AI systems for one-person businesses.
I build, run, and publish the systems. You can steal the useful parts.
Ship Lean turns real product work, workflows, and build logs into tools, workflow pages, AEO content, newsletters, and short-form assets that compound.
operators250+
starter assets15+
new dropsweekly
$ ls systems/
content-os.md one-lane.md idea-funnel.md
$ ship weekly-drop
ok system ready. steal it.
The Content OS
4 inputs. 1 lane. 1 useful asset shipped before noon. The content engine for a one-person business.
posts31
saves2,148
new operators+412
Choose your constraint
Start where the problem is already hot.
This is the main router for social and search visitors. Nobody has to guess where to click.
Use a free tool
Score the workflow, estimate the payoff, or plan the Claude Code + n8n handoff.
Steal AI systems
Claude Code skills, prompts, agents, and workflows from inside Ship Lean, packaged as free starters.
Copy a workflow
Turn build logs, videos, demos, and messy operations into repeatable systems.
Grab a starter system
Get the useful public version of the prompts, skills, and workflows mentioned in the videos.
Work with me
Record once. I turn it into a week of Shorts, LinkedIn, X, and a newsletter draft. Scheduled in your voice.
Operator in public
Built by Chris. Packaged as Ship Lean.
This is a personal brand, just not a biography site. The face matters because the systems come from real work, real constraints, and public receipts.
I build Claude Code, n8n, content, and research systems for one-person AI businesses, then publish the useful parts as Ship Lean.
Open AI Systems ->The system desk
Proof becomes pages. Pages become leverage.
The site is built around one loop: capture real work, route it into useful assets, and publish with enough receipts that Marcus trusts the system.
Latest receipts
Recent field notes from the build.
Claude Code vs n8n for Solo Builders
Claude Code and n8n solve different jobs for solo builders. Claude Code is the build/judgment layer. n8n is the trigger/routing layer.
Read -> NOTE_02.MDn8n vs Make for AI Agent Workflows
n8n is better for technical solo builders who want control, code nodes, self-hosting, and agent workflows. Make is easier for visual app automation.
Read -> NOTE_03.MDn8n AI Agent vs Workflow Automation
Use normal workflow automation for clear rules. Use an n8n AI agent when the workflow needs judgment, classification, drafting, or routing.
Read ->Saturday drop
Get the next system before it becomes a page.
Weekly field notes for builders turning product work into distribution. No generic AI news. Just systems, prompts, workflows, and receipts.