It starts when…
- Weekly planning
- Swap request
G06People & HR
AI shift roster planner for small business Shift roster planner. Builds fair weekly rosters around leave and demand.
- 5 tasks
- 5 it does alone
- Asks you on exceptions
10:425G
SShift roster plannerWorking · G06
⚡ Weekly planning
✓Forecast staffing need by day and shift
✓Build the roster within labour rules
✓Share personal rosters on WhatsApp
10:41 amSProcess shift swaps
🔔 Alert to the ownerShift uncovered10:42 am
Message Shift roster planner
Sample of the agent's work, drawn from its real task list.
01In plain words
How the AI shift roster planner works
The AI shift roster planner is an Autowhat agent for small businesses that builds fair weekly rosters around leave and demand. It does 5 defined tasks on its own in Sheets, WhatsApp, and asks the owner first about exceptions such as rosters.
It does the work
- Forecast staffing need by day and shift
- Build the roster within labour rules
- Share personal rosters on WhatsApp
- Process shift swaps
- Report overtime and fairness
It asks you before…
Rosters
02Every task
5 tasks, each one marked.
- Forecast staffing need by day and shiftDoes it alone
- Build the roster within labour rulesDoes it alone
- Share personal rosters on WhatsAppDoes it alone
- Process shift swapsDoes it alone
- Report overtime and fairnessDoes it alone
Works in
- Sheets
Alerts you when
- Shift uncovered
You'll know it's working by
Coverage, overtime
Who it is for
Restaurants, hospitals, security, retail
Takes over routine work from
Manager time
03How much it may do
Safe by design, in two plain labels.
Acts within your limits
It handles routine cases on its own and asks you about anything outside the limits you set.
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 shift roster planner
Quick answers
What does an AI shift roster planner do?
The AI shift roster planner is an Autowhat agent for small businesses that builds fair weekly rosters around leave and demand. It does 5 defined tasks on its own in Sheets, WhatsApp, and asks the owner first about exceptions such as rosters.
What does the AI shift roster planner ask me before acting?
It asks before: Rosters. 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 shift roster planner work in?
It works in Sheets, WhatsApp. No new software is needed; it uses what the business already has.
Who is the AI shift roster planner for?
It is built for restaurants, hospitals, security, retail. It takes over routine work from manager time, while people keep the judgement calls.
Does the AI shift roster planner 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 shift roster planner 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.