Geode Addams · NeverSubtract

THE LEAN
AI
STACK

5 Tools  ·  5 Workflows  ·  The AI layer that runs it all

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What's inside

The full stack,
layer by layer

Five tools. Each one earns its place. No bloat, no vendor lock-in, no $500/month SaaS stack. This is how you build lean infrastructure that actually scales.

01

Domain

Namecheap

Your foundation. Own your domain, own your brand.

02

Infrastructure

DigitalOcean

A $6/mo droplet that runs everything. Stop paying for managed hosting.

03

Automation

n8n

Self-hosted workflow engine. Zapier's power at a fraction of the cost.

04

Memory

Notion

Where your business thinks. Client data, SOPs, ops — all connected.

05

Interface

Telegram

Command your entire stack from your phone. No dashboards required.

The 5 workflows

Workflow 01

Automated client onboarding

New client → Notion database populated → welcome email sent → first task assigned. Zero clicks.

Workflow 02

Email triage & summary

Your inbox, processed and prioritized. AI reads, categorizes, surfaces what matters.

Workflow 03

Content repurposing pipeline

One input → five outputs. Long-form to short-form to social, automatically.

Workflow 04

Lead capture & follow-up

Form fills, CRM updates, and timed follow-up sequences. Set once, runs forever.

Workflow 05

Daily ops digest

Every morning: your pipeline, tasks, and flags — delivered to Telegram before you open your laptop.

Who this is for

Be honest with
yourself

This isn't a beginner's intro to AI. It's a blueprint for operators who are ready to stop duct-taping tools together and start building something that actually holds.

This is for you if —

  • You run an agency or solo consultancy and spend too many hours on tasks that should be automated
  • You've tried Zapier or Make and wanted more control over how the automations actually run
  • You know AI is going to change your industry and want to be ahead of it, not catching up
  • You're technically curious but not necessarily a developer — you can follow a setup guide
  • You want a real stack, not another $99/month SaaS subscription

Skip this if —

  • You want push-button magic with zero setup. This requires some elbow grease the first weekend.
  • You're already running a fully automated operation and just want marginal improvements
  • You're not ready to experiment or tolerate a little trial and error

Who made this

Geode Addams

Founder, NeverSubtract · AI Automation Architect

I've spent the last several years building AI-powered systems for agencies and operators — not as a thought leader writing about AI, but as a builder deploying it to real production environments.

This workbook is the exact stack I run for my own consulting operation. I built it because every "AI automation guide" I found was either too theoretical or too vendor-specific. This is the practical version.

  • Built and deployed Dispatch, a managed AI email triage service
  • Self-hosted n8n, Suture, and custom agents on DigitalOcean
  • Published AI ethics philosopher (IT Chronicles, Muddyum)
  • 12+ years operating businesses across tech and services

# Current stack health


domain: geodeaddams.com

infra: DigitalOcean droplet

automation: n8n · self-hosted

ai_layer: Claude API · OpenRouter

delivery: Telegram bot

memory: Notion + Redis


# Status

email_triage: ● running

client_ops: ● automated

manual_tasks: ↓ minimal


# monthly infra cost: ~$18

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