It starts when…
- Staff check-in or check-out message
G01People & HR
AI attendance keeper for small business Attendance keeper. Marks staff attendance from a WhatsApp selfie and location.
- 6 tasks
- 6 it does alone
- Asks you on exceptions
10:425G
AAttendance keeperWorking · G01
⚡ Staff check-in or check-out message
✓Verify time and location against the site geofence
✓Check the selfie against the staff photo
✓Mark present, late, half-day or absent
10:41 amARecord overtime from check-out times
🔔 Alert to the ownerRepeated late arrivals10:42 am
Message Attendance keeper
Sample of the agent's work, drawn from its real task list.
01In plain words
How the AI attendance keeper works
The AI attendance keeper is an Autowhat agent for small businesses that marks staff attendance from a WhatsApp selfie and location. It does 6 defined tasks on its own in WhatsApp, Google Sheets, attendance apps, and asks the owner first about exceptions such as overriding a marked absence.
It does the work
- Verify time and location against the site geofence
- Check the selfie against the staff photo
- Mark present, late, half-day or absent
- Record overtime from check-out times
- Send the owner a 10:30 am absent list
It asks you before…
Overriding a marked absence
02Every task
6 tasks, each one marked.
- Verify time and location against the site geofenceDoes it alone
- Check the selfie against the staff photoDoes it alone
- Mark present, late, half-day or absentDoes it alone
- Record overtime from check-out timesDoes it alone
- Send the owner a 10:30 am absent listDoes it alone
- Publish monthly attendance for payrollDoes it alone
Works in
- Google Sheets
- attendance apps
Alerts you when
- Repeated late arrivals
- no-show at a critical post
You'll know it's working by
Attendance accuracy, disputes
Who it is for
Shops, sites, factories with 5–200 staff
Takes over routine work from
Biometric device + HR clerk time
03How much it may do
Safe by design, in two plain labels.
Runs on its own
It runs routine work end to end and reports in the daily briefing; risky steps still need you.
Records
It updates registers and sheets, with an audit log of before and after values.
On the phone
Runs today on Autowhat's Android agent (early access), on a business phone. How the phone agent works →
Every agent also reads back actions, keeps an audit log, asks when unsure, learns from your corrections, reports in the daily briefing and stops on the kill switch.
FAQAI attendance keeper
Quick answers
What does an AI attendance keeper do?
The AI attendance keeper is an Autowhat agent for small businesses that marks staff attendance from a WhatsApp selfie and location. It does 6 defined tasks on its own in WhatsApp, Google Sheets, attendance apps, and asks the owner first about exceptions such as overriding a marked absence.
What does the AI attendance keeper ask me before acting?
It asks before: Overriding a marked absence. It reads the action back in one message and waits for your yes; routine steps run within the limits you set.
Which apps does the AI attendance keeper work in?
It works in WhatsApp, Google Sheets, attendance apps. No new software is needed; it uses what the business already has.
Who is the AI attendance keeper for?
It is built for shops, sites, factories with 5–200 staff. It takes over routine work from biometric device + HR clerk time, while people keep the judgement calls.
Does the AI attendance keeper run on a phone?
Runs today on Autowhat's Android agent (early access), on a business phone. See the Android X page for how the phone agent works.
05Hire it
Put the AI attendance keeper to work. We set it up in your apps.
A 30-minute working session: an engineer maps this agent to your phone, WhatsApp and the apps it needs, and agrees what it must ask you before.