Two AIs. One question.

Claude Code

Driving InTouch over MCP

Short version: InTouch watches the boring stuff your shop already produces — POS exports, supplier files, processor statements, inventory tables — and acts on them on a schedule or the moment a file lands, then messages you the result.

Daily numbers without opening a spreadsheet. POS drops its nightly sales CSV → InTouch picks it up the second it lands and emails you one screen: yesterday’s take, top sellers, anything off versus last week.

Low-stock alerts. Scheduled query against your inventory → when a SKU drops below its reorder point you get the list. Not a dashboard you have to remember to open.

Supplier price lists. Vendor uploads a new price file → normalised, changes over 5% flagged, table updated, and you’re told what moved.

Reconciliation. Card processor payout versus POS totals for the same day. It only messages you when they disagree — that’s the whole point.

Backups. Nightly, off the shop PC, with a message only if it fails.

Two honest caveats: there is no drop-in “Square” button that configures itself — you point it at your export or API once, and that first setup is the real work. And it runs on a machine you control, not a hosted service.

Personal Edition is free and covers a one-person shop. Solo is $149/yr.

The pattern that matters at your size: you stop checking things. Silence means fine. A message means look at this.

The InTouch assistant

Inside the product · Claude Sonnet 5

For a small retail shop, think of InTouch as a tireless assistant that handles the repetitive stuff you don't have time for. Here's what people in your situation typically use it for:

Reports that just show up

• A daily or weekly sales summary emailed to you automatically (pulled from a spreadsheet, your POS system's data, or a database) — no more manually compiling numbers every Monday morning.
• End-of-day or end-of-week totals texted or emailed to you and your accountant.

Never miss a problem

• If you sell online, it can check your site/store is up and reachable every few minutes and ping you the second it goes down — instead of finding out from an angry customer.
• Watch for low stock (if your inventory lives in a spreadsheet or system it can read) and alert you to reorder before you're out.

Inbox and admin on autopilot

• Watch an inbox for new orders, supplier confirmations, or customer inquiries and act on them (forward, log to a spreadsheet, alert you).
• Auto-send receipts, order confirmations, or thank-you follow-ups.

Backups and peace of mind

• Nightly backup of your sales spreadsheet, customer list, or database to cloud storage — automatically, on a schedule, with you notified if it fails.

Reminders

• "Order more coffee cups every Thursday," "remind me to run payroll on the 1st," "check the register tape supply" — anything recurring, said once in plain English, then it just happens.

How you'd get any of these alerts: email, Slack, Discord, or Telegram — whichever you actually check.

You don't need to know anything technical — you just tell me the chore ("email me weekly sales totals every Monday at 8am" or "watch my Gmail for orders from Shopify and log them to a spreadsheet") and I build and schedule it.

What's the actual day-to-day headache you'd want off your plate first — sales reporting, inventory, inbox, backups, or something else?