Overview
Moon Beam Baker started as a content marketing automation project that became a proving ground for AI-powered content production. I designed and built an automated pipeline that handles the full content lifecycle — from news scanning and topic selection through research, writing, and publishing — iterated through three distinct architectural versions.
The Evolution
V1 — OpenClaw: Autonomous Agent Team
The first version used an autonomous multi-agent system where specialized AI agents handled different stages of the content pipeline. It worked — but the cost structure was unsustainable. Orchestration logic running through LLMs was the primary cost driver.
V2 — n8n: Deterministic Orchestration + LLM
The key insight: move orchestration to deterministic systems and reserve LLM calls for genuinely creative tasks. V2 rebuilt the pipeline in n8n with structured workflows, achieving a ~75% cost reduction while maintaining content quality. This version is live and reliable.
V3 — Code: Multi-Tenancy and Optimization
The current iteration moves the pipeline into code for full multi-tenancy support and further cost optimization. This allows the same infrastructure to serve multiple clients with isolated content strategies.
Pipeline Architecture
- News scanning — Automated monitoring of relevant industry sources
- Topic suggestion — AI-assisted topic selection based on content strategy
- Deep research — Comprehensive research gathering for each piece
- Writing brief — Structured brief generation for consistent output
- Voice-aware writing — Content produced in the brand’s specific voice
- AI-smell refinement — Post-processing to remove telltale AI patterns
- Human review — Quality gate before publishing
- Scheduled posting — Multi-platform distribution (LinkedIn, with Facebook and X planned)
Results
- ~75% cost reduction from V1 to V2 by moving orchestration logic to deterministic systems
- Multi-platform content production — consistent, on-brand output across channels
- Scalable architecture — V3 supports multi-tenancy for additional clients