What happens if it breaks something on the site?
Before every significant change, such as a design change or a code fix, there is a backup of the site and a way to put it back as it was. If something breaks, we restore the site from the backup, with your approval, and only then look into what went wrong. There’s also a list of everything it did and when, so you can see what changed. And we fix what caused the problem, so it doesn’t happen again.
Can it change design and code, or only add products?
Design and code as well. It can make a button bigger, swap an image on the home page, reorder a page, and fix a bug whose cause is in the site’s code. A significant change is made once a backup exists and you’ve approved, and you see how it will look before customers do.
Does it publish things on the site without my approval?
No, until you decide otherwise. This is how we start: every product, page and change is saved as a draft, and goes live once you approve. Later you can decide that certain things, new products for example, go live without asking. You set that, and you can go back to "ask first" whenever you like.
Do I have to give it my password to the site?
No. It gets its own username on the site, one that can do only the work we agreed on. That way you can see what it did and what you did, and it can be disconnected at any time without changing your password.
Who sees the store’s and the customers’ information?
The agent runs on a separate cloud computer used only by your business, so your information isn’t mixed with another business’s. To write a description or read a price list, it passes the material to the AI company that powers it, such as OpenAI, Anthropic or Google. What it can see on the site is settled together on the intro call, according to the work it has to do. When the work touches orders and customer details, we choose a company and terms under which the information is used for nothing else.
Can my web developer stay?
Yes. The agent gets its own username, and your web developer carries on with theirs. One possible split: routine work, such as products, prices and fixes, moves to the agent, and big jobs stay with the developer. We agree on the split on the intro call, so the two don’t change the same page.
How long until it starts working?
One simple kind of work, such as adding products as drafts, can be running within three days of connecting, with everything still waiting for your approval before it goes live. All kinds of work together, including design changes and bug fixes, take one to two months, because each kind is first tested on your own site.
How much does website and store management with an AI agent cost?
There are two payments: a one-time fee for connecting to the site, and a monthly fee for ongoing support. Alongside them there is a charge for using the AI itself, and it’s itemized in the proposal. You get an exact price in writing before we start, after we’ve seen the site and what’s waiting on it. What the price is made up of: How much does an AI agent for business cost.