Build Automations That Actually Work in Production — 50 Make.com Prompts From Agency Experts
Most Make.com scenarios break the first time real data hits them. An empty field, an unexpected date format, an API timeout — and your "automation" becomes a manual disaster recovery project. These 50 prompts build bulletproof scenarios: proper error handling, data validation, retry logic, and monitoring that run reliably without your supervision.
Built from managing 500+ production scenarios across 50+ client accounts, these prompts encode the patterns that separate Make.com hobbyists from automation professionals.
What's Inside — 50 Expert Prompts
Scenario Architecture (Prompts 1-12)
- 1. Scenario Blueprint Designer — Creates a complete scenario architecture for {{automation_goal}}: module selection, data flow, error handling, and optimization. Uses chain-of-thought for systematic design.
- 2. Error Handling Framework — Production error handling for {{scenario}}: try/catch routes, retry logic, fallback paths, error notifications, and dead-letter processing.
- 3. Data Mapping Architect — Complex data transformations for {{integration}}: field mapping, data type conversion, conditional logic, and array manipulation.
- 4. Webhook Handler — Webhook-triggered scenarios for {{source}}: payload validation, authentication, idempotency, and response formatting.
- 5. Iterator + Aggregator Patterns — Batch processing for {{data_type}}: iterator splitting, parallel processing, aggregator collection, and error handling per item.
- 6-12. Additional prompts covering: scheduling optimization, scenario organization, data store design, variable management, API module configuration, custom function library, and scenario versioning.
Integration Patterns (Prompts 13-30)
- 13. CRM Integration — Bidirectional sync between {{crm}} and {{tool}}: contact creation, update handling, deduplication, and field mapping.
- 14. E-commerce Automation — Order processing for {{platform}}: order import, inventory sync, shipping updates, and customer notification.
- 15. AI-Powered Workflows — OpenAI/Claude integration for {{use_case}}: prompt construction, response parsing, rate limiting, and cost tracking.
- 16. Email Automation — Email processing for {{workflow}}: inbox monitoring, parsing, categorization, response generation, and filing.
- 17-30. Additional prompts covering: social media automation, accounting integration, project management sync, document processing, form handling, calendar management, reporting automation, database sync, file management, lead enrichment, customer support, onboarding automation, invoice processing, and multi-channel notification.
Optimization & Operations (Prompts 31-50)
- 31. Cost Optimization Audit — Analyzes {{scenarios}} for operation waste: unnecessary modules, inefficient data stores, and batch processing opportunities.
- 32. Monitoring Dashboard — Scenario health monitoring: execution tracking, error rate alerts, performance metrics, and cost reporting.
- 33-50. Additional prompts covering: scenario testing strategy, migration from Zapier, documentation templates, team collaboration patterns, client handoff procedures, backup and recovery, rate limit management, custom app development, scenario templates library, performance benchmarking, security audit, compliance workflows, multi-organization management, scaling strategies, troubleshooting guides, debug techniques, and Make.com + custom API integration.
Each Prompt Includes
- {{Variable}} slots — Integration type, data format, and business logic customizable
- Step-by-step module configuration — Exact Make.com module settings
- Technique annotation — Chain-of-thought, CRTSE, few-shot
- Error handling built-in — Every scenario includes error routes and notifications
- Anti-patterns — Make.com mistakes that waste operations and cause data loss
Who This Is For
- Automation consultants building scenarios for clients
- Operations managers automating business processes
- Marketing teams connecting their tech stack
- Developers who prefer visual automation over custom code for integrations
What Makes This Different
- Production-hardened — Error handling and monitoring in every scenario, not "happy path only"
- Cost-optimized — Techniques that reduce operation usage by 30-60%
- Agency-grade — Patterns from managing 500+ production scenarios
Works With
ChatGPT (GPT-4+), Claude (Sonnet/Opus), Gemini Pro. Use prompts to design scenarios, then implement in Make.com.
