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Case Study  ·  Built & operated by Elizabeth Lemoine

One dashboard.
Your entire operation.

Northlight OS is a custom AI-native business operating system built to run a solo advisory and app development practice. It connects ClickUp, Gmail, Google Workspace, Slack, and Claude into a single dashboard — automating the repetitive parts so work happens while you sleep.

Live in production Running daily since early 2026
6 Integrated platforms
18+ Claude AI skills
9 Workflow modules
6am Daily automation runs

Running a solo advisory and app development practice means constant context-switching. Tasks live in ClickUp. Client emails arrive in Gmail. Finances are scattered across bank statements and email receipts. Content ideas sit in Slack. No off-the-shelf tool connects all of that in a way that actually matches how a one-person practice works.

The options were: pay for five separate tools and check them all manually, or build the right tool. Northlight OS is the right tool.

01

Overnight Execution Loop

Assign a task to Claude in ClickUp. By morning, it's done — research compiled, copy drafted, brief written. Review in the dashboard: Approve, Send Back with notes, or Take Over.

Claude Complete 6:04 am
Draft Q3 positioning memo for Horizon Advisory engagement
Draft · 820 words · saved to Drive
✓ Approve ↺ Send Back → Take Over
Claude Complete 6:11 am
Research competitive landscape: AI tools for Canadian SMBs
Research brief · 5 sources · saved to Drive
✓ Approve ↺ Send Back

02

Finance Automation

Gmail labels trigger AI parsing. Vendor names and amounts are extracted from email receipts automatically. One click logs an approved expense or revenue entry to Google Sheets.

Expense Gmail → extracted
Adobe Creative Cloud
$54.99
Software & Subscriptions
✓ Log
Expense Gmail → extracted
Railway — hosting
$23.00
Infrastructure
✓ Log

03

Content Pipeline

A chat-based intake interview with Claude captures the raw idea, audience, platform, and goal. Claude builds the brief, creates the ClickUp task, and tracks it through a 12-stage pipeline from draft to posted.

Drafting
Why most AI strategies fail before they start
LinkedIn Draft
Review
Aurora Brief — June edition
Newsletter
Scheduled
The case for slow AI adoption
Threads
Posted
5 things I stopped doing with AI
LinkedIn

04

Idea to Action

Ideas posted to a Slack channel flow into the dashboard automatically. Claude writes a brief and runs a critic pass, returning a clear verdict: GO, Needs More Thought, or Park Longer.

#parking-lot  ·  2 days ago Content
Short guide: how to evaluate whether an AI tool is actually worth it for a small team
✓ GO
Strong premise with clear audience fit. Converts well to a LinkedIn carousel or short blog post. Recommend proceeding as content.
→ Create Task ✕ Dismiss
ClickUpTasks & projects GmailExpense & revenue emails Google CalendarEvents & task blocks Google DriveGoals, wins & AI outputs Google SheetsFinance ledger SlackIdeas & briefings NewsAPIDaily reading feed NORTHLIGHT OS Home Work Clients Finance Learning Marketing Jobs Ideas Settings 18+ CLAUDE SKILLS draft · research · polish · critic · extract · analyse Approved tasksClickUp updated Logged financesGoogle Sheets appended Content tasksClickUp + Drive Morning briefingPosted to Slack ANTHROPIC CLAUDE API — powers all AI skills

Northlight OS runs 18+ reusable Claude skills — modular agents that can be chained together or run independently. Tasks in ClickUp are assigned to a skill, and the system handles the rest.

Content Strategist
Defines messaging, audience, and content structure before any writing begins
Draft
Writes first-pass content from a brief — articles, posts, reports, emails
Critic
Reviews a draft against brand voice, strategy, and audience fit
Polish
Copy-edits and refines writing for clarity, tone, and flow
Research
Compiles structured research briefs from web sources and Drive files
Expense Extract
Parses expense emails to extract vendor, amount, and date reliably
Revenue Extract
Parses payment confirmation emails to extract client and amount
Weekly Review
Generates a structured week-in-review summary from ClickUp data
Draft → Critic → Polish
Full content pipeline in one skill chain — strategist, draft, critique, and final polish
React Node.js Railway Anthropic Claude API ClickUp API Google Workspace APIs Gmail API Slack API NewsAPI Tailwind CSS
ProjectNorthlight OS — Custom AI Business Operating System
RoleDesigner, Developer, and Product Owner (solo)
IndustryTechnology · Professional Services
MethodologyAgile — continuous iteration with weekly review cycles
ScopeFull-stack web application integrating 6 external platforms (ClickUp, Google Workspace, Slack, NewsAPI, Anthropic Claude API, Railway). 9 workflow modules, 18+ AI skill agents, automated 6am daily dispatcher.
OutcomeProduction system running daily — replaces 4–6 separate tools. Overnight AI task execution eliminates manual first-draft and research work. Automated expense and revenue parsing reduces financial admin from hours to minutes per week.
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