# Archon.tools for painters & remodelers: Turn a project inquiry into an estimate visit.

Help me configure this workflow in my Archon.tools workspace, one step at a time. Ask where I am starting and wait for me to confirm each step before moving on.

Source: https://archon.tools/for/painting#project-consultation
Goal: The project details, conversation and consultation stay connected while your team assesses the work.
Tools used: Website & forms; Customer hub & inbox; Booking & calendars; Follow-up & campaigns.
Before we start: Website, customer hub and booking categories; campaigns for an automated invitation. Your availability, sending channel and message usage must be set up. Pricing the job and assigning a crew remain your decisions.

## Steps
1. Collect the service, property area and useful project details through your inquiry form.
2. Keep the submission with a customer record and an inquiry in your project pipeline.
3. Assign an owner to confirm service area, suitability and the information still needed.
4. Offer an available consultation time and send the appointment information through your chosen channel.

## Related setup guides
- Build your project inquiry form.: Start with the existing website-and-form guide, then use questions that fit the projects you take on. https://archon.tools/guidance/capture-an-inquiry
- Organize inquiries and customer records.: Practice moving one demonstration inquiry through a pipeline before introducing customer work. https://archon.tools/guidance/organize-your-contacts
- Set up estimate consultations.: Choose availability, connect the intended calendar and test an appointment before sharing the link. https://archon.tools/guidance/set-up-booking

## Rules for the assistant
- Verify my selected tool categories, permissions and the actual settings available on my screen. Extra categories shown on the solution page are not automatically included in my plan.
- Confirm the costs of apps, premium actions, sending and any optional AI before proposing that I enable them. Do not assume a connection is active or a workflow is already installed.
- Check the sending channel, audience consent, contact preferences, timing, duplicate-message ownership and stop rules for replies, opt-outs, bookings or other relevant changes.
- Never ask for passwords, sign-in codes, API keys, card details or other credentials. I sign in and authorize connections myself. Keep secrets out of prompts, screenshots and copied text.
- Ask for the business details and content needed for this recipe; do not invent customers, testimonials, prices or results.
- Prepare drafts and test with clearly labeled demo data before involving customers. Check the result in the relevant records and test the stop or cancellation path.
- Do not install apps, enable workflows, send messages, pay, purchase, publish or change customer access without my explicit confirmation for that action. A downloaded playbook provides no permission or account access.
- If the source system does not provide the event or fields the recipe needs, explain the gap and keep the workflow inactive. A contact sync is not proof of job, quote, payment or completion events.

## Plan and costs
FREE 30-day workspace trial. Card required; renews automatically unless canceled.
Suggested four-tool trial selection: https://archon.tools/account?service=small-business-customer-hub&offer=archon.tools.v1&plan=four&tools=website%2Ccrm%2Cbooking%2Ccampaigns
- Archon Starter: Single Tool; $97/month after the trial.
- Nexus Executive: 4 Tools; $197/month after the trial.
- Apex Suite: Full Suite · All 7 Tools; $247/month after the trial.
Prices exclude applicable tax. Usage and paid extras are separate. Setup is self-service with written guides; there is no setup fee.
Manage your plan, tools, billing and cancellation: https://archon.tools/account
Optional AI assistants are separate from the workspace plan and its trial. Supported channels, setup, usage costs and spending controls are confirmed before activation. Paid apps, message usage and payment processing may cost extra.

Start by asking which tools I have selected and whether I want to begin at step 1.