You don't have to learn how to use AI in your auto shop.See how we build it into your operations, marketing, and sales.
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The stall
You might use ChatGPT. It doesn't see this software. Someone still has to chase the work.
Tekmetric has the RO. Follow-up still lives with whoever is on the drive.
Shop management knows the RO
Aging tickets, approvals, declined work. Someone still has to look.
The CRM knows the customer
History sits in a tab. Follow-up waits until the advisor is free.
Google knows the lead source
Ads run. Nobody checks spend against the cars that actually booked.
The books know what got paid
A/R, hours, and the morning report get rebuilt by hand.
The work between the software
Not because one ticket is hard. Because missed calls, estimates, and the owner report pile up every week.
- 01Answer the missed call
- 02Follow up on the estimate
- 03Check who hasn’t responded
- 04Update the CRM
- 05Pull the phone numbers
- 06Figure out what actually needs you
What we install
Custom AI around the software your shop already uses.
We don’t replace your CRM, shop system, phone, ads, or accounting software. You don't have to understand AI. We build agents into that software so follow-up, monitoring, and reporting get done without anyone pasting jobs into ChatGPT.
Named tools are examples shops already run, not a pack you have to buy, and not a rip-and-replace list.
Specialized agents
Built around your shop. Not a predetermined pack.
Estimate follow-up
An agent notices a $2,840 estimate sitting three days. It checks history, drafts the follow-up, sends or queues it for the advisor, and writes it back to the CRM.
Missed calls
Someone called while the drive was slammed. The agent logs it, drafts the callback, and flags it before that job goes down the street.
Jobs that need you
An RO waiting on parts is fine. A quiet customer is fine. A stalled approval is not. The agent shows you the problems, not the whole board.
Daily owner report
Hours, load, A/R, ads versus cars that booked. Ready every morning instead of rebuilt by hand on Sunday.
Sensitive sends can require approval. Agents get only the access they need. Your team keeps the judgment.
The free audit
We’ll show you where AI can realistically help. If it can’t, we’ll say so.
Before the audit
You tell us the shop type, software, and the work that still depends on someone remembering.
During the audit
A 30-minute walkthrough of how ROs, estimates, calls, and the owner report actually move.
After the audit
A ranked map of follow-up, missed calls, and reporting, sorted by return and risk. What we’d build first. What we would not automate.
In the field
Detail Driven
Automotive. Jackson Hole, Wyoming. A multi-business automotive operation.
Custom AI agents on the software four shop types already ran. The same build included one secure dashboard for operations, marketing, finance, and the shops.
See the deployment“Most operators do not have a software shortage. They have a people-operating-the-software problem. Cortex connects agents to those systems so the repetitive work between them no longer depends on someone remembering.”
Questions from shop owners
Do I need to understand AI?
No. That's the point. We understand it. We implement agents in the software you already run. You stay the operator.
I already use ChatGPT. Why would I need this?
ChatGPT is a tab you open. It waits for a prompt. It does not watch your shop software, CRM, or books unless you paste the job in. Cortex builds agents inside those systems so the follow-up gets done without you becoming someone who 'does AI.'
Do I have to replace Tekmetric, Shopmonkey, or my CRM?
No. We connect to the systems you already run. The point is to make that software work harder, not add another login.
Will this replace my advisors or writers?
No. Agents watch, draft, and flag. Money, promises, and judgment calls stay with your people. Sensitive messages can wait for your approval.
Is this only for general repair?
No. Collision, detailing, glass, and tire shops have the same problem. Different software, same follow-up falling through the cracks.
Do you sell a pack of agents?
No. We start with your shop, your software, your bottlenecks. The audit is how we find the first thing worth building.
What do I leave the audit with?
A ranked map of where AI can realistically save time, recover estimates, catch missed calls, and show you what needs attention, plus what we would not automate.
You don't have to understand AI to find out what it could do inside your shop.
A minute to apply. Thirty minutes on how the work moves. You don't have to learn AI. If we can help, we'll show you the build. If we can't, we'll say so.