Dev lets AI agents reverse engineer Zapier and build his own automation app
NathanWilbanks_ · x · 2026-09-16
After his Zapier subscription expired, this developer had his AI agents reverse engineer it and build his own automation app instead.
- Works with all MCPs & APIs
- AI-generated workflows
- Monitors all runs and metrics
He says the era of personal software is here, and next plans to rebuild his own versions of Clickup, Slack and Gmail.
Related event: Developer Replaces Zapier with AI-Built Open-Source Automation Tool AGNT(2 posts)→
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