Built around your shop — not bolted on

By the time they hang up, the ceramic film installs is quoted, booked, and on the tech's phone.

Not an AI receptionist bolted onto someone else's software. DispatchNode prices from your window tinting catalog and rules, books the job on the board, collects Stripe, and the tech sees it on their phone.

14-daytrial60% of tinting revenue is earned in a 5-month spring-summer windowAvg ticket: $400 average automotive tint job
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Window Tinting industry scene

Anatomy of a Lost Job

7:15 PM - Urgent Call

A customer calls to book ceramic tint on a new truck before a road trip.

7:20 PM – No Answer

"Please leave a message or press 1 for..."

7:18 PM - Lead Hangs Up

Searches Google, hires a competitor who answers.

Bottom Line

-$450

Estimated Opportunity Lost

The Old Way:
Losing Appointments to Voicemail.

A customer demands limousine-dark 5% tint on their front windows. Your installer applies it, the customer gets pulled over the next morning, receives a $250 fix-it ticket, and posts a 1-star review blaming your shop for not warning them about state VLT laws.

A customer picks up their $90,000 luxury SUV with fresh ceramic tint and rolls the windows down at a drive-thru two hours later. The wet film peels, and they demand a free redo—costing you $90 in film and an hour of bay time.

The first 95-degree day of May hits, and your phone rings 60 times between 8 AM and noon. You are in the bay holding a heat gun and squeegee, and 20 of those callers book a competitor who answered on the first ring.

Quote, book, collect, and dispatch — on one call

Quotes from your catalog

Live catalog and rules — not a script that says someone will call you back.

Books it on the board

Confirmed job, not a voicemail. Koda holds the slot, then writes it onto the board.

Collects, then dispatches

Stripe before hang-up. The tech sees the job, the map, and the notes on their phone.

Anatomy of a booked job

7:15 PM - Urgent Call

A customer calls to book ceramic tint on a new truck before a road trip.

7:15 PM - Instant Answer

Koda answers instantly and qualifies the lead.

7:17 PM - Job Booked

Vehicle info captured. Tint appointment scheduled.

Bottom Line

+$450

Revenue Captured While You Slept

Configured to your trade

Call → quote → book → deposit → dispatch

Not a receptionist bolted onto someone else's software. One agent, your rules — on the phone and the widget — and the job lands on the tech's phone.

  1. 01

    Call

    Twilio number or the website widget

  2. 02

    Answer

    Koda · 29+ languages · first ring

  3. 03

    Quote

    Live catalog and rules

  4. 04

    Book

    Confirmed on the board

  5. 05

    Deposit

    Stripe before hang-up

  6. 06

    Dispatch

    Map + tech's phone

Your window tinting operation — not just the phone

Intake, catalog, and dispatch in your terms. The same person on the call and the widget. Unlimited techs and office.

Your agent, your voice

  • You pick Koda and the speaking voice — or clone yours
  • Callers hear your shop, not a generic receptionist
  • Knowledge base, pronunciation, and window tinting intake in your language

Dispatch & calendar

  • Live map, travel buffers, recurring routes
  • Time clock with GPS; availability on the call
  • Holds a slot, then books it onto the board

CRM, quotes & jobs

  • Intake and catalog and rules the way your shop already talks
  • Estimates the customer approves by text
  • Jobs created from the call transcript

Get paid

  • Invoices + Stripe links, including mid-call deposits
  • A/R dunning, job costing, 1099 contractor payouts
  • QuickBooks Online & Xero on Starter+

In the field

  • Native iOS & Android — no per-tech fee
  • photos, signatures, and checklists
  • Before/after PDFs and on-my-way ETAs

The customer

  • No-login portal from an SMS link
  • Pay, approve quotes, reschedule, see ETA
  • Reminders, review asks, agreement renewals

Contracts & cadence

  • Service agreements with e-sign review
  • Recurring jobs generated on a cadence
  • 60 / 30 / 7-day renewal reminders

Shop, parts & fleet

  • Pricebook, inventory, vendors, serialized assets
  • Bay, counter, or warehouse when you need them
  • Vehicles, equipment, optional telematics

Office, team & growth

  • 11 roles, audit log, website & campaigns
  • Google + Outlook calendars; Gusto time sync
  • REST + MCP API on Starter — your catalog, your terms

Live today Stripe · Twilio · QuickBooks Online · Xero · Gusto · Google Calendar · Outlook · Slack · CallRail · Lob · Mapbox / Google Maps · REST + MCP

Window Tinting markets

Local pages for the metros this trade actually serves. The phone product is the AI receptionist. Packaging comparisons start with the Jobber alternative and the ServiceTitan alternative. What AI dispatch software does explains the workflow, and tiers are on pricing.

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More metros at /locations · local window tinting pages for each city.

Koda - Your AI Voice Agent for Window Tinting

Meet Koda

Your AI Voice Agent for Window Tinting

Answers the phone, asks for their street address, texts them a deposit link, and drops the confirmed job into your schedule.

Window Tinting — why missed calls hurt

Market reality

A luxury SUV owner drives out of your tinting bay, hits the drive-thru two hours later, and rolls down a freshly tinted window. The wet film peels off the glass in one sheet, and your shop eats a $90 film replacement plus the labor to redo it—all because nobody texted the customer the 72-hour cure warning.

How Koda wins the job

A luxury EV owner calls on the hottest day of July wanting full ceramic heat-rejection tint on all windows. The AI agent answers on the first ring, captures the vehicle make and model, and queries a state VLT compliance database to pull the legal tint limits for that jurisdiction. It quotes $450 for a fully compliant 35% front / 20% rear ceramic package. The scheduling engine checks bay availability and books a Thursday 9 AM drop-off. When the installer marks the job complete at 11:30 AM, the platform immediately fires an automated SMS to the customer: 'Do NOT roll down any windows for 72 hours. The film is still curing.' Three days later, the system sends a follow-up text asking how the tint looks and includes a direct link to leave a 5-star review. The lead was captured, VLT compliance was enforced, and the cure-window callback was prevented—all without the installer putting down their heat gun.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the AI agent enforce state-specific visible light transmission (VLT) laws?

The intake logic tree captures the customer's vehicle registration state and queries a VLT compliance database. It only quotes and books film percentages that are legally compliant for front, rear, and windshield positions in that jurisdiction—shielding the shop from the liability and 1-star reviews that follow illegal tint installations.

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