You now build a scenario by describing it: Maia in Make, Copilot in Zapier, Omni in Airtable. Your value shifts to scoping the need, the error cases, the usage cost, and the handoff to the team.
AI helps automation specialists with tasks such as “Build a scenario in Make,” “Run a scoping workshop with the business,” and “Map the process before you automate.” Start with a single task, in Make: allow 30 minutes the first time, and always review the result before you use it.
For each task: how it goes today, then with the tool. And the time it takes the first time.
Make · Maia, in the scenario builder
TodayPlacing ten modules, mapping the fields one by one, and setting each filter takes half a day, before the first test even runs.
With MakeA scenario built, tested on a real example, and activated, with every step one you can explain.
Granola · “New Note,” then the chat bar
TodayIn a workshop, you run the session and take notes at the same time. The exceptions mentioned in passing get forgotten, and they are the ones that break the scenario.
With GranolaA scoping brief to get approved: the trigger, the data, the exceptions, and the open questions.
Miro · “Create with AI”
TodayAutomating a process nobody has laid out flat locks in its flaws: you discover half the special cases once the scenario is live.
With MiroThe process diagram, reviewed by the people who live it, where you mark what will be automated and what stays human.
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Zapier · Copilot, in the search bar on the home page
A published, clearly named Zap that your coworker can monitor without you.
Airtable · “Build an app with Omni”
A structured base, with its linked tables and its statuses, ready to be connected to your scenarios.
Tally · “Create with AI”
A published form, where every response lands clean and organized in the spreadsheet that triggers the automation.
n8n · “n8n Assistant,” then approval on the “AI Agent” step
An agent that sorts and prepares, and waits for your “Approve” before each sensitive action.
Softr · “Generate with AI”
A portal where everyone follows their own requests, connected to the table your automations fill in.
Claude · Screenshot attached to the conversation
The error message in plain language, the causes ranked, and the check to run for each.
Claude · Word file created in the conversation
A handoff document in Word: what the automation does, what it costs, how to fix it, and how to stop it.
All 10 use cases on this page are in Nova, each with its steps and its prompt.
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Maia is in beta. Every check uses one credit, even when there is nothing new: every 15 minutes, that is 96 credits per day. The hosting location, European Union or United States, is chosen when the workspace is created and can’t be changed afterward.
Build a scenario in MakeMake · Maia, in the scenario builderThe prompt to copy
Build a scenario to [goal in one sentence]. Trigger: [event], in [app]. Steps: [action 1], then [action 2], then [action 3]. Information to pass from one step to the next: [fields]. Add a filter to process only [condition], and a router: if [case A], then [path A], otherwise [path B]. Set the check to [once an hour]. Explain each step as you go, ask me your questions before connecting an account, and tell me how many credits this scenario will use per month for [number] triggers.
In Nova, “My path” starts from your level: one next step at a time.
The first moves, with free tools.
In your jobWrite an automation’s handoff document
In your jobUnderstand a scenario that stops on an error
In your jobRun a scoping workshop with the business
For a team: everyone moves forward in their own job. You see the team’s progress, never one person’s activity.
The visual builder where you spend your days. The Maia assistant lays out the steps from a description, edits an existing scenario, and explains an error.
Recommended planFree, $0: 1,000 credits per month and 2 active scenarios. Maia requires a paid plan, after a 30-day trial: Core, $10.59 per month for 10,000 credits ($9 per month if billed yearly).
For the simple automation a coworker has to be able to take over alone: one trigger, one action, and Copilot builds the Zap from a sentence.
Recommended planFree, €0: 100 tasks per month, two-step Zaps. Then: Professional, €26.77 per month for 750 tasks (€17.85 per month if billed yearly).
For when data must not leave the company, or when volume would drive up the bill: you host it yourself, and it counts executions, not steps.
Recommended planStarter, €24 per month (€20 per month if billed yearly), after a 14-day trial. Self-hosted: Community edition, €0.
The base where your automations’ data lives. Omni creates the tables and the fields from a description, without using credits.
Recommended planFree, $0: 1,000 records per base and 100 automation runs per month. Then: Team, $20 per user per month, billed yearly ($24 billed monthly).
The intake form for most automations. Tally AI builds it, and every response lands on its own in Google Sheets, Notion, or Airtable.
Recommended planFree, $0: unlimited forms and responses under normal use. Pro, $24 per month, to remove the Tally branding.
Outside the tools: turning an error message into plain language, and writing the handoff document for the team that takes over the automation.
Recommended planFree to start. Pro, $20 per month ($17 per month if billed yearly), if you use it every day.
Prices taken from the vendors’ official pages, dated on each tool page. These subscriptions are not included in Nova. Brands are named to identify the tools. No affiliation.
Nova recommends 6 to start with: Make, Zapier, n8n, Airtable, Tally, and Claude. 5 of them can be used for free to get started.
The visual builder where you spend your days. The Maia assistant lays out the steps from a description, edits an existing scenario, and explains an error. The plan to choose: Free, $0: 1,000 credits per month and 2 active scenarios. Maia requires a paid plan, after a 30-day trial: Core, $10.59 per month for 10,000 credits ($9 per month if billed yearly).
With “Build a scenario in Make,” in Make (Maia, in the scenario builder). Allow 30 minutes the first time. A scenario built, tested on a real example, and activated, with every step one you can explain.
No. Nova is software, not an accredited training provider: it issues no diploma or certification. It costs €19 per month for one person, and €129 per month for a team of up to ten people.