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AI onboarding clerk for small business Onboarding clerk. Collects joining documents and sets up new staff on day one.

  • 5 tasks
  • 4 it does alone
  • 1 need your OK

Sample of the agent's work, drawn from its real task list.

01In plain words

How the AI onboarding clerk works

The AI onboarding clerk is an Autowhat agent for small businesses that collects joining documents and sets up new staff on day one. It does 5 defined tasks — 4 on its own and 1 only after the owner's OK — in WhatsApp, Google Drive, EPFO.

1

It starts when…

  • Offer accepted
2

It does the work

  • Collect ID, address, bank and photo documents
  • Open PF/ESIC registration with the PF clerk
  • Add the employee to attendance and payroll
  • Share the induction SOPs
3

It asks you before…

Appointment letters

02Every task

5 tasks, each one marked.

  1. Collect ID, address, bank and photo documentsDoes it alone
  2. Open PF/ESIC registration with the PF clerkDoes it alone
  3. Issue the appointment letter for signatureNeeds your OK
  4. Add the employee to attendance and payrollDoes it alone
  5. Share the induction SOPsDoes it alone

Works in

  • WhatsApp
  • Google Drive
  • EPFO
  • ESIC

Alerts you when

  • Document pending after joining

You'll know it's working by

Day-one readiness

Who it is for

Businesses hiring regularly

Takes over routine work from

HR time

03How much it may do

Safe by design, in two plain labels.

Autonomy · L3

Acts within your limits

It handles routine cases on its own and asks you about anything outside the limits you set.

Risk · R2

Records

It updates registers and sheets, with an audit log of before and after values.

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 onboarding clerk

Quick answers

What does an AI onboarding clerk do?

The AI onboarding clerk is an Autowhat agent for small businesses that collects joining documents and sets up new staff on day one. It does 5 defined tasks — 4 on its own and 1 only after the owner's OK — in WhatsApp, Google Drive, EPFO.

What does the AI onboarding clerk ask me before acting?

It asks before: Appointment letters. 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 onboarding clerk work in?

It works in WhatsApp, Google Drive, EPFO, ESIC. No new software is needed; it uses what the business already has.

Who is the AI onboarding clerk for?

It is built for businesses hiring regularly. It takes over routine work from hR time, while people keep the judgement calls.

Does the AI onboarding clerk 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 onboarding clerk 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.