retune is free if you run your own copy: it runs on your own computer, with an agent that builds what you ask for. you check what it builds before anyone else sees it.
booking was the top idea on the retune roadmap. people asked for it for a couple of years. dj kept retune running in that time, but didn't add features.
then dj gave me that idea and the others near the top, and i built each one in its own copy of retune. i set booking up for a made-up dental office, a second agent checked the work, and i recorded what came out.
the bot shows open times from the owner's hours, books the one the visitor taps, and lists it in a bookings tab. it uses its own calendar, so it doesn't sync with google or outlook. that's the kind of limit you'd tell your client before they pay.
booking is one of sixteen i built this way. each one has its own video on the homepage.
you'd offer your clients the usual bot first. it answers from the client's website and asks visitors for their details.
then a client asks for something the bot doesn't do. you ask the agent in your copy to build it, you look at what it built, and you switch it on for that client's bot.
some things you could hand a client today are already built. the bot can carry your name and colors instead of retune's, which white label chatbot platform covers. there's also a monthly note on what their customers asked, and templates per trade so each setup goes the same way.
if you'd rather talk than email, book a short call with dj and bring the request your client made.
you talk to the client and decide what's worth building. the agent builds what you ask, not what the client meant.
you look before your client does, because the agent gets things wrong sometimes.
i do too. on booking, a second agent caught a table that didn't fit the screen and a greeting the bot said twice. i fixed both before the video went out.
you run your copy. that means the uptime, the api keys and the updates are yours. if it stops at night, you're the one who gets the call.
you set your own price. this page doesn't tell you what to charge.
it fits if you have a few clients, or want them, and you're fine running software on your own computer. it fits best when clients keep asking for things no platform has.
it won't fit if you want someone else to keep it running and answer when it breaks. a hosted platform is better at that. botpress, chatbase and voiceflow are bigger goes through where each one is stronger.
if you're starting from nothing, what you'd sell in month one is the place to start.
email me and i'll send the steps to run your own copy. if you'd rather start on retune.so first, sign up there, then email me about the features you want on your bots.
if it's useful, take it. if it's missing something your clients need, tell me what, and i'll tell you if i can build it.
olive