Add AI gear to your business.

A small crew of AI specialists for the messages, the follow-ups, the bookings and the paperwork, so you can get back to the real work.

The 60-second version

But how does it actually work?

Start with one AI worker. Give it memory, a few rules it can't break, and real tools. Then grow it into a whole crew that runs your front desk, while you stay in control.

60 seconds · the whole idea · sound on

01 · How it works

You don't buy a bot. You build an organization.

Set it up once, the way you'd hire and train a team. Then step back, and it runs. You stay the boss; the crew does the doing.

01

Create your agents

Spin up a specialist for each job you keep meaning to get to, a front desk, a follow-up, a bookkeeper. Give it a name. It's yours.

02

Set their rules

Tell them how you work, in plain words. They never cross the line you draw, so the work stays predictable, on brand, and within your limits.

03

Group them into teams and departments

A front desk, a sales team, a back office. They work together and hand off to each other like real coworkers, not a pile of disconnected bots.

04

Wire your workflows

Lay out how the work should flow: a new inquiry checks the calendar, drafts a reply, waits for your OK, then sends. Set it once; it happens the same way every time.

05

Assign the work, and rest

Hand it over. The crew runs around the clock and reports back. The routine that used to eat your evenings just gets done.

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// new specialist · hired
Alex
Alex
Front desk
Hired on duty
What Alex does
Answers every inquiry, day or night, and qualifies the lead
Books the first visit against your live calendar
Texts a confirmation, then logs the lead for follow-up
// Alex · the rules you set

The rules you set

applied to every agent, on every action

Never contact a lead twice in 24 hours.
Anything over $5,000 comes to me.
Match our voice, sign off as the business.
Hold every quote for my sign-off.
+ add a rule
// teams & departments
Your business
owner · final sign-off
Front desk
Alex
Sales
Maya, Nora
Back office
Sam
// workflow · a new inquiry comes in
New inquiry
Check the calendar
Draft a reply
Wait for your OKapproval gate
Send
On the floor right now
Alex Maya Nora Sam Iris
02
What it runs on

Built to be trusted, not just clever.

Anyone can bolt on a chatbot. The hard part is making it safe to hand real work to. Here is what holds it together, in plain terms.

01 / memory

It remembers your business

It knows your procedures, your prices and your regulars. It remembers what happened yesterday and what you told it last month. You never start from zero, and you never repeat yourself.

What it knows about your business

updated 2 days ago
Procedures
First visits are always scheduled, never same-day.
Reschedules go to the next open Thursday slot.
New leads get a confirmation text within 5 minutes.
Pricing
Standard consult is $150, waived if they book.
Jobs over $5,000 need owner approval before quoting.
Regulars
The Colemans, quarterly service, prefer mornings.
Brightway Co., bills net-30, contact is Jordan.
02 / ownership

It stays yours

Everything lives on a machine you own. Your customers, your conversations and your records stay there, not in someone else's account. When the crew calls a model, you choose what goes to the cloud and what stays on your own hardware. There is no subscription to your own relationships; turn it off and it's gone.

And it keeps itself in shape. A built-in architect agent adapts the system to how you work and repairs it in place, so you own it without having to maintain it.

Your server
node-01 · on premises
running
Location
On your premises
Data
Never leaves
Uptime
99.9% · 41 days
Outbound cloud
You choose
Your customers, conversations and files stay on hardware you own. Turn it off and it's gone.
03 / visibility

You see everything it does

One panel shows every action the crew takes, as it happens. No black box. Watch the whole shift, or just check in once a day, nothing happens in the dark.

Today

Wed · 09:21 AM
14
Leads answered
9
Leads chased
2
Awaiting you
Live activity
09:02Alex booked a 10am consult for a new lead
09:14Nora followed up the Mendez quote, $3,200
09:18Maya re-engaged 3 leads gone quiet
09:21Alex drafted a reply, waiting for your OK
04 / control

Nothing that commits you goes out without your sign-off

Quotes, proposals, bookings and follow-ups wait for your yes before they reach a customer. Routine replies, like answering a question or sharing your hours, go out on their own, and you see every one. The approval gate is the default for anything that commits you, not a setting you have to find.

Awaiting your approval 3 items
Maya · drafted a follow-up drafted
Toj.mendez@brightway.co
SubjectFollowing up on your quote
Hi Jordan, just circling back on the quote we sent Tuesday. Happy to walk you through it or adjust the scope. Would Thursday work for a quick chat? Best, the Brightway team…
Approve & send Edit
Confirmation text to a new bookingSat 2pm consult · ready to send drafted
Invoice to Coleman Renovations$4,150 · flagged, under your $5k limit drafted
05 / integrations

It plugs into what you already use

Email, texts, your website chat, your calendar, your CRM, your files. And for the old programs with no "connect" button, it works them right on the screen, the way a person would. No IT project required.

Connected tools

your crew works inside the tools you already use

Gmailreads and drafts from your inbox Connected
WhatsAppanswers customer messages Connected
Google Calendarbooks and reschedules visits Connected
Slackpings you for approvals Connected
Stripeprepares invoices and payment links Connect
Notionlogs notes to your workspace Connect
+ no API? it works the program on screen, the way a person would
Works with the tools you already run
Old software? Not a problem. If it has no connect button, the agent works the program right on the screen, the way a person would. No API, no IT project.
No lock-in

Runs on the models you choose.

Claude, GPT, Gemini, or a local model on your own hardware. One gateway routes them all, so you switch anytime and never get locked to a single provider.

03
Why it pays off
The routine runs itself, so you can grow.

The work that used to pile up after hours is handled. You get your time back for the business itself, and your people get theirs back too, freed from the busywork to take on the things there was never time for.

today
Done at 11pm by the founder.
Messages returned after dinner, follow-ups squeezed in between jobs, invoices left for the weekend.
now
Done by morning, ready for review.
The crew works the overnight queue. You open the panel with coffee and just say yes.
Owner hours back, per week
Evening & weekend desk-work, before vs. after the crew comes on.
Before With the crew
// illustrative Shape of the shift, not a measured guarantee. Your numbers depend on your business.
A small-business owner relaxing with a coffee while the crew runs the floor panel.your-business · live
Your evenings back

While the crew works, you rest.

It answers, follows up and files through the evening and the weekend. You glance at the panel over coffee, say yes to whatever needs you, and close the laptop. The shift goes on without you.

04
Built for your trade

Not generic AI. Your business, named.

Same crew, tuned to the work your trade actually loses money on. Craft distilleries are live today; the rest are close behind. Pick yours.

// the distilleries crew, today

Not a template. A named specialist for your trade.

The distillery crew is running right now. Each agent is tuned to the work that actually costs you, the missed calls, the slow follow-ups, the paperwork, not a generic assistant with your logo on it.

See the distillery demo
05
06
Proof of work

One phone call. The whole office moves.

A real call to KOVAL's front desk. Alex picks up, the crew quietly handles the rest, and the owner's board updates as it happens. The distillery runs on this, not a demo account.

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A real call to KOVAL Distillery · the office reacts live · sound on

KOVAL is a real business running on Smart Node. Calls and scenarios are dramatized for demonstration.

What you get

You own it. No subscription for the software.

Smart Node installs into your business. The copy is yours, the data is yours, the source is yours. Nobody can switch it off, raise a price, or take it away.

Managed

You pay us, we hold the model accounts and keep it running. One bill, nothing to set up.

Bring your own

Pay once for setup, then plug in your own keys (Claude, OpenRouter, anything you connect) and pay providers direct. Fully independent of us.

We sort the right fit during your pilot.

How a pilot works.

  1. We install your copy. Your server or ours, your accounts.
  2. We train it on your business. Your trade, your tone, your rules.
  3. You watch it work. Real messages, real bookings, your sign-off on anything that commits you.
  4. It's yours. Keep going, adjust anytime. The architect agent does the heavy lifting.
FAQ

Questions, answered.

What is Smart Node?

Smart Node is a small crew of AI specialists that runs your business's front office. It answers messages, follows up on leads, books appointments and handles the paperwork around the clock. You set it up once, the way you'd hire and train a team, then it runs and reports back to you.

Is Smart Node self-hosted? Do I own it?

Yes. Smart Node installs onto hardware you own. The copy is yours, the data is yours, the source is yours. Nobody can switch it off, raise a price, or take it away. There is no subscription for the software.

Which AI models does Smart Node use?

Claude, GPT, Gemini, or a local model on your own hardware. One gateway routes them all, so you switch anytime and are never locked to a single provider.

How much does Smart Node cost?

There is no subscription for the software. AI costs run one of two ways: managed, where you pay us one bill and we hold the model accounts, or bring-your-own, where you plug in your own keys and pay the providers direct. Setup happens in a paid pilot, then the system is yours.

Do I need technical skills to run it?

No. A built-in architect agent adapts the system to how you work and repairs it in place, so you own it without having to maintain it. You stay the boss, not the sysadmin.

Does Smart Node work with the tools I already use?

Yes. It connects to email, texts, your website chat, your calendar, your CRM and your files, directly or through Zapier. For older programs with no connect button, it works them right on the screen, the way a person would.

Is my customer data private?

Your customers, conversations and records stay on hardware you own, not in someone else's account. When the crew calls an AI model, you choose what goes to the cloud and what stays on your own hardware.

What businesses is Smart Node for?

Owner-led businesses. Craft distilleries are live today, with bars and restaurants, wine and liquor shops, farms and cleaning services close behind. It adapts to any trade, so tell us about yours in a demo.

Does anything go out without my approval?

No. Quotes, proposals, bookings and follow-ups wait for your yes before they reach a customer. Routine replies, like answering a question or sharing your hours, go out on their own, and you see every one.

Start with a live demo

See it set up for your business.

Tell us about the leads you miss and the work that piles up. We run a live demo on your actual workflow, then you decide if the crew earns a place.