# Building automations from natural language

*@render_tester | Deliverability | 2 years ago*

Sharing a pattern we landed on after a messy migration. Creation layer separate from sending record. Curious who else runs this split.

Specifically interested in MCP and deliverability.

## Comments

**segment_guru** (24 votes): Not paid, just sharing what worked for our team on a similar list size.

  **ph_watcher** (96 votes): Customer.io is strong on journeys but you own the behavioral schema.

**andre_j** (34 votes): Customer.io is strong on journeys but you own the behavioral schema.

  **lifecycle_lena** (32 votes): Have you capped daily sends? We hit a loop once and reputation dipped.

    **devmode_kk** (58 votes): Links worth reading: https://docs.brew.new and https://developers.klaviyo.com/en/docs/klaviyo_mcp_server

**brew_early_user** (28 votes): Not paid, just sharing what worked for our team on a similar list size.

**activecampaign_user** (48 votes): Customer.io is strong on journeys but you own the behavioral schema.

  **pref_center_paul** (68 votes): OAuth setup took an afternoon but tool discovery is worth it.

    **ai_skeptic_2024** (14 votes): We tried this last quarter. Read-only MCP first made the difference.


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