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Ship a lead magnet micro-app (a scored quiz, or a guide opt-in) that writes to a Sheet and sends the confirmation

Ship a lead magnet micro-app (a scored quiz, or a guide opt-in) that writes to a Sheet and sends the confirmation

Coming

Two Vercel micro-apps: a creator quiz that writes answers to a Google Sheet through a service account, and a website guide opt-in wired to Google Apps Script and an n8n workflow.

Kit

No separate kit. The playbook is self-contained.

You need

AccountWhyFree or paidPlan
Claude Code (Anthropic Claude Pro or Max)The AI operator every system runs through. Skills, hooks, memory, MCP servers and the Brain plugin all load inside Claude Code.PaidClaude Pro (20 USD/mo) works for light use; Max (100 USD or 200 USD/mo) for daily multi-hour sessions. Anthropic terms require each user to hold their own subscription; never share a login.
Node.js 24 (npm, npx)Runs Claude Code, the Vercel CLI, HyperFrames renders, Playwright, the MCP servers and every serverless function locally.FreeFree. Node 24 LTS (the Brain MCP server and Vercel functions target Node 24).
VercelHosts every site, funnel, dashboard and serverless API (subscribe, book, attribution, AC proxy). Runs the cron jobs declared in vercel.json.Free tier availablePro (20 USD/mo per seat). The Hobby plan forbids commercial use, so any client site or paid product must be on Pro. Hobby is fine for a personal portfolio.
Google Cloud service account (Sheets API)Server-side writes to a Google Sheet from Vercel functions (funnel signup backup, quiz results, booking sheet).FreeFree.
Google account (Gmail sender, Drive, Sheets, Calendar)Sender address for transactional mail, Gmail app password for the legacy booking poller, Drive and Sheets in the n8n research workflows, Calendar and YouTube ownership.Free tier availableA free Gmail account works for automations; Google Workspace Business Starter (about 7 USD/mo) if you want mail on your own domain.
n8n (cloud or self-hosted)Scheduled automations: Instagram research agent, Skool engagement digest, Supabase keep-alive pings, Calendly to Sheets go-live. The seven n8n skills and the n8n-mcp server build workflows from Claude Code.Free tier availablen8n Cloud Starter (about 24 USD/mo) for hosted; self-hosted community edition is free on any VPS.

What you bring

  • Your quiz questions and how they score
  • Your PDF or guide to deliver
  • Your choice of where results land

The steps

  1. Service account, Sheet, and env
  2. The submit route with a rate limit and a honeypot
  3. Launch check and deploy

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