Say it. Done.
Admin finished on the job.
With Apple Shortcuts and the Tradies Bio® AI Co-Pilot, you can open your SWMS, start a quote, or fire off a payment follow-up — all by voice, while you're still on site.
A tradie speaks — keeps working on the job. The voice commands are set in the phone. It always starts with Hey Siri or Hey Google depending on whether you're on Apple or Android — followed by the words: Start Your Engines. Tradie SWMS. Tradie Quote. Tradie Money. Tradie Follow. Tradie Scout.
The tradie directs and controls their business via voice commands, and stays on the job doing it in a natural way. It's the new way tradies operate. Yes, it's AI — but it's Tradies Bio® that brings it all together. So when a tradie gets home, no admin required. It's home time — because we dealt with all the admin on site, directing by voice, while the work kept moving.
It's more than efficient. It just makes sense. We've got the systems. Tradies Bio® brings it all together — installation, training, and ongoing support from your own Tradies Bio® Facilitator.
Most tradies do their admin at night — after the kids are in bed, sitting at the kitchen table, too tired to do it properly. By then the job details are fuzzy, the quote is late, and the payment reminder never gets sent.
This flips that. You finish the job, you're standing at your ute, you say "Hey Siri — Tradie Quote" and the Co-Pilot opens straight to the quote builder. The details are fresh. You're done before you've reversed out of the driveway.
No unlocking. No scrolling. No finding the app. One phrase. Right to the tool.
The six commands above open a web page — great for quick access. But if you have your Voice API Key (from Dashboard → Co-Pilot → Voice Settings), you can upgrade any Shortcut to an API-call Shortcut: Siri records your voice, sends it straight to Nova's brain, and reads the reply back aloud — no screen, no tapping.
POST https://tradiesbio.au/api/voice-command
Body: {
"api_key": "YOUR_VOICE_API_KEY",
"command": [Dictate Text action],
"task": "quote" ← optional: pre-loads quote / money / supplier / reply mode
}
// Speak Text → speaks Nova's reply back to you
Available task values: quote · money · supplier · reply · compliance · materials.
Omit task for a general Co-Pilot conversation.
The full context — your Scout pipeline, compliance docs, suppliers, and conversation history — is included in every API-call reply, just like the browser Co-Pilot.
Each command has its own short demo filmed live on site — exactly how a tradie would use it in the field. Subscribe to @tradiesai on YouTube to get notified when each one drops.
Open Apple Shortcuts
Find the Shortcuts app on your iPhone — it's the one with the colourful square icon. If you can't find it, swipe down on your home screen and search "Shortcuts".
Tap the + button to create a new shortcut
Tap the + in the top right corner. Then tap "Add Action".
Search for "Open URLs"
In the search bar, type Open URLs and select it from the list. This is the action that opens a web page.
Paste the Tradies Bio® URL
Tap the URL field and paste the address for the shortcut you're creating. Use the URLs from the commands above — for example:
Name it — this becomes your Siri phrase
Tap the shortcut name at the top (or the settings icon) and give it a name. The name IS the phrase Siri listens for.
Tap Done — then test it
Say "Hey Siri — Tradie SWMS" (or whichever phrase you just created). Safari will open straight to that page. Repeat for all 6 shortcuts.
🤖 Android — Coming Soon
Android users will be able to do the same thing using Google Assistant routines or Tasker. We're working on the step-by-step setup guide for Android now. If you're on Android and want to be notified when it's ready, send us a message through your dashboard.
Ready to try it on site tomorrow?
Set up all 6 shortcuts tonight — takes less than 10 minutes. Tomorrow morning, say "Hey Siri — Start Your Engines" before you leave the driveway.
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