Lindy being described as Zapier on steroids is accurate if you understand what steroids means here

Zapier connects tools and passes data between them based on triggers and conditions. Lindy does that and adds an intelligence layer that makes decisions based on context rather than only executing predefined rules. The difference is between an automation that runs the same action whenever a trigger fires and an agent that evaluates the situation and chooses the appropriate response.

The no-code interface being the accessibility layer means the intelligence does not require technical configuration to access. Describing what the agent should do in plain language rather than building a decision tree in a visual workflow editor changes who can build sophisticated automations.

The adaptive responses based on nuanced conditions is where the agent framing earns its distinction from traditional automation. An email triage agent that categorises based on urgency, sender context and content rather than only keyword matching is doing something categorically different from a filter rule.

The memory across interactions being persistent means the agent gets better at your specific context over time rather than treating every interaction as independent.

For Zapier power users specifically: what automation have you found requires the intelligence layer that Lindy provides versus what still works perfectly as a simple trigger-action Zap?