AI Automation, Chatbots & Custom Agents — Built By A Developer

Yes. Custom AI chatbots built on OpenAI and Anthropic APIs, embedded as a widget or full-page. From $2,500 for a single-purpose bot (lead capture, FAQ, product search) up to $10K+ for a chatbot that calls tools and updates your CRM or database. You own the data, the source code, and the model choice. No monthly per-message pricing, no vendor lock-in.

A chatbot answers questions. An agent takes actions. Agents run multi-step reasoning, call APIs, update your systems, and complete workflows end to end — book the appointment, generate the quote, refund the order, send the follow-up. We build agents on OpenAI Assistants, Anthropic tool use, and n8n orchestration. Fixed scope from $5K for a single-domain agent, $10-25K for multi-tool agents that touch three or more systems.

Yes to all five. Concrete examples we have shipped or can ship in a two-week sprint: restaurant menu QA + reservation confirmation bots; law-firm intake qualifiers that pre-screen leads before a partner reads them; real-estate lead scorers that rank inbound inquiries against inventory; HVAC dispatch triage that routes emergency vs scheduled service; accountant document classifiers that sort receipts and invoices into the right buckets. Every industry gets a scoped quote after a discovery call — we do not ship generic templates.

Chatbots start at $2,500. Single-workflow automations (lead routing, quote generation, monthly reporting) start at $2,500. AI agent builds start at $5,000. Multi-system builds with CRM sync, AI decisioning, and admin panels run $10-25K. Ongoing retainers for monitoring, changes, and new workflows start at $500/mo. Every project gets a scoped quote after a discovery call — no auto-renew retainers, no surprise invoices.

Primary stack: n8n for workflow automation (self-hosted or n8n.cloud), OpenAI and Anthropic APIs for AI steps, Vercel Cron and Inngest for scheduled and durable jobs, Neon Postgres for state, Resend for transactional email. We integrate with what you already run: HubSpot, Airtable, Google Sheets, Stripe, Cal.com, Slack, QuickBooks, Notion, Supabase, ShipStation, Twilio, Google Business Profile, and 400+ others. Make.com and Zapier when they fit better than n8n — we pick the tool that suits your team, not the one with the biggest referral commission.

A chatbot ships in 2 weeks from kickoff. A single-workflow automation takes 1-2 weeks. An AI agent build runs 2-4 weeks. A multi-system build with 5-10 workflows and an admin panel runs 3-6 weeks. We ship in sprints so you see the first working piece within week one, not after everything is done.

Lead intake and routing (form to CRM to sales rep with scoring), quote and proposal generation (form to PDF to email), invoice reminders, review requests after job completion, appointment reminders, weekly and monthly reports pulled from multiple sources, inventory syncs, social post scheduling via Publer, GBP post cadence, AI-drafted email replies for review before sending. If a person is doing it manually more than once a week, it can probably be automated.

Yes. For most small businesses n8n is a better fit — self-hostable, no per-task pricing, more capable at complex logic — but if you are already deep in Zapier or Make.com and want to extend, we work in those platforms too. We also do Zapier and Make.com consulting for teams that need help re-architecting a fragile zap stack. We recommend the engine that fits your team, not the one with the biggest commission.

Yes — GPT and Claude drop straight into an n8n node. Common patterns: classify inbound emails and route to the right inbox, extract structured data from PDFs and receipts, draft first-pass replies for a human to approve, summarize long support threads, score leads on fit before assigning a rep. The model call is one step in a larger flow — we always keep guardrails and human-in-the-loop where the stakes are high.

Yes. Small clients run on n8n.cloud (managed, ~$20-50/mo). Anyone with volume or private-data concerns runs on a self-hosted instance we deploy to a Hetzner VPS — encrypted credentials, versioned workflows in Git, task-runner enabled, uptime alerts, nightly backups. Infra is included in the retainer.

You do. All workflows are exported to your Git repo, credentials live in your account, and the runbook covers every step. If you cancel the retainer, the automations keep running — you just take over the monitoring. No lock-in, no ransom.