Isn't Claude Code just a dumber version of N8N?

Hear me out, I've been in the automation (n8n) part and Agencies for 3 years now, and felt a huge personal skill gap due to busy schedule on Claude Code. So i started Nate's 10hr course, I'm quarter way through it, but i just have a question...

People used to automations by code, than tools like zapier and n8n came, it got easier simpler and more accessible to general public, but now there is claude code and we are moving back towards coding?

Before you jump to conclusions, think about general use cases of Automations, 80% of the time process and outcome must be deterministic.

I got the point that 1. Claude does all the work 2. It self improves

But the Ai in the loop capability disappears as we publish, so what's the fuss about?

Wouldn't it just be better to create a highly optimized workflow in claude that has the ability to make n8n workflows in an extremely efficient way?

Change my perspective, I'm really open to hearing what you people think.

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Isn't Claude Code just a dumber version of N8N?