Setup & integrations
Keep your system or pick the right one: Shopify, Square, Clover and others. Store, register, payments and books connected, so you type everything once.
Setup · Integrations · Custom software
Every business has a sidequest. We set up the tools, connect them and keep them running.
Active quest
Stage 1 of 4
Retire the spreadsheet empire
- Map every workflow
- Prototype the crew scheduling app
- Train an AI dispatcher on job history AI
- Launch to the field team
1000 / 1000 XP
Reward ~11 hours a week back
The register that doesn’t talk to the website. The spreadsheet that quietly runs everything. The products you’ve typed in three times.
We set up and connect the tools businesses run on, build custom software when nothing off the shelf fits, and keep it all running, so you can get back to your main quest.
- Free intro call
- Fixed-price quotes
- You own every account
Choose your party
Built for the shops on your street.
Local businesses, one owner or many locations. Tell us who's on the quest and we'll shape the work, timeline and budget around you — not the other way around.
For owner-run teams that have outgrown spreadsheets, sticky notes and “ask Dave, he knows how it works.”
Most businesses run on a patchwork of tools. We keep what works, pick the right system where it doesn’t, and connect it all so you type everything once. Custom software and AI only where they save real hours.
Start a team questCommon quests
- Register, online store and books connected
- Products typed once, stock in sync in the shop and online
- Keep your system, or move to Shopify, Square, Clover or what fits
- A custom tool to retire the spreadsheet, when nothing off the shelf fits
- Care and a help desk without a full-time hire
For the one-person shop, the new opening, and the owner who does it all.
You don't need an IT person. We set up your store, register, payments and booking the right way from day one, build your website, and automate the busywork so your evenings are yours again.
Start a solo questCommon quests
- Open with your store, register and payments set up and connected
- A custom website, hosted on your platform or ours
- Online booking that fills your calendar
- A voice AI that answers your calls and books the work AI
- Reminders and follow-ups that send themselves
For businesses with more than one location, or systems that haven't kept up with growth.
More locations means more places for stock, sales and customers to drift apart. We connect them, build custom tools when your process doesn’t fit a box, and add AI with the oversight it needs.
Start a growth questCommon quests
- Stock, sales and customers in sync across every location
- An owner dashboard with every shop in one view
- Custom software for the process no tool handles
- Demand forecasts from your own sales history AI
- Ongoing care, hosting and a help desk for your team
New party member
AI companions that actually pull their weight.
We build AI agents that join your team. They read the request, look things up in your real systems, do the work, check it against your rules — and hand anything that matters to a human for sign-off.
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Grounded in your data Answers come from your documents and systems, with sources attached.
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Hands on real tools Phones, cameras, your CRM and ERP, even old portals with no API. Only what the job needs.
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Evaluated, not vibes Tested against your real cases before launch, and monitored after.
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Supervised where it counts Risky actions wait for approval. Every step is logged.
An AI companion answers a late-night call, recognizes the customer, books the right technician and texts a confirmation, all inside your rules and logged for review.
Illustrative run · real pattern
Skill tree
Everything between “I have an idea” and “it just works.”
Most of the job is good plumbing: the right tools, connected. HoverTap a skill to see what it builds on and what it unlocks — we handle the whole tree, so nothing falls between vendors.
Custom websites & stores
Designed and built by us, never a template builder. Hosted on your platform, like your Shopify, or by us.
Custom web apps
When no tool does the job, we build it: portals, dashboards and internal tools around the way you work.
Mobile apps
iOS and Android apps for customers and field crews: offline mode, scanners, AR and connected sensors.
AI agents & companions
Agents that answer phones, read photos and documents, and work inside your systems. Evaluated and supervised.
Data, forecasting & dashboards
One source of truth, live dashboards, and models that forecast demand, spot anomalies and flag churn.
Hosting, security & care
We keep your tools, connections and site working: hosting, backups, access control, and private AI when data can’t leave.
Systems audit & support
A map of every tool you run and what it costs, a roadmap, and a help desk once you’re live.
The questline
Plan, build, run. A clear path from first call to launch day and after.
No black boxes. You'll know what's being built, what it costs and when it ships — at every stage.
House rules
- You own everything. Code, data, prompts, accounts and documentation. No lock-in, ever.
- No surprise invoices. Fixed prices for fixed scopes. Changes are quoted before they're built.
- AI with guardrails. Private by default, grounded in your data, supervised where it matters.
- Only what earns its keep. If a simple automation or off-the-shelf tool wins, we'll say so.
From the quest board
From the everyday to the “wait, AI can do that?”
Every project is different, but the pattern holds: find the work that's slowing you down, and build the smallest thing that makes it go away.
Small business
Main Quest
Type it once
A local shop ran its register, online store and books as three separate systems. Every product went in twice, and sales were re-keyed by hand at night. We kept the register they liked, put the online store on the same catalog, and connected both to the books.
Loot Products entered once, stock that matches in the shop and online, and no more nightly data entry.
Owner-operator
Quick Quest
Never miss another call
A voice AI for a solo contractor that answers every call in a natural voice, knows the price list and calendar, books the job and texts a confirmation. Tricky calls go straight to their phone.
Loot Every after-hours call answered, and more jobs booked from the same ads.
Small business
Main Quest
Quote from a photo
Customers of a roofing company upload a few photos. AI measures the roof from aerial imagery, maps the damage and drafts an itemized estimate for an estimator to approve.
Loot Estimates go out the same morning instead of next week.
Growing business
Party Member
Forecast the rush
A demand model for a regional restaurant group that reads sales history, weather, local events and holidays, then drafts each location’s order and prep plan every morning.
Loot Less waste and fewer 86’d items, planned from data instead of gut feel.
Growing business
Main Quest
Bottle the expert
A 30-year veteran is retiring. We interview them, capture their manuals and old tickets, and build a private assistant that answers the team with sources, in the shop and on the job.
Loot Decades of know-how, still on call after the farewell party.
Pick your path
Three ways to work with us.
Start small, scale up, or bring us on for the long haul. Every path starts with a free intro call. Bigger jobs start with a systems audit, quoted up front and often credited toward the build.
Build · Fixed price · 1–4 weeks
Quick Quest
Small, well-defined projects with a clear finish line.
- Connect two tools, like your store and your books
- Set up a register, store or booking system
- A custom website
- A systems audit on its own
Plan + Build · Phased fixed price · 1–6 months
Main Quest
Your whole setup, from audit to launch, shipped in stages.
- Systems audit and roadmap
- Website, tools set up and connected, data moved in once
- Custom software or AI where it beats a tool
- Launch, training and handover
Run · Monthly · cancel anytime
Party Member
We keep it running and help you grow, after launch.
- Care for your tools and connections, plus a help desk
- Hosting, if you want us to
- Growth: local search, ads, email and reviews
- Maintenance plans for custom software
Tavern talk
Questions we hear a lot.
Something else on your mind? Just ask — a real person will answer.
How much does custom software cost?
It depends on scope. The intro call is free. Bigger jobs start with a systems audit, quoted up front and often credited toward the build. Either way, you get a written, fixed-price quote before any build starts. If an off-the-shelf tool would be cheaper, we'll say so.
Is AI actually right for my business?
Sometimes — and we'll tell you honestly. AI shines on work that's repetitive and text-heavy: triage, drafting, lookups, data entry. We pilot one workflow on your real data before anything bigger, and if a plain automation beats AI, that's what we build.
What happens to our data when you use AI?
It stays private by default. We use enterprise model providers that don't train on your data, or models hosted in your own cloud when required. Each companion only gets access to what its job needs, and every action is logged.
I'm not technical. Is that a problem?
Not at all — most of our clients aren't. You bring the knowledge of your business; we translate it into software and explain every decision in plain English.
Who owns the accounts and the code?
You do. Every account is in your name: store, register, payments, books, domain and hosting. Custom code, data, prompts and docs are handed over in full. If you ever leave us, nothing breaks.
Can you work with the tools we already use?
Usually, yes, and we'd rather keep what works. We don't push any one vendor. We connect stores, registers, payments, books, booking and most tools with an API, and we can often work around the ones that don't. If your system is the wrong fit, we'll say so and help you move.
What happens after launch?
We train your team and hand over every login. Many clients keep us on as a Party Member for care, hosting and growth. Custom software gets its own maintenance plan. It's always optional.
Accept the quest
Tell us about your sidequest.
A few sentences is plenty. We'll read it, think about it, and come back with honest next steps.
Prefer email? hello@sidequest-technologies.com
Quest accepted.
Thanks for reaching out. We'll reply within one business day to set up your intro call.