# ShooflyAI

> ShooflyAI builds custom agentic operating systems, AI employees, and intelligent agents that automate and optimize how businesses run. We help small and mid-sized companies own their AI instead of renting generic tools, deploying proactive agents that handle real multi-step workflows across the systems a business already uses.

ShooflyAI (one word) is an AI consultancy and product studio. Engagements typically start with an assessment of where AI can drive ROI, then deliver tailored agents and an "agentic operating system" the client owns. Content below is canonical; the blog covers AI strategy, agent architecture, and practical adoption.

## Core pages

- [Home](https://shooflyai.com/): Custom AI employees for your business. AI that helps your team do more without adding people.
- [Our Services](https://shooflyai.com/our-services): What ShooflyAI builds and how engagements work.
- [OpenClaw Services](https://shooflyai.com/openclaw-services): Agent platform and managed agent services.
- [Operating Assessment](https://shooflyai.com/operating-assessment): The $6,000 company-wide assessment that scopes where AI delivers ROI, with a full roadmap, AI-readiness score, and build-vs-buy analysis. Credited 100% toward a retainer.
- [AI Growth Expert](https://shooflyai.com/ai-growth-expert): The AI operations retainer. An embedded team that builds, runs, and keeps improving your agents and workflows month over month on a 12-month partnership. You own the code, data, and IP.
- [7 AI Moves](https://shooflyai.com/7-ai-moves): Seven high-leverage ways to put AI to work.
- [AI ROI: The Real Numbers](https://shooflyai.com/ai-roi): Real ROI outcomes from ShooflyAI deployments at mid-market companies (close rate 22% to 41%, sales cycle 3 weeks to 8 days, reconciliation 8-10 days to overnight, 50-60% lower cost than build-and-staff), each stat sourced to a client case study.
- [AI ROI Calculator](https://shooflyai.com/ai-roi-calculator): Interactive tool that estimates the annual value of automating a workflow with AI (hours reclaimed and labor cost saved), then routes to an Operating Assessment for a hard number.
- [Custom AI vs Off-the-Shelf AI Tools](https://shooflyai.com/custom-ai-vs-off-the-shelf): Side-by-side comparison of custom AI you own versus off-the-shelf AI SaaS across cost, fit, data, ownership, and lock-in, with when each one is the right call.
- [ShooflyAI vs an AI Agency](https://shooflyai.com/shooflyai-vs-ai-agency): How ShooflyAI compares to a typical AI agency: ROI-first scoping and systems you own (code, data, models, IP) versus project deliverables you license or rent.
- [Voice Assist](https://shooflyai.com/voice-assist): Voice-enabled AI agents.
- [Vibe Code Hardening](https://shooflyai.com/vibe-code-hardening): Securing AI-generated code.
- [Portfolio](https://shooflyai.com/portfolio): Selected client work and outcomes.
- [Our Team](https://shooflyai.com/our-team): The people behind ShooflyAI.
- [Contact](https://shooflyai.com/contact): Start a conversation.

## Case studies

- [Vigilant — In-App RAG Safety Assistant](https://shooflyai.com/vigilant): A RAG safety assistant pulling live intelligence from 47 official sources across 16 countries, refreshed hourly, with cited in-app answers. 65% faster access, 20+ analyst hours reclaimed monthly, 90%+ accuracy.
- [SOP Automation for Organizational Change](https://shooflyai.com/sop-automation-case-study): Codifying tribal knowledge into AI agents so institutional memory survives leadership transitions, M&A integrations, and PE portfolio onboarding.
- [AI Plan Participant Management](https://shooflyai.com/plan-participant-case-study): An AI workforce that makes wealth-management teams faster without replacing core systems: lead scoring, forecasting, compliant advisor-assist drafts, and a unified engagement timeline.
- [QuickBooks Data Recovery](https://shooflyai.com/quickbooks-data-recovery-case-study): Recovering and reconstructing years of financial data with AI.

## Build with your stack (integrations)

Honest, vendor-specific pages on how ShooflyAI builds agents and workflows on each model, CRM, ERP, finance, automation, and collaboration tool. Each lists ten concrete ways to use the tool with AI agents. These are example builds and capabilities, not client case studies.

Models (LLMs):
- [Build with OpenAI](https://shooflyai.com/build-with/openai/): Agents on OpenAI models for broad reasoning and a mature tool ecosystem.
- [Build with Anthropic Claude](https://shooflyai.com/build-with/anthropic/): Agents for long documents and careful multi-step reasoning.
- [Build with Google Gemini](https://shooflyai.com/build-with/google-gemini/): Native multimodal agents tied into Google Workspace and Cloud.
- [Build with xAI Grok](https://shooflyai.com/build-with/xai/): Agents that benefit from fresh, real-time context.
- [Build with Perplexity](https://shooflyai.com/build-with/perplexity/): Search-grounded agents with answers backed by live sources.
- [Build with Meta Llama](https://shooflyai.com/build-with/llama/): Open-weight models a client can self-host for privacy and cost control.
- [Build with Mistral AI](https://shooflyai.com/build-with/mistral/): Capable open-weight models you can self-host and own.
- [Build with Hugging Face](https://shooflyai.com/build-with/hugging-face/): Source, evaluate, and deploy open models a client owns outright.
- [Build with Ollama](https://shooflyai.com/build-with/ollama/): Run open models locally for privacy, offline, and data control.

CRM:
- [Build with Salesforce](https://shooflyai.com/build-with/salesforce/): Agents and workflows inside your Salesforce org, human-in-the-loop.
- [Build with HubSpot](https://shooflyai.com/build-with/hubspot/): Agents that automate routine CRM work inside your HubSpot portal.
- [Build with Zoho](https://shooflyai.com/build-with/zoho/): Lead handling, data hygiene, and follow-up inside Zoho CRM.
- [Build with Pipedrive](https://shooflyai.com/build-with/pipedrive/): Agents that work your real Pipedrive pipeline, fields, and activities.

ERP:
- [Build with Oracle NetSuite](https://shooflyai.com/build-with/netsuite/): Agents on your real NetSuite records and saved searches.
- [Build with SAP](https://shooflyai.com/build-with/sap/): Agents inside SAP through your existing roles and authorizations.
- [Build with Microsoft Dynamics](https://shooflyai.com/build-with/microsoft-dynamics/): Agents in Dynamics 365 connected to your Microsoft stack.

Finance:
- [Build with QuickBooks](https://shooflyai.com/build-with/quickbooks/): Agents in your QuickBooks company file for categorization and close.
- [Build with Xero](https://shooflyai.com/build-with/xero/): Agents for bank coding, reconciliation, and reporting inside Xero.

Automation and orchestration:
- [Build with Zapier](https://shooflyai.com/build-with/zapier/): Zapier as the layer connecting custom agents to thousands of apps.
- [Build with Make](https://shooflyai.com/build-with/make/): Branching logic, loops, and multi-step routing across many apps.
- [Build with n8n](https://shooflyai.com/build-with/n8n/): Self-hosted automation engine on your own infrastructure.

Collaboration and docs:
- [Build with Slack](https://shooflyai.com/build-with/slack/): Slack as the front door where agents post, ask approval, and answer.
- [Build with Notion](https://shooflyai.com/build-with/notion/): Notion as a knowledge source agents read from and write back into.
- [Build with Google Drive](https://shooflyai.com/build-with/google-drive/): Agents that read the documents your work already lives in.

## Guides (buyer-intent, start here)

Decision and cost guides:
- [AI Operating Assessment: What It Is, What It Includes, and What It Costs](https://shooflyai.com/blog/what-is-an-ai-operating-assessment/)
- [AI Readiness Assessment Cost: What You Pay and What You Get](https://shooflyai.com/blog/ai-readiness-assessment-cost/)
- [How Much Does Custom AI Cost for a Business?](https://shooflyai.com/blog/how-much-does-custom-ai-cost/)
- [Build vs. Buy vs. Own: How a $10M to $75M Company Should Adopt AI](https://shooflyai.com/blog/build-vs-buy-vs-own-ai/)
- [AI Consultant vs. AI Agency: Which Should You Hire?](https://shooflyai.com/blog/ai-consultant-vs-ai-agency/)
- [AI Without Vendor Lock-In: How to Own Your AI System](https://shooflyai.com/blog/ai-without-vendor-lock-in/)
- [Who Maintains Custom AI After It Is Built?](https://shooflyai.com/blog/who-maintains-custom-ai/)
- [Is Custom AI Worth It for a Mid-Market Business?](https://shooflyai.com/blog/is-custom-ai-worth-it-mid-market/)
- [Why Most AI Pilots Fail (and the Diagnostic That Prevents It)](https://shooflyai.com/blog/why-ai-pilots-fail/)
- [How to Measure AI ROI: The Metrics That Actually Matter](https://shooflyai.com/blog/how-to-measure-ai-roi/)
- [AI Strategy for Mid-Market Companies ($10M to $75M)](https://shooflyai.com/blog/ai-strategy-for-mid-market-companies/)
- [AI Implementation Roadmap for Mid-Market Companies](https://shooflyai.com/blog/ai-implementation-roadmap/)

AI by industry:
- [AI for Construction Companies: Bid More Work Without Adding Estimators](https://shooflyai.com/blog/ai-for-construction-companies/)
- [AI for Accounting Firms: Cut the Close and Reclaim Billable Hours](https://shooflyai.com/blog/ai-for-accounting-firms/)
- [AI for Healthcare Staffing Agencies: Place More Clinicians Per Recruiter](https://shooflyai.com/blog/ai-for-healthcare-staffing-agencies/)
- [AI for Higher Education: Automate Enrollment Operations](https://shooflyai.com/blog/ai-for-higher-education-enrollment/)
- [AI Value Creation in Private Equity](https://shooflyai.com/blog/ai-value-creation-private-equity/)

AI by industry use case (deeper):
- [AI Construction Estimating and Takeoff: Bid Faster, Win More](https://shooflyai.com/blog/ai-estimating-takeoff-construction/)
- [AI Month-End Close: How to Automate the Financial Close](https://shooflyai.com/blog/ai-month-end-close-accounting/)
- [AI Candidate Screening and Credentialing for Staffing and Healthcare](https://shooflyai.com/blog/ai-candidate-screening-staffing/)
- [The 100-Day AI Plan for Private Equity: A Value-Creation Playbook](https://shooflyai.com/blog/ai-100-day-plan-private-equity/)

## Blog

- [AI Agents for Business: What They Are and What They Do](https://shooflyai.com/blog/ai-agents-for-business/)
- [AI vs Automation: What is the Difference and Which Do You Need?](https://shooflyai.com/blog/ai-vs-automation/)
- [Will AI Replace Bookkeepers? What Actually Changes](https://shooflyai.com/blog/will-ai-replace-bookkeepers/)
- [Will AI Replace Recruiters? What Actually Changes](https://shooflyai.com/blog/will-ai-replace-recruiters/)

- [The AI Employee Emails You Missed](https://shooflyai.com/blog/the-ai-employee-emails-you-missed/)
- [Proactive AI Agents: The Real Business Upgrade](https://shooflyai.com/blog/proactive-ai-agents-the-real-business-upgrade/)
- [Vibe Code Hardening for Secure AI Code](https://shooflyai.com/blog/vibe-code-hardening-for-secure-ai-code/)
- [AI Employee Fixes WordPress Email After Migration](https://shooflyai.com/blog/ai-employee-fixes-wordpress-email-after-migration/)
- [Renting AI vs. Owning AI](https://shooflyai.com/blog/renting-ai-vs-owning-ai/)
- [What Is an Agentic Operating System and Why It Matters](https://shooflyai.com/blog/what-is-an-agentic-operating-system/)
- [Stop Chasing "Everything" With AI](https://shooflyai.com/blog/stop-chasing-everything-with-ai/)
- [Why Most AI Projects Stall (and What the Successful Ones Get Right)](https://shooflyai.com/blog/why-most-ai-projects-stall/)
- [The Benefits of AI for Small to Medium-Sized Businesses](https://shooflyai.com/blog/the-benefits-of-ai-for-small-to-medium-sized-businesses/)
- [No-Code AI: Transforming Artificial Intelligence](https://shooflyai.com/blog/no-code-solutions-in-ai-changing-the-landscape-of-artificial-intelligence/)
- [Demystifying Machine Learning: A Beginner's Guide](https://shooflyai.com/blog/demystifying-machine-learning-a-beginners-guide/)
- [How AI is Changing the Social Media Marketing Landscape](https://shooflyai.com/blog/how-ai-is-changing-the-social-media-marketing-landscape/)
- [Breaking Down Google's Whitepaper on AI Agents](https://shooflyai.com/blog/google-whitepaper-breakdown/)
- [What is Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) in AI?](https://shooflyai.com/blog/what-is-retrieval-augmented-generation-rag-in-ai/)

## More

- [Blog index](https://shooflyai.com/blog): All ShooflyAI articles.
- [RSS feed](https://shooflyai.com/rss.xml): Subscribe to new posts.
- [Sitemap](https://shooflyai.com/sitemap-index.xml): Full URL list.