It starts when…
- Morning market rates
- Enquiry
I09Vertical specialists
AI steel and building-material rate agent for small business Steel and building-material rate agent. Publishes daily rate sheets and turns enquiries into orders.
- 5 tasks
- 2 it does alone
- 3 need your OK
10:425G
SSteel and building-material rate agentWorking · I09
⚡ Morning market rates
✓Publish the day's rate sheet to customers
✓Book orders and arrange transport
10:41 amNEEDS YOUR OKCollect morning rates from suppliers and market groups
ApproveChange
🔔 Alert to the ownerSharp rate movement10:42 am
Message Steel and…
Sample of the agent's work, drawn from its real task list.
01In plain words
How the AI steel and building-material rate agent works
The AI steel and building-material rate agent is an Autowhat agent for small businesses that publishes daily rate sheets and turns enquiries into orders. It does 5 defined tasks — 2 on its own and 3 only after the owner's OK — in WhatsApp groups, Sheets, transporter contacts.
It does the work
- Publish the day's rate sheet to customers
- Book orders and arrange transport
It asks you before…
Rates outside today's sheet
02Every task
5 tasks, each one marked.
- Collect morning rates from suppliers and market groupsNeeds your OK
- Publish the day's rate sheet to customersDoes it alone
- Quote with loading, transport and GSTNeeds your OK
- Book orders and arrange transportDoes it alone
- Track weight slips and invoicesNeeds your OK
Works in
- WhatsApp groups
- Sheets
- transporter contacts
Alerts you when
- Sharp rate movement
You'll know it's working by
Enquiry-to-order rate
Who it is for
Steel, cement and hardware traders (Kalamboli, Darukhana)
Takes over routine work from
Sales coordinator 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.
Commitments
Its work can commit you to a customer or supplier, so those steps are read back first.
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 steel and building-material rate agent
Quick answers
What does an AI steel and building-material rate agent do?
The AI steel and building-material rate agent is an Autowhat agent for small businesses that publishes daily rate sheets and turns enquiries into orders. It does 5 defined tasks — 2 on its own and 3 only after the owner's OK — in WhatsApp groups, Sheets, transporter contacts.
What does the AI steel and building-material rate agent ask me before acting?
It asks before: Rates outside today's sheet. 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 steel and building-material rate agent work in?
It works in WhatsApp groups, Sheets, transporter contacts. No new software is needed; it uses what the business already has.
Who is the AI steel and building-material rate agent for?
It is built for steel, cement and hardware traders (Kalamboli, Darukhana). It takes over routine work from sales coordinator time, while people keep the judgement calls.
Does the AI steel and building-material rate agent 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 steel and building-material rate agent 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.