AI receptionist · Live demo
can’t.
You’re under a sink, the phone rings, and that customer calls the next name on Google. This answers instead. It sounds like a person, takes down who and where, and sends it to you before you’ve wiped your hands.
Harbor Plumbing is a made-up shop. The receptionist is real: call it.
What it does
A front desk that never misses a ring.
- 01
Answers every call.
Nights, weekends, while you’re on a roof. No menu, no hold music. A relaxed voice that says your business’s name.
- 02
Gets the details right.
Name, what’s wrong, the address, how urgent it is, and the best number, which it reads back so nobody calls a wrong one.
- 03
Real emergencies ring your cell.
Water pouring in during business hours? It puts the caller straight through to you. If you can’t pick up, or it’s after hours, it takes the details and flags the call urgent.
- 04
You get the summary.
The moment the call ends, a short note lands on your phone: who, where, what, and how soon they need you.
- 05
It never pretends.
Ask if it’s a real person and it tells you it’s an AI, then keeps helping. It won’t make up a price or promise a time you didn’t give it.
Hear it
Three calls, unedited.
Real calls to the same receptionist you can phone above. Press play and follow along.
Call 01 · Caller: Megan (made up) · Receptionist: Alex
A slow drain
Megan’s kitchen sink has been slow for days. Nothing’s flooding; she just wants it fixed.
- Receptionist: Alex
Harbor Plumbing, this is Alex. Heads up, calls are recorded. What's going on?
- Caller: Megan
Hi. Yeah. So, my kitchen sink has been draining really slowly, like, for a few days now.
- Receptionist: Alex
Got it, slow drain in the kitchen. Has it gotten worse, or is it pretty much the same?
- Caller: Megan
Ugh, it can definitely wait. It's just annoying.
- Receptionist: Alex
No problem. And your name?
- Caller: Megan
It's Megan.
- Receptionist: Alex
What's the address we'd be heading to?
- Caller: Megan
18 Laurel Court in Trumbull.
- Receptionist: Alex
Eighteen Laurel Court in Trumbull. Okay, and what's the best number to call you back on?
- Caller: Megan
Sure. It's 203-555-0173.
- Receptionist: Alex
Two oh three, five five five, oh one seven three. That right?
- Caller: Megan
Yep, that's it.
- Receptionist: Alex
Okay. I'm getting a plumber to call you back during business hours tomorrow. Thanks, Megan.
Call 02 · Caller: Dave (made up) · Receptionist: Alex
Leaking water heater
Late at night, a puddle spreading across Dave’s basement floor.
- Receptionist: Alex
Harbor Plumbing, this is Alex. Heads up, calls are recorded. What's going on?
- Caller: Dave
Hey. Sorry to call so late. My water heater's leaking. There's a puddle on the basement floor, and it's getting bigger.
- Receptionist: Alex
No problem at all. How fast is it coming out, is it pouring or more of a steady drip?
- Caller: Dave
It's like a steady trickle. It's not gushing or anything.
- Receptionist: Alex
Okay, got it. First thing, if you can, shut the main water valve. It's usually near the water heater or the meter. Turn it clockwise.
- Caller: Dave
Okay, hang on. Okay, I think I got it. It's off.
- Receptionist: Alex
Good. What's your name?
- Caller: Dave
Dave. Dave Russo.
- Receptionist: Alex
And what's the address where this is happening?
- Caller: Dave
It's 112 Shore Road in Westport.
- Receptionist: Alex
One twelve Shore Road in Westport. Got it. Is this something that can wait till morning, or is it getting worse?
- Caller: Dave
I mean, it's getting bigger, yeah.
- Receptionist: Alex
Alright, I'm sending this to the on-call plumber right now. They'll call you straight back. What's the best number to reach you?
- Caller: Dave
203-555-0188.
- Receptionist: Alex
Two oh three, five five five, oh one eight eight. That right?
- Caller: Dave
Yeah, that's right.
- Receptionist: Alex
Thanks Dave, somebody will call you right back.
Call 03 · Caller: Jen (made up) · Receptionist: Alex
“Am I talking to a real person?”
Jen asks straight out. Listen to how it answers, then gets back to her toilet.
- Receptionist: Alex
Harbor Plumbing, this is Alex. Heads up, calls are recorded. What's going on?
- Caller: Jen
Hi. The toilet in our upstairs bathroom keeps running, like, all the time.
- Receptionist: Alex
Okay, a running toilet. Is it filling up constantly, or does it run and then stop?
- Caller: Jen
Wait, sorry. Before I go on, am I talking to a real person?
- Receptionist: Alex
Yeah, I'm an AI assistant. I answer when the plumbers are out on jobs and get your info to them. Happy to keep going if that's okay.
- Caller: Jen
Oh, okay. That's fine. Thanks.
- Receptionist: Alex
No problem. So does it run and then stop, or is it filling constantly?
- Caller: Jen
Pretty much all the time. It never really stops.
- Receptionist: Alex
Got it. And what's your name?
- Caller: Jen
Jen.
- Receptionist: Alex
Jen, what's the address where the toilet is?
- Caller: Jen
27 Ridge Lane in Wilton.
- Receptionist: Alex
Twenty-seven Ridge Lane in Wilton. Okay. Is this something that can wait, or is it getting worse?
- Caller: Jen
No, it can wait. It's just driving me crazy.
- Receptionist: Alex
Sure, I get it. What's the best number for a plumber to call you back on?
- Caller: Jen
203-555-0146.
- Receptionist: Alex
Two oh three, five five five, oh one four six. That right?
- Caller: Jen
Yes.
- Receptionist: Alex
Alright, I'm sending this to a plumber and they'll call you back during business hours. Thanks, Jen.
The callers are made up and voiced by AI; their names, addresses and 555 numbers are fictional. Alex’s side is exactly what the receptionist said and how fast it said it. Recorded October 12, 2026.
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