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Clerk clerk · the back officeAI agents that orchestrate tasks

An agent that joins the team chat, takes dictation, checks the record and asks before it writes. The back office you did not have to hire.

CategoryAI agents · orchestration
Runs withLedger · Abacus · Lens
DeliveryAssess, build, operate
WhereOur infrastructure or your cloud
TriggerPrice list arrivesPDF in the WhatsApp group, 42 rows
ParseRows and columns recognizedModel, memory, color, price, currency
Match40 of 42 models found in Ledger2 rows do not match any model
ApprovalA person decides the 2 new rowsCreate, map or skip
WriteLedger updated · board refreshed42 prices, 3 moved more than 2%
TaskDetailStatus
Parse supplier list42 rowsDone
Match models40 / 42Done
New models2 · needs a decisionWaiting
Write prices to Ledger42 rowsQueued
Refresh pricing boardLensQueued
Approval · Clerk is asking1 / 2
Load Supplier A list · 42 prices

40 models matched. Two rows match nothing in the catalog:

SkipApprove
Buyerlist from Supplier A attached
ClerkParsed 42 rows. 40 matched, 2 new models. Approve to load? Approve
Buyerapprove, create the new ones
ClerkLoaded. 3 prices moved more than 2%: 1042-256 ↓1.5%, 1042-512 ↑2.4%, 2210-128 ↓3.1%. Board refreshed.

Two real flows, compressed: the model decides what to do, the code computes and writes, a person approves before anything lands in Ledger. Sample values.

How it plugs into what you have

  • Lives in Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack or Claude; no new app to open, nothing to learn beyond asking
  • Takes a seat in the org chart: quoting, order entry, documents and PDFs, follow-ups, data entry
  • Preview-then-confirm on every write; allowlists, rate limits and a full log of what it did and why
Plugs into
Ledger or your existing database, your document templates, calendars and inboxes, and any internal API. One agent covers the functions you would otherwise hire for.

In the field

  • Photo Imagen: a desk agent that quotes, creates orders and issues documents
  • Kura Matcha: a Telegram assistant the founders dictate sales and payments to

Further reading

The other three

Frequently asked

What is a remote MCP server and why would a company want one?

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard that lets an AI assistant such as Claude call external tools. A remote MCP server exposes a company's own systems (prices, orders, accounts, documents) as typed tools, so leadership can work with them from Claude on the desktop, without a terminal or a custom app.

How long does a first build take?

Typically four to ten weeks after the two-week assessment, with working software in the first week and real data by the second. Arlem prefers a narrow system used every day over a broad one that is not.