I built a Python pipeline that auto-generates digital products using Claude API — here's the architecture

I built a machine that makes digital products. It runs 24/7 on a $600 Mac mini in my home office. Here's the honest story: 119 pipeline runs, 57 products shipped, $0 in revenue so far — and why I'm publishing this anyway. The concept The idea is embarrassingly simple: scan the internet for pain points → rank which ones make viable products → auto-generate the product with Claude → publish it to a static site and Gumroad → repeat weekly. No human writes the content. No human formats the pages. I only touch two things: approving or rejecting ideas (via Telegram inline buttons on my phone) and occasionally debugging Python. The pipeline trend_scan.py → scrapes Reddit for questions and complaints → synthesizes pain points into product ideas idea_rank.py → scores each idea: audience size, search volume, competition, monetization fit → marks the top-ranked idea as selected [Telegram approval gate — me, on my phone] generate_product.py → Claude writes all content (20-30 prompts, or a full gui