The Problem with "Per-Task" Fees 💸 As a developer, I love automation. But I hate the "Zapier Trap." You know the one: You build a simple workflow, and suddenly you're paying $50/month just to move data between two APIs. Worse, your business logic is locked inside a proprietary platform, and your data privacy is at risk. I wanted a way to describe an automation in plain English and get real, deployable code that I own 100%. Introducing Zappnod AI 🧠 I spent the last few days building Zappnod AI (zappnod.app). It’s an AI-native architecture engine that converts natural language into production-ready Node.js automation code. How it works: Describe: Tell the AI what you need (e.g., "When I get a Stripe payment, send a Slack alert and add the customer to my DB"). Generate: Zappnod uses Gemini AI to write the logic, including error handling and API integrations. Deploy: You copy the code and run it on your own server. Zero task fees. Total privacy. Full code ownership.…