One job brief from scattered information
01Bring messages, notes, photos and documents into one organised draft.
New ZealandOwner-led trades
Turn messy enquiries into quote drafts ready to check.
LYC reads emails, photos, notes and PDFs, applies your pricing rules, and flags anything missing. You review the result and send it using the tools you already have.
01
Reads the job
Brings emails, notes, photos and PDFs together.
02
Uses your rules
Prices come from your current pricebook.
03
Ready to check
Nothing is sent automatically.
01 / Fictional product walkthrough
See the complete path from enquiry to owner review.
One continuous Southern Fenceworks example. The draft totals NZD 4,347.00 when the required details are present, then changes to NZD 4,772.50 after an owner correction. The missing-information and retaining-wall examples show what happens when the draft cannot be completed. Displayed NZD totals are pinned fictional pricebook results, not public LYC pricing. Not a customer result and not production-ready.
DemoFictional product demo
01 / Enquiry · Ready quote
Messy enquiry arrives
The original fictional request stays visible while QuoteForge begins organising it.
BusinessSouthern Fenceworks
External AI calls0
Sent externallyNo
Demo status
Generated from a fictional local product run. No live business system is connected. Not a customer result and not production-ready. External effects DISABLED.QuoteForge
Spend less of the evening rebuilding quotes.
QuoteForge brings scattered enquiry details together, checks what is missing, applies your pricing rules, and prepares an itemised draft for review.
Fictional example · Southern FenceworksDemo
Ready review packageTimber boundary fence, 18 m, NZD 4,347.00 when every required detail is present. Displayed NZD totals are pinned fictional pricebook results, not public LYC pricing.
- ✓Ready: READY FOR REVIEW
- !Missing: Boundary confirmed
- $Price: current business pricebook
- ◉Stop: retaining wall
How it works
Build around the way your business already works.
We learn how one job moves through your business, configure the required information and pricing rules, then test realistic examples before you rely on it.
Three stepsMap · Test · Pilot
01 / Map
We map the way you already prepare a quote.
You provide the price lists, labour rules, exclusions, templates and travel criteria you currently use. We organise them into a clear working specification.
What this stage leaves behind
- Custom service catalogue and labour-rate mapping
- Clear list of work that needs separate review
- Structured extraction schema for customer enquiries
- Tested price calculation rules
Kept in check
A missing price is flagged for review instead of being guessed.Sample approved rate specification · fictional Southern FenceworksExample artifact
| Line | State | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Timber boundary fence | Pricebook admitted | NZD 185.00 |
| Travel | Pricebook admitted | NZD 450.00 |
| retaining wall | Owner exclusion | Not priced |
Next useful step
If this names a bottleneck you own, show us one real workflow. We map the current process before proposing a pilot.
Why LYC is different
AI is easy to access. Useful business automation is harder.
A general chatbot does not know your pricing, margin thresholds, warranties, or when to stop and alert a human.
Generic chat
Writes plausible prose from general training. Can invent rates and make unauthorized promises.
Fixed automation
Follows rigid paths. Breaks when the enquiry is messy or incomplete.
LYC specialist
Reads the enquiry, checks the required details, uses your rules, and prepares a draft you can review.
What QuoteForge is built to improve
Less rebuilding. Better questions. A cleaner decision.
The first pilot tests whether these improvements hold inside one real business workflow. They are targets, not customer results.
Missing details found earlier
02Surface the missing details a person needs before time is spent building a quote.
Prices from your current rules
03Use the business pricebook and show where every amount came from.
A draft ready for the owner
04Prepare the work for review and clearly flag anything that still needs a decision.
Common questions
Straight answers before you decide.
Potential connections are reviewed after we understand the workflow and what information each system would need. The first pilot can run without connecting directly to Xero, Fergus or Tradify.
Founding pilot
Scoped after workflow review
Start with one quote-preparation workflow. We agree what is included, build and test it, then review the first 30 days together. You receive written scope and pricing before work begins.
About LYC
Independent AI engineering from New Zealand.
LYC Business AI was founded by Mackenzie Clark, a New Zealand AI builder. It turns repetitive business admin into focused tools that fit the way an owner already works.
We start with one real bottleneck, test whether the tool helps, and improve it from what happens in practice.
Read about the founder →What part of your business keeps stealing time?
Tell us about one repetitive workflow. We evaluate whether it is a sensible fit for a specialist before proposing a pilot.