Automation Recipes

Use these lightweight recipes to automate web tasks, run code, and message customers without writing glue code.

1) Scrape & Enrich Leads

• Blocks: Start → Agent → Browserbase/Stagehand → Function (clean) → Response.
• Steps: Agent finds company URLs (Serper/Exa). Browserbase/Stagehand opens pages, grabs headline/contact info. Function normalizes fields. Response returns a CSV string or pushes to CRM.
• Why SMBs like it: One-click weekly lead list without hiring a researcher.

2) Price Checker with Alerts

• Blocks: Schedule → Browserbase/Stagehand → Agent → Twilio SMS.
• Steps: Schedule weekly. Browserbase visits product URLs, captures price text. Agent compares to target price. Twilio SMS sends “Price dropped to $X” when triggered.
• Why SMBs like it: Simple price-watch without engineers.

3) Knowledge Update from the Web

• Blocks: Schedule → Serper/Exa → Browserbase → Agent → Knowledge Base.
• Steps: Search for latest docs/blogs. Browserbase fetches top results. Agent summarizes key changes. Save summaries into your knowledge base for fresher answers.
• Why SMBs like it: Keep FAQs current automatically.

4) Secure Code Execution (E2B)

• Blocks: Start → Agent → E2B → Response.
• Steps: Agent writes a small script (e.g., transform CSV). E2B executes in an isolated sandbox. Response returns the result or error.
• Tip: Validate input size and file type before sending to E2B.

5) SMS Status Updates

• Blocks: API Trigger → Agent → Twilio SMS.
• Steps: Receive {name, status, next_step}. Agent crafts a 2-sentence update under 320 chars. Twilio SMS sends to the customer.
• Why SMBs like it: Fast, on-brand updates without hand typing.

6) Multi-step Research Pack

• Blocks: Start → Agent → Serper/Exa → Browserbase → Agent (synthesis) → Response.
• Steps: Agent drafts search queries; Serper/Exa fetch results; Browserbase pulls details from top links; second Agent summarizes into bullet points with links.
• Why SMBs like it: Human-quality briefs with sources in minutes.

Configuration Cheatsheet

• Browserbase/Stagehand: Needs API key and start URL. Add CSS selectors or text anchors for the fields you want.
• E2B: Choose the runtime; pass code + input. Keep payloads small (1-2 MB max).
• Serper/Exa: Provide API key; set result count (5–10 is plenty for SMB use).
• Twilio: Add account SID + auth token; verify sender number before sending.

Cost Awareness

• Browserbase: ~$0.07/session.
• E2B: ~$0.02/run.
• Search: ~$0.002/query (Serper) or $0.01/query (Exa).
• Twilio SMS: ~$0.01/message (country-dependent).
• Track spend in Settings → Subscription; all are shown in credits.