SolutionsCapability

Your WhatsApp answers in seconds — even when you can't.

For appointment businesses, WhatsApp is the front desk: bookings, reschedules, questions, no-shows. We build assistants that live in it — booking clients, answering from your real prices and hours, chasing quiet leads — designed for English and Portuguese-speaking markets, with every message in your voice.

What we build
01

Booking & rescheduling

Clients book, move, and confirm appointments in the chat they already use — synced to your calendar.

02

Instant answers

Prices, hours, availability, directions — answered in seconds from your real information.

03

Follow-up & win-back

Quiet leads get chased and past customers get invited back, without you touching the phone.

04

Human takeover

One tap and you're in the conversation — the assistant steps back the moment you step in.

Productized as Bia

The AI Secretary inside Bia — our assistant suite for appointment-based businesses — is this capability, productized. Honestly labeled: in R&D.

See what we've built

Either way, you can read a finished Leak Report in full before you talk to us — a full worked example →

Common questions

What owners ask before they commit.

Do I need WhatsApp Business API for this?
Yes, and setting it up is part of the engagement rather than homework for you. We handle the account, verification, and message templates as part of the build.
Will it sync with my existing calendar?
Yes — bookings land directly in the calendar or booking system you already use. Your team keeps one calendar, not a WhatsApp one and a real one.
Can it handle messages in more than one language?
Yes. We build for English and Portuguese-speaking markets in particular, and the assistant replies in whichever language the customer writes in.
What does it cost?
Deeper consulting and solution builds start at $1,000. The price depends on how much your assistant needs to do — booking only, or booking plus follow-up, payments, and reminders. Fixed quote after the free Leak Report.
Can I take over a conversation myself?
Any time, with one tap — and the assistant steps back automatically as soon as you do. Customers never get the experience of a human and a bot talking over each other.
Often built alongside

Would this pay in your business? Let's find out first.

We don't open with a build — we open with the Leak Report: a free first call, then a written diagnosis of your pipeline with a dollar figure on each gap. If this build isn't where your numbers say the money is, we'll tell you what is.

Agency or consultancy with a client who needs this? We build it under your brand →

Anthracite AI is an AI consulting and engineering firm that builds AI systems for small and mid-sized businesses. Based in Charlotte, NC, working with businesses anywhere in the US.