Your hands are busy
A colour appointment runs long. Three new messages arrive. By the time you reply, the client may have moved on.
CURRENTLY BUILDING · EARLY ACCESS NOT YET AVAILABLEStay with your client.
Stay with your client.
We'll catch the enquiry.
Meet the planned Claude-powered AI receptionist for independent salons. A calmer way to keep up with messages, appointments, and the little follow-ups that make clients feel looked after.
In development. The experience below is illustrative, and no product access is available today.
More time for the chair,
less time in the inbox.
less time in the inbox.
SalonShiftIllustrative preview
SAMPLE CONVERSATION · TUESDAY
Hi! Could I get a haircut tomorrow afternoon?
Of course. For a cut & finish, the sample diary has 2:30 pm or 4:00 pm. Would either work?
2:30 sounds great!
Lovely. A future confirmation could say: Cut & finish, Wednesday at 2:30 pm. ✨
Example only — no booking was made↗
Designed to fit around
your salon's day.
your salon's day.
BUILT FOR SMALL, INDEPENDENT SALONSHAIR · NAILS · SPAS · SMALL MEDSPASONE TO SIX CHAIRS, MANY MOVING PARTS
THE EVERYDAY REALITYGood service takes your attention.
Good service takes your attention.
Messages ask for it too.
When you are serving clients, managing the diary can become a second full-time job. SalonShift is being designed to ease that pressure without taking the human touch out of your salon.
Enquiries don't keep hours
A question about prices or tomorrow's availability can come in after you've locked up for the day.
The follow-up gets lost
Confirmations, reminders, and the gentle nudge to rebook are easy to miss between clients.
ONE CONNECTED RECEPTIONISTThoughtful help, from first
Thoughtful help, from first
hello to next visit.
These are the capabilities we are planning. They are not available yet.
A helpful first reply
The planned receptionist will understand everyday appointment requests, check availability, and help book, move, or cancel a visit. It will answer questions from your salon's services, prices, hours, and stylists.
The details, remembered
Planned confirmations and reminder sequences aim to help clients remember their visits. The current design includes reminders 72 hours, 24 hours, and 2 hours beforehand.
A reason to come back
The future retention flow will identify inactive clients and support thoughtful rebooking messages, with manual or scheduled outreach planned.
A useful suggestion, never a push
Relevant add-ons could be suggested from the service requested and a client's history, in a respectful tone that leaves the decision with them.
A conversation that keeps its context
The planned experience brings together each client's conversation history, visits, preferences, and notes so replies can stay consistent. Claude would reason and use tools; SalonShift's application storage would provide the persistent history.
ILLUSTRATIVE PREVIEWSee what a smoother
See what a smoother
booking could feel like.
A client asks in plain language. The planned receptionist checks the salon's availability, offers a couple of times, and could send a confirmation once a time is chosen.
Natural-language requests
Availability-aware suggestions
Booking changes and common questions
All names, messages, times, and availability shown are sample content. This is a static marketing example, not a live chat or booking system.
SalonShiftIllustrative preview
SAMPLE CONVERSATION · TUESDAY
Hi! Could I get a haircut tomorrow afternoon?
Of course. For a cut & finish, the sample diary has 2:30 pm or 4:00 pm. Would either work?
2:30 sounds great!
Lovely. A future confirmation could say: Cut & finish, Wednesday at 2:30 pm. ✨
Example only — no booking was made↗
THE INTENDED FLOWSimple for your clients.
Simple for your clients.
Clear for your team.
From your salon details to the next visit, we're planning one connected path through the small moments that fill a working day.
Set up your salon
Add services, prices, working hours, and stylists. We have an onboarding goal of under 15 minutes; it has not been tested.
A client gets in touch
The initial plan is web chat on your site or WhatsApp Business messaging.
The receptionist helps
It checks availability, handles the appointment request, and answers common questions.
Keep the visit on track
The system is planned to send a confirmation and timely reminders by email or SMS.
Stay in the loop
Review today's appointments, client notes, and activity in the planned owner dashboard.
Welcome clients back
Thoughtful retention outreach could invite clients to arrange their next visit.
WHAT'S ON THE ROADMAPBuilt to fit the way
Built to fit the way
your salon works.
We are shaping the first version around the tools and decisions independent salons actually use.
01
Planned first channels
Website chat or an embedded widget, and WhatsApp Business messaging.
02
Calendar and notifications
Google Calendar or a simple internal availability calendar, with email or SMS confirmations and reminders planned.
03
Possibilities for later
Instagram DMs and potential integrations with Fresha, Vagaro, and Square may be explored. No integration or partnership is in place or promised.
OWNER VIEW / SAMPLE•••
Tuesday overviewGood morning, Maya.
Bookings this week18
No-show rate4%
Messages handled42
Today's appointmentsSample data
AL
Ana L.Cut & finish · Stylist: Mia
JS
Jo S.Gel manicure · Stylist: Liv
Client notes & last visits, all in one place
Receptionist controlsOn / Off
Illustrative owner dashboard · sample names and figures. No dashboard is available today.
PRICING, STILL TAKING SHAPEDesigned for the
Designed for the
independent salon.
We want the price to make sense for a small team, whether you're a solo stylist or running a few chairs.
INDICATIVE MONTHLY RANGE
$49–$99 / month
Pricing under consideration. It may change before launch; plans, billing terms, and included features are not final.
Get launch updatesA FEW GOOD QUESTIONSWhat you might
What you might
be wondering.
We're early in the build, so some details may evolve.
Is SalonShift available yet?
No. SalonShift is in development, and early access is not available yet. This site shares the current product direction.
Who is it for?
Independent hair salons, nail salons, spas, and small medspas, especially teams of around one to six chairs. For medspas, the scope is administrative reception only, not medical diagnosis or treatment advice.
What will it help with?
The plan covers common questions, appointment booking and changes, confirmations and reminders, rebooking outreach, and relevant service add-ons. These are intended capabilities, not live features or guaranteed outcomes.
Which channels are planned first?
Web chat or an embedded website widget, plus WhatsApp Business messaging. Instagram DMs may be explored later. Phone handling is not part of the initial plan.
Is it built on Claude?
That's the plan. Claude from Anthropic would provide reasoning and tool use. SalonShift's application storage would hold persistent client history; the Claude API does not automatically remember clients between conversations.
Will I retain control?
The intended dashboard includes controls to turn agents on or off. Planned retention outreach includes manual or scheduled options. The exact controls are still being designed.
What is the expected price?
We're considering approximately $49–$99 per month. This is indicative pricing only and may change before launch. No plans or billing terms are final.
What happens if I join the waitlist or request a demo?
Both are expressions of interest. A demo request is interest in a future preview, not a scheduled demonstration or promise of access. The form states whether submissions are connected; when they are not, it cannot register your details.
COME ALONG FOR THE BUILDBe first to hear
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what's next.
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