My AI Setup That Works While I Sleep

How I use artificial intelligence to move projects forward while doing other things.

4
AI agents
24/7
running autonomously
$0
in employees
Hector Mejia — @oktya.ai
THE PROBLEM

You're doing everything yourself

If you're a founder, freelancer, or have your own projects, your productivity is tied to how many hours you put in. You step away and work stops.

  • 7:00 AM
    You sit down to work on your project
  • 10:00 AM
    3 hours in and it feels like you moved nothing
  • 3:00 PM
    You realize you spent the day putting out fires
  • 11:00 PM
    Still in front of the screen because 'I won't have time tomorrow'

The problem isn't that you don't work hard enough. The problem is that you're doing work that AI could handle.

THE REALITY

Most founders spend 70% of their day on tasks that AI can handle. That leaves 30% for the decisions that actually require you.

THE SOLUTION

AI agents that work on their own

I built a system with specialized AI agents that work on my projects in parallel, even when I'm not there.

M

Marketing Agent

Researches what content performs in my niche, analyzes post metrics.

P

PM Agent (Project Manager)

Reviews the status of all my projects, identifies blockers, organizes priorities.

S

Sales Agent

Keeps my client pipeline updated, reminds me to follow up.

O

Operations Agent

Reviews billing, monitors servers, verifies everything is working.

KEY

Each agent has written instructions for how it should behave.

THE FLOW

What a day looks like with this system

This is a real example of how my daily setup works:

  • 8:00 AM — Automatic briefing
    My PM agent already ran overnight. Sends me a summary via Telegram.
  • 9:00 AM — I give instructions
    I open my terminal and tell my marketing agent what to research.
  • 10:00 AM — I go for a run
    Literally. My agents keep working.
  • 12:00 PM — I review results
    I read what they did, make decisions, give new instructions.
WHAT MATTERS

I don't disappear from the process. I'm still the one who decides, thinks, and evaluates. The AI handles execution.

THE TOOLS

What I use and what it costs

C

Claude Code (Anthropic)

My main tool. An AI assistant that runs directly in my terminal and can write code, read files, and execute tasks.

$100/mo (Max Plan) or $20/mo (Pro Plan to start)
N

n8n (Automation)

Automation platform where I connect everything.

Free (self-hosted on my server)
T

Telegram (Communication)

My agents send me briefings, alerts, and results directly to Telegram.

Free

Total monthly cost

Between Claude Code and the server running n8n, my AI system costs around $120/month. That's less than one day of a junior contractor.

TO START SMALL

You don't need all of this from day one. With just Claude you can already start.

YOUR TURN

How to start today

You don't need to be a programmer. This is what I'd do if I were starting from scratch:

  1. 1Identify the tasks that steal your time. Make a list of everything you do in a day.
  2. 2Choose ONE AI tool and start using it. Claude, ChatGPT, or whatever you prefer. Use it as an assistant, not a search engine.
  3. 3Create written instructions for each type of task. When you find yourself asking the AI the same thing multiple times, write those instructions down.
  4. 4Automate what repeats. Once you have clear tasks with clear instructions, connect them to automation tools.
  5. 5Stop measuring your day in hours worked. Start measuring it in results.

AI doesn't replace you. It frees you.

Your value isn't in how many hours you work. It's in the decisions you make.

Built with Claude Code · 2026

My AI Setup That Works While I Sleep — Oktya