Handle customer FAQs and appointment booking with one AI bot

One chat bot answers customer questions and books, checks, or cancels appointments automatically.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Simple Merge (5)

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Starts itA stepAn outside serviceA record or sheetOne path onlyPaths rejoinResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
AI Agents & Autonomous SystemsEmail AutomationSpreadsheet & Database OpsScheduling & CalendarCustomer Support & Ticketing
Connects
AirtableGmailGoogle CalendarOpenAI

The problem it solves

Your front desk or support inbox gets the same questions over and over, plus a steady stream of booking requests that need checking against your calendar. Handling all of it manually pulls time away from customers who are already in front of you.

Who it fits

A clinic, salon, or service business that handles frequent customer questions and appointment bookings.

How it works

  1. A customer messages the bot with a question or request
  2. AI figures out if they want information, or to book, check, or cancel an appointment
  3. For questions, it answers using your business's own documents
  4. For bookings, it checks your calendar, confirms a time, and saves the details
  5. The customer gets a confirmation email and their details are logged for later lookup
What you get

Bookings and answers handled without a receptionist picking up

You get customer questions answered and appointments booked, checked, or canceled automatically, day or night.

What you get

A booked, canceled, or answered request, with customer details logged and a confirmation email sent.

What you need

An Airtable account, a Gmail account, a Google Calendar, and an OpenAI API key.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

Let's Talk Strategy

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