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3:00 PM is busy. 4:30 PM is booked in milliseconds.

When a tradie is on another job at 3:00 PM, they tap 4:30 PM on their phone. The customer's AI checks their calendar and locks the new time without dropping the payment hold.

Time to Lock New Slot
184ms
Customer Hold Kept
$250.00
Tradie Payout
$230.00
Fee if Declined
$0.00
Merchant Autopilot Twin · Natural-Language Policy Engine

Set Your Autopilot Rules in Plain English

Type or click a plain-English rule below. Frontlatch compiles it into a live Autonomous Bargaining Policy that negotiates with incoming AI assistants automatically - working seamlessly whether the customer pays via standard Card / Apple Pay (Stripe) or Mastercard Agent Pay (x402).

Universal Stripe + x402 Ready

Works 100% free on incoming leads: accepts standard Stripe Delayed-Capture (Credit Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay), $0 Free Quote fallback, or optional Mastercard AP4M vouchers.

2. Compiled Autonomous Bargaining Policy (Live JSON)
{
  "minStartHour": "08:00",
  "afterHoursCutoffHour": "17:00",
  "afterHoursSurchargeCents": 4000,
  "autoAcceptFloorCents": 20000,
  "supportedCheckoutRails": [
    "stripe_apple_pay_fallback",
    "mastercard_ap4m",
    "free_quote_fallback"
  ]
}

LIVE COUNTER-OFFER · 3:00 PM BUSY -> 4:30 PM CONFIRMED

02 / Three Steps, Zero Phone Tag

Ask. Counter. Lock. No phone tag required.

  1. 01ASK

    Customer asks for 3:00 PM

    The customer's AI places a safe $250.00 hold and asks Apex 24/7 Locksmiths for Today · 3:00 PM.

  2. 02COUNTER

    Tradie offers 4:30 PM

    Tradie is finishing a job in Barangaroo until 4:10 PM. One tap sends Today · 4:30 PM back to the AI.

  3. 03LOCK

    AI locks Today · 4:30 PM

    The AI checks the customer's calendar, confirms Today · 4:30 PM in 184ms, and keeps the $250.00 hold ready.

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Developer & Protocol Details (MCP / Counter-Offer State Machine)Click to expand

Caller: Claude 3.7 Sonnet · Tool: frontlatch.respond_counter_offer · Chosen Slot: Today · 4:30 PM · Ledger State: counter_accepted · PaymentIntent: pi_3QShadowOpsDemo250Aud.