In the last couple of months AI players have been releasing their version of what a true agent style interface looks like. Grok Bot, Muse, Dots, Hermes and soon Duet from Anthropic. I went into more details in the video on how each perform and which one will be best for who. My main point is also that these are great for their running around tasks like picking up items that are coming up due in registers, reminders on tasks you promised in a meeting and that ad-hoc admin tasks. Work like extracting trade packages, reviewing contracts and line item pricing all still belong using skills in Claude Cowork or ChatGPT Work. You want reliable results where you know what the AI has done so you can review the output before carrying on. I'm interested in how you all are using these agents and whether it has changed much for the way you work?

I've been working on an AI-assisted subcontractor management system. It starts with the signed subcontract and agreed scope, budget and programme. Basically after procurement is done and you have locked in the sub-contractor. From there, we have each step in the process and some small, discrete Claude skills that you run to support each process. We also have a library of business templates and project information that sits behind them. Setup and mobilisation: summarise obligations, build a checklist for documents and site readiness, and agree how progress will be reported. Delivery: check performance against the plan, review payment claims against verified progress, assess variations and draft notices. For variations, check entitlement first, then price and time. This Close-out: check the final account and handover requirements, then record lessons learned and subcontractor performance for future projects. The system combines organised project records, shared business information and reusable AI workflows that you customise to your processes. Check out the walk-through: https://youtu.be/04Vw2WqI2dE

Hi all, This is a great community. I just sold my first project, an AI phone assistant who will take calls, gather information, answer questions, and schedule appointments. I’ve used ChatGPT and Claude to plan out this project. But I still have two important questions for this great community. 1) What should I charge for this first project? If it goes well, it could lead to several others with the same Contractor. 2) For any of you who have built something similar, what tech stack did you deploy? Thank you.

Most construction & contracting businesses lose leads in the gap between the phone ring and the CRM. Customer calls → nobody answers → no record → ghost. Rep answers → forgets to log → same result. If you're missing 3–5 calls/day at $500–$2,000/job — that's $1,500–$10,000 walking out the door. Daily. Here's the stack that closes that gap completely: 📞 VAPI — AI voice agent handles inbound AND outbound calls 🎤 ElevenLabs — gives the AI a voice that actually sounds human ⚙️ Make.com — automation layer that captures + routes all call data 📊 Google Sheets — real-time log: name, number, job type, urgency — every call 🏗️ GHL — creates the contact + fires the follow-up sequence instantly How it works in 4 steps: 1️⃣ Homeowner or GC calls → VAPI AI answers instantly (ElevenLabs voice, sounds human) 2️⃣ Agent collects: job type, timeline, budget, contact details 3️⃣ Call ends → Make.com fires automatically 4️⃣ Data hits Google Sheets + GHL contact created + follow-up SMS out in 60 seconds For outbound: same stack, reversed. AI dials your estimate follow-up list, qualifies leads, logs every response. Zero missed jobs (AI answers after hours, weekends, no exceptions) Zero logging errors (automation, not memory) Zero follow-up delays (triggered the second the call ends) The real win? Every missed call becomes a trackable data point — not a lost job. What's the biggest gap in how your business handles inbound calls right now?

Hi everyone I'm Ameet, I'm not a contractor. I'm a builder. I've spent the last few months talking to subs and GCs about one specific problem: why subs keep getting held up on mobilization because their insurance certificate bounces. Here's what I keep hearing: - Subs send the cert. GC says it's wrong. Nobody explains why. - The sub asks their broker. Broker says it's fine. GC says it's not. - This goes back and forth for weeks. The sub loses money. The GC loses time. I'm building an AI tool that reads the GC's requirements, checks the cert before the sub sends it, and tells them: ✅ This will pass ⚠️ Fix this first (with plain English instructions) 🚫 This won't pass — escalate now I'm not here to sell anything. I'm here to make sure I'm solving the right problem before I build the wrong thing. For the subs here: what's the most frustrating part of the COI process? What costs you the most? For the GCs: what do you wish subs would just get right the first time? Any feedback would be massively helpful.