a builder from India, and I've been quietly working on something I'm really excited about KuberAgent.com.

What is KuberAgent?
A growing suite of free AI-powered tools built for developers, creators, and everyday users. No paywalls. No signups required for most tools. Just open and use.

Why am I building this?
I believe powerful AI tools shouldn't be locked behind expensive subscriptions. My goal is to make AI accessible to everyone whether you're a student, a freelancer, or a developer.

I was recently talking with a group of founders, and we went around sharing tools we're using now. Posting my notes for our community here - would love to know what else people are using!

Voice AI toolkit:

- Vapi

Hey, I m building a tool where you just chat to automate tasks no setup, no coding. It connects with your apps and gets stuff done.

Quick question:

• What tools do you use for repetitive tasks right now? (Zapier, Notion, n8n, Make.com, etc.)

• What are the most common apps or SaaS tools you use every day?

• What s the most annoying part of your workflow?

• Would you be interested in trying an early version and helping shape a tool that could save you hours each week?

Appreciate any thoughts!

I ve been thinking about how messy the current build an app with AI workflow still is.

For a simple website or SaaS-style product, people often end up jumping between multiple tools:

• one tool for UI generation

• another for backend/database

• another for auth

• another for payments

• another for deployment

• and maybe something else for internal dashboards or admin tools

It works, but the workflow can get fragmented pretty quickly especially if you re not a full-stack developer.

Hey PH Kshitij here from Inr .

We launched here back in 2024, which gave us a real platform to kickstart our journey, and the feedback from this community has genuinely shaped how we built Inr .

@Zapier, @Make, @Relay.app , @n8n , @Activepieces, @Pabbly
So many automation tools in 2025!

I cannot decide what to choose for beginners but with a wish to become a pro user
From my recent research, quick insights

• @Zapier still wins for ease-of-use and integrations, but might be expensive and has low free limitations

• @Relay.app is amazing for beginners due to built-in AI workflows

• @Make remains top for complex automation

My takeaways for new users from my one day research

Today, the productivity domain in tech is very well developed - there are tools for almost any need!

But at the same time, there s always a feeling that there might be something else, something better. All the time.

What I like about this space is that once people start using tools like Miro, Notion, Trello, ClickUp, etc., they tend to keep testing new things and experimenting with different tools.

Drop a link to your dev-first product launch in the comments.
Let's support developer tools
Upcoming dev-first product launches:

• @Producta launched on March 4

• @Pieces for Developers launched on March 5

• @MotherDuck launched on March 13

• @Portkey launched on March 17

• @Bucket launched on March 18

• @Novu launched on March 18

• @Tinybird launched on March 18

• @Lamatic.ai launched on March 24

• @Inferless launched on March 25

• @Meilisearch launched on March 25

• @Pulse launched on March 26

• @Atono launched on March 27

With so many AI tools popping up every week, I m curious:

Which ones have actually stuck around in your workflow?

• Are you using anything for image/video generation?

• Got an underrated writing or code assistant?

• Something that helps automate tedious stuff?

Would love to hear what s been useful (or surprising)!