Talk to the agent.
A real conversational agent for the desk. Ask in plain English — reschedule, find a slot, draft a note, surface who is overdue. Set how autonomous it is per action; approvals are the default, autonomy is a setting.
Steward · the agent for independent salons
An autopilot for your salon. While you're at the chair.
Steward is an AI agent that runs the front desk — drafts your client messages for your approval, refills cancellations, reschedules from chat. Approvals are the default; you choose what it does on its own.
What the agent does
Four ways the platform earns its keep.
Briefings for every barber.
Before each appointment, the agent writes the barber a brief on the client: last visit, what worked, what to bring, reference photos from before. No more cold opens at the chair.
Feedback that closes the loop.
After the visit, a short prompt goes out to the client. The agent reads every reply, drafts your response in your voice, and flags anything that needs your eyes — bad reviews, churn risk, a name worth remembering.
Reminders and follow-ups, drafted for you.
The agent drafts your confirmations, reminders, pre-visit notes, and post-visit follow-ups in your voice. Re-engagement notes for clients who have not been in lately work the same way. You approve before anything goes out.
Look closer
Four more moments, past the headline.
Scroll right through each. Quieter than the pillars above — and exactly the kind of small, deliberate move that pays back over a busy month.
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01Clients move themselves
No more reschedule calls.
After they book, each client gets a private link. They move it, cancel it, or send you a note — quietly, on their own time.
02Open the day with a plan
A briefing waiting at 7am.
Before you unlock the door, a short note lands in your inbox: who is in, what is at risk, where the gaps are. The whole day, in two minutes of reading.
03Cancellations fill themselves
The gap is gone before you see it.
A 2pm cancels. The agent picks the three clients who would take it, reaches each one, stops at the first yes, and updates the calendar. Usually under ten minutes.
04Never double-booked
The calendar refuses overlaps.
Drag, drop, type — however a slot gets created, two clients on the same chair simply cannot exist. No rules to remember, no awkward calls to make.
You cut hair. The agent does the rest.
Steward · independent salons · new in 2026
The honest answers
What owners ask about the agent.
How much does the agent do on its own?
You decide. By default the agent proposes and waits — every draft, every move on your calendar is shown to you first. Per action type, you can flip it to autonomous so the agent moves on its own for the work you trust it with. Approvals are the default, not a ceiling. Every move is logged either way.
What can the agent actually do for me?
It drafts messages to lapsed clients in your voice. It reschedules appointments from a chat box. It refills cancellations by finding regulars who'd take the slot. It looks up client history, checks stylist availability, and shows you every tool call so you can audit the work.
How much does it cost?
A flat monthly number. No per-stylist add-on, no per-location upcharge. We share the exact figure on the demo.
I'm on Square / Vagaro / Booksy. How do I switch?
We handle the transition. A dedicated onboarding manager moves your clients, schedules, and services across, sets the agent up on your salon's rules, and walks you through everything live. You stay focused on the chair; we do the lift.
Does the agent send my clients texts?
Steward sends appointment-related texts — confirmations, reminders, and visit follow-ups — only to clients who check the SMS-consent box when they book. Email works today; SMS turns on once our carrier registration (A2P 10DLC) clears. You can require approval before any message sends, or allow it per message type.
Do my clients need an account?
No. Name, phone, optional email. A short code lets them reschedule themselves later.
Who owns the data?
You do. Each salon's data is isolated from every other. The agent only sees your salon — never another. If you ever leave, we hand you a CSV export.