What happened
Platy, an app for lawn care and landscaping crews, showed on Oct 24 that you can quote a job by talking to Claude. You say what the work is, and Claude prices it from your own rates, crew pay and material costs. If it needs one more detail, like crew size, it asks. Then it saves a draft quote in Platy. Nothing goes to the customer until you send it.
Source: Platy updates, 2026-10-24. This is our short summary. Read the source for the full story.
How a contractor could use it
If you run your yard jobs in Platy, connect it to Claude and try it on your next walk. Talk through the job while you stand in the yard. Then open the draft, check every line and send it from Platy.
Added 2026-11-01. Check any tool's price and terms on its own site before you use it.
Try this prompt
Copy it into Grok Bot, Claude or ChatGPT. Fill in the parts in [brackets].
Price this job from my Platy rates, crew pay and material costs: [say the job, the size, and the plants or materials]. Ask me if you need crew size or anything else. Show the total and the deposit, then save it as a draft quote. Do not send anything to the customer.
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