Is it still worth using no-code tools like n8n, Zapier, in the world with Claude Code, Cursor, etc

I’ve been building full-stack applications for about 14 years — mostly with Python, a few with Node, PHP, and Ruby.

Lately, my workflow has changed drastically.

With tools like Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI, generating reliable, production-ready code has become incredibly fast. These AI coding agents don’t just accelerate development — they often remove the friction entirely.

Because of that, I’ve started rethinking how I approach automation.

Whenever I switch to no-code tools like n8n, Zapier, or Make, I end up spending a lot of time:

🔹 dragging and arranging nodes

🔹 wiring endpoints together

🔹 configuring parameters

🔹 visually debugging flows

At some point, it starts to feel slower than writing the logic directly — especially when an AI assistant can generate 100% of the code in minutes along with a nice beautiful React, Next or any kind of UI/frontend.

So now I’m genuinely curious:

Is it still worth using no-code tools for complex or even simpler automations?

OR

Are these platforms starting to feel like manual labor without leveraging the engineering mind-set, especially when AI-generated code is often faster, clearer, and more flexible?