What if the busywork of your business handled itself?
Stratus Labs builds your business a dedicated AI assistant — it answers customer texts and calls, books appointments, follows up leads, and answers your FAQs. Connected to the tools you already use, delivered ready to work.
≈45-day build · Runs wherever fits your business · No hardware to buy
One assistant, four jobs your inbox is drowning in
It works the channels your customers already use — texts, calls, and your inbox — so nothing sits unanswered.
Answers texts & calls
Responds to inbound customer messages and calls in real time, day or night, in your business's voice.
Books appointments
Checks your calendar, holds the slot, and confirms with the customer — no back-and-forth required.
Follows up on leads
Keeps working leads that would otherwise go cold, so fewer inquiries fall through the cracks.
Answers FAQs
Handles the repetitive questions — hours, pricing, availability, policies — so your team doesn't have to.
Three steps to an assistant doing the work
No jargon, no technical knowledge needed on your end.
Tell us how you work
A short call. Walk us through the texts, calls, appointments, and follow-up eating your week.
We build & connect it
Stratus Labs designs and builds your assistant end-to-end — connected to your CRM, scheduler, email, and texts. You approve everything before it goes live.
It goes live
Your assistant runs wherever fits — your own device, managed cloud capacity, or a mix. We do a live handoff, then stay on to keep it tuned.
One clean offer. No tiers to sort through.
A build, then an ongoing managed service that keeps it running and improving.
Design, configuration, integration with your tools, and delivery — built end-to-end around how your business actually works.
Hosting, monitoring, updates, tuning, and support — required, so your assistant keeps running and keeps getting better.
Build Includes
- ✓Discovery & workflow mapping
- ✓Custom tools for your trade — booking, quoting, follow-up, FAQs
- ✓Integration with your CRM, calendar, email & texts
- ✓Live handoff & walkthrough
Managed Service Includes
- ✓Hosting & infrastructure, wherever it runs
- ✓Uptime monitoring & health checks
- ✓Model & software updates
- ✓Ongoing tuning & support
No hardware to buy, own, or ship.
You're buying the technology and an ongoing managed service — not a box. Your assistant runs wherever fits your business: your own device, secure cloud capacity we manage, or a mix of both.
- Your device. Runs on hardware you already have, if that fits how you operate.
- Managed cloud. Runs on secure infrastructure we host and monitor — nothing to install.
- A mix of both. Whatever combination fits your setup and comfort level.
- Nothing to ship. No dedicated machine arrives at your door and nothing sits idle in a closet.
Questions
Do I need to be technical?
Not at all. You walk us through how you work; Stratus Labs builds, connects, and configures everything. You don't write code, host anything, or manage servers.
Where does it run?
Wherever fits your business — your own device, secure cloud/VPS capacity we manage as part of the monthly service, or a mix of both. There's no dedicated hardware to buy, own, or ship. It connects to the tools you already use: your CRM, email, texts, scheduler, and calendar.
What if it doesn't work the way I expected?
We don't call it done until it works the way you expected. The managed service includes ongoing tuning, so if something's off, it gets adjusted — not left to sit.
How is this different from hiring an assistant?
A good front-desk hire or virtual assistant runs $3,000–$5,000/month, works about 40 hours, and takes vacation. This is a $20,000 build plus $1,000/month for an assistant that runs 24/7, never calls in sick, and is kept tuned as part of the service.
Who is this for?
Local service businesses and solo operators who can't keep up with the inbound — plumbers, electricians, contractors, real estate agents, chiropractors, dentists, attorneys, insurance agents, salons, spas, vets, gyms, auto shops, and anyone else whose customers expect a fast response. If your business runs on texts, calls, appointments, and follow-up, this fits you.
What does the $1,000/month actually cover?
Hosting and infrastructure wherever your assistant runs, uptime monitoring, model and software updates, and ongoing tuning and support. It's required and ongoing — the build price gets it built and delivered; the monthly service is what keeps it running and current.