Separate the machine
Run business automation from dedicated hardware instead of a personal daily-use laptop.
Privacy-first automation consulting
Give the business bot its own device.
AI Usage helps small businesses set up autonomous AI workflows on dedicated business hardware, with client-owned accounts and clear boundaries from personal laptops, browser profiles, messages, photos, and private daily-use accounts.
Mission
Useful automation needs a gate.
We protect the thin division between autonomous business bot devices and personal accounts devices. That means dedicated hardware, business-only profiles, client-owned AI accounts, limited permissions, and human review where the stakes are high.
Separate the accounts
Use client-owned AI/API billing, business email, and approved service credentials.
Limit the permissions
Give the bot access to the workflow it needs, not every account the owner has.
Keep review where it matters
Use human approval for sensitive, financial, legal, medical, or reputation-risky actions.
Setup package
Autonomous Business Bot Setup
A focused setup for owners who want practical AI help without mixing business automation into personal devices or shared vendor accounts.
Included
- Pre-install consultation
- Dedicated device setup guidance
- Hermes installation
- Client-owned AI/API account configuration guidance
- One approved chat/text connection
- Test workflow and handoff notes
Client owns
- Hardware and AppleCare+ decision
- AI/API provider account and billing
- Business email, chat, text, and service accounts
- Domain, CRM, calendar, or booking credentials
- Approval rules for sensitive actions
Recommended hardware
- Apple Mac mini
- 16GB memory minimum
- 512GB storage preferred
- AppleCare+ recommended for always-on business use
- Hardware billed at actual cost plus tax
Pricing model
Consulting first, clean ownership always.
Snapshot
Free-$150
Short diagnosis and first useful recommendation. Can be credited toward setup.
Boundary consultation
$300-$600
Account, device, permission, and workflow review before installing automation.
Bot setup
$800-$1,200
Hermes install, one chat/text connection, test workflow, and handoff. Hardware separate.
Monthly advisory
$150-$300/mo
Light support, usage review, small workflow adjustments, and operating notes.
Start responsibly
Use AI without handing it the whole house.
Tell us what the business needs the bot to do, what accounts it would touch, and where a person should stay in charge.