The Automation Desk is an independent editorial desk that maps how work gets automated — the event that starts it, the action it performs, and the category of tool that carries it out.
Every entry in the flow library is written as a recipe card: trigger, action, tool category, typical time saved, complexity, and ongoing maintenance. Keeping the same six fields on every card lets readers compare an agentic step and a robotic bot on equal footing.
We treat agentic AI and RPA as complements rather than rivals, and we note where human review is still required. We describe tool categories generically and do not endorse named vendors. Everything here is general education, not implementation advice for a specific system.