Engineer and technical founder in Stockholm. My work spans products, analytics, data platforms, infrastructure, and agentic systems; I am currently building Company OS for The Unnamed Roads.https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/company-os-architecture-vision-plan/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/company-os-architecture-vision-plan/Company OS is my working thesis for connecting human intent, shared context, autonomous execution, and accountable outcomes. This is the architectural view—not a finished product announcement.Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/ai-agent-stack-competitive-edge/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/ai-agent-stack-competitive-edge/Most developers use AI in chat. I built a 24/7 agent stack on my own server. Here's what actually created leverage — and what was just noise.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/creative-loading-bar-streamlit/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/creative-loading-bar-streamlit/When Databricks queries take 5–20 seconds, a static orange banner feels like an error. Swap in a branded Automower animation with the same Streamlit context-manager API.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/linhac-2026-conference-report/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/linhac-2026-conference-report/LINHAC 2026 confirmed a clear shift: hockey analytics is becoming core infrastructure, not a side project. This report summarizes the strongest research signals, practical club examples, and what organizations should prioritize next.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/n8n-switch-node-vs-chained-if-nodes/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/n8n-switch-node-vs-chained-if-nodes/If your workflow routes items into more than three paths using chained IF nodes, the Switch node does the same with one evaluation per item instead of N. Here is the mechanical difference, when each wins, and the practical rule for choosing between them.Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/what-is-agentic-engineering/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/what-is-agentic-engineering/Agentic engineering is the discipline of designing and building systems where multiple AI agents coordinate autonomously to accomplish goals — without a human triggering each step. Here's what that actually means when you build it in production.Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/22-artiklar-26-dagar-sessionsdata-sokord-automation-resultaten/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/22-artiklar-26-dagar-sessionsdata-sokord-automation-resultaten/Four weeks of build in public: 22 n8n tutorials published, 951 sessions, 38 ranked keywords, and 2 top-10 rankings — without a single external backlink. Here are the numbers, without spin.Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/n8n-if-node-conditional-logic-branching/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/n8n-if-node-conditional-logic-branching/The IF node is how you branch in n8n. It evaluates a condition against each incoming item and routes it down one of two paths — true or false. Here is how to use it correctly across simple and complex scenarios.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/n8n-http-request-node-calling-external-apis/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/n8n-http-request-node-calling-external-apis/The HTTP Request node is the workhorse of n8n — it connects your workflows to any API that accepts HTTP calls. Here is how to configure it correctly, handle authentication, and deal with real-world API quirks.Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/n8n-webhook-node-receive-data-external-services/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/n8n-webhook-node-receive-data-external-services/The Webhook node turns n8n into a receiver — any external service that can send an HTTP request can now trigger your workflows instantly. Here is how to set it up, secure it, and use it in production.Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/n8n-split-in-batches-processing-large-datasets/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/n8n-split-in-batches-processing-large-datasets/When you need to process thousands of records in n8n, feeding them all at once into an API or database crashes the workflow or triggers rate limits. The Split in Batches node is how you process large datasets reliably — here is how it actually works.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/agentic-data-organisation-med-claude/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/agentic-data-organisation-med-claude/A practical walkthrough of my agentic data organisation: roles, ownership, agent coordination, and how Claude drives decision flow across analytics, platform, and governance.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/n8n-merge-node-modes-explained/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/n8n-merge-node-modes-explained/The n8n Merge node has four modes with subtle behavior differences that only surface with partial input, mismatched item counts, or timing gaps between branches. Here is what each mode actually does.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/n8n-error-trigger-workflow-error-catching/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/n8n-error-trigger-workflow-error-catching/The n8n Error Trigger node is a workflow that runs when another workflow fails — but the when and why are full of edge cases. Here is how it actually works, what it misses, and how to build reliable error handling in production n8n.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/claude-json-fences-break-n8n-code-nodes-silently/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/claude-json-fences-break-n8n-code-nodes-silently/When Claude generates code for an n8n workflow, it sometimes wraps JSON in markdown code fences. Pasting that output directly into an n8n Code node causes silent failures that are difficult to diagnose. Here is what happens and how to prevent it.Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/n8n-getworkflowstaticdata-cross-execution-state/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/n8n-getworkflowstaticdata-cross-execution-state/Most n8n state persistence requires Redis, a database, or a file. getWorkflowStaticData lets you store up to 64KB of data that survives between workflow executions with zero infrastructure — built right into the workflow engine.Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/from-raw-data-to-revenue-decisions-end-to-end-analytics-platform/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/from-raw-data-to-revenue-decisions-end-to-end-analytics-platform/How I designed and shipped a full-stack data intelligence system for a global manufacturing company — from Databricks pipelines to AI-powered dashboards.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/building-with-ai-agents-as-co-workers-my-stack-and-costs/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/building-with-ai-agents-as-co-workers-my-stack-and-costs/How I run a 10+ project publishing studio with AI agents as co-workers — the real stack behind it: OpenClaw, n8n, LiteLLM, Coolify, and a €26/month server bill.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/proactive-data-agents-for-business-intelligence/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/proactive-data-agents-for-business-intelligence/Discover how proactive data agents leverage AI and automation to automatically find and share critical business insights, transforming reactive BI into intelligent, interactive analytics.Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/bi-reporting-to-data-driven-automation-10-year-journey-2025/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/bi-reporting-to-data-driven-automation-10-year-journey-2025/How data strategy evolved from static BI reports to AI-powered automation. Learn from 10 years of data engineering experience: from centralized reporting to data mesh, and why making AI investments pay for themselves requires collapsing legacy and modern stacks.Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/build-ai-agent-website-n8n-knowledge-base-frontend-guide-2025/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/build-ai-agent-website-n8n-knowledge-base-frontend-guide-2025/Step-by-step guide to building a production-ready AI agent for your website using n8n, vector database knowledge base, and custom frontend. Includes code examples, architecture patterns, and deployment strategies.Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/beyond-dashboards-conversational-analytics/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/beyond-dashboards-conversational-analytics/Dashboards fail because they require users to go somewhere else. Data prototyping expertise: learn how proactive insights and conversational analytics replace traditional dashboards with living data experiences.Sun, 23 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/from-saas-dependence-to-speed-building-ai-feedback-agent-weekend/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/from-saas-dependence-to-speed-building-ai-feedback-agent-weekend/I built a fully-automated AI feedback agent using n8n, LangChain and Azure OpenAI in a weekend. This experience revealed a bigger shift in how enterprises should think about tooling – build first, buy only when it makes sense.Sun, 23 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/integrate-apis-with-n8n-explained/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/integrate-apis-with-n8n-explained/As an agentic engineer, I've worked on numerous projects that involve integrating multiple APIs to create seamless workflows. ...Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/how-i-reduced-website-translation-time-from-2-weeks-to-2-hours-with-python-and-ai-2025-09-19T09-48-09/https://www.emilingemarkarlsson.com/blog/how-i-reduced-website-translation-time-from-2-weeks-to-2-hours-with-python-and-ai-2025-09-19T09-48-09/Manual website translation workflows are expensive and time-consuming. I recently automated the entire process for translating 52 pages across mult...Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT