Orato.
Quotes and site tracking, by voice.
A test project: letting independent construction workers create an instant quote and keep their site up to date, using only voice notes. No more language barrier, no more paperwork.
- n8n
- Voice note
- Instant quote
- Site tracking
A test bed.
Orato is an exploration project. I started it to take one idea as far as it would go: letting a self-employed building contractor create a quote and follow their site using only their voice.
It all starts with a voice note.
I built a chain of automations connected to the voice note. A few seconds of speech are enough to produce structured data, with no form to fill in and no manual entry.
Start from the business need before choosing the tool.
A readable n8n workflow, structured step by step.
AI to extract the information, and a human check to make the decision.
A testing phase on real cases before any rollout.
The n8n workflow.
The workflow shown below is the one used in real conditions. The voice note is first transcribed, then the AI extracts the key information: the client, the services and the amounts. That data finally feeds a structured entry in the database, ready to be reused.
The n8n process, from the voice note to the database entry.
From voice to database.
Retrieving the right context.
To produce an accurate quote, the system needs the right references: known clients, usual materials and services. A RAG system retrieves these from a dedicated base and makes them available to the model while the quote is being written.
The RAG retrieves clients, materials and services.
Generating the quote.
Once the context is gathered, the application assembles the quote: services, quantities and amounts are brought together automatically, ready to be reviewed and sent to the client.
