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You don't have to learn how to use AI in your handyman business. We build it into the software you already run.

You don't have to learn AI to run a handyman business. ChatGPT is not watching the five texts you got while on a toilet repair. Cortex builds agents into the CRM and calendar you already use, so small jobs stop slipping through.

Service technician talking with a homeowner at her front door

Agents watching

  • Inbox to job
  • Punch and extras
  • Repeat customers

Does this sound familiar?

The stalls we hear in this trade every week.

01

Inbound is a text thread

The next job is whoever you remembered to answer at lunch.

02

Small quotes never leave the truck

A punch list from a walkthrough sits in photos.

03

The calendar double-books itself

A 90-minute job becomes three hours. The next customer is already waiting.

04

Repeat work depends on memory

The same HOA, the same leak. Nobody asked for the next visit.

What agents can handle

Examples. Your list comes from the audit, not a template.

Inbox to job

Calls, texts, and form fills get a first response and a slot.

  • Missed-call text
  • Quote drafts
  • Spam filter

Punch and extras

Walkthrough lists become billed work.

  • Photo punch
  • Unbilled extras
  • Follow-up drafts

Repeat customers

Past customers and property managers get a next visit.

  • Rebook prompts
  • Review asks
  • Quiet-account flags

A day with Cortex

What a day looks like with agents on

An example day. The agents work inside your phone line, CRM, field software and books. Anything that spends money or makes a promise waits for a person.

Handyman · example company

Today · Activity log

Agents on

7:42 AM

Missed call

New customer called while the team was on a job

Caller said: wants someone out this week for a quote. Agent texted back, got the address, and booked the 10:30 slot.

Done

9:15 AM

Estimate #2041 · $8,400

No reply from the customer in 3 days

Agent wrote a follow-up in your voice. It goes out when you tap approve.

Waiting for your OK

11:30 AM

Review

Job closed, customer happy

Agent sent the review request with a link to your Google profile.

Done

2:10 PM

Job #3318 · $2,480

Marked complete, but no invoice in QuickBooks

Agent flagged it to the office so it gets billed today.

Sent to your team

6:00 PM

Daily summary

Your end-of-day report

6 jobs booked, 2 estimates waiting on you, $2,480 to invoice. Sent to your phone.

Done

Example activity. Every action is logged, and you choose what agents can do without asking.

Built around the software you already use.

Examples of systems we commonly evaluate for integration. Handyman operators usually live in Jobber or Housecall Pro, a shared inbox, and Google. We build agents into those.

Jobs and CRM

JobberHousecall ProServiceTitanGoHighLevel

Money

QuickBooksStripe

Demand

Google AdsGoogle Local ServicesGoogle My BusinessMeta

Named tools are examples we see in this trade, not a certified integration list. What we can connect depends on APIs, vendor access, and the audit. We do not replace these systems.

How we set it up

Audit, design, build, test, then keep it running. Your existing software stays in place.

  1. 01
    Audit

    Understand the operation

    Software stack, repetitive paths, follow-up that depends on memory.

  2. 02
    Design

    Design the system

    Which agents, which systems, what they may do, and what requires a person.

  3. 03
    Build

    Connect and build

    Agents around those paths, connected to the tools you already use.

  4. 04
    Deploy

    Test with your team

    Permissions, approvals, testing.

  5. 05
    Manage

    Keep it reliable

    Monitoring, connectors, improvements.

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Find out what AI could take off your plate.

Start with a free 30-minute audit. You don't need to understand AI. We'll show you what's worth building into the software you already run, and what isn't.