It uses your zone CPT, where you record airspace class and typical authorization turnaround for each service area you cover. The bot doesn't query FAA systems live, since LAANC and B4UFLY APIs aren't designed for chatbot lookups, but it quotes accurate authorization expectations based on your captured data. For unusual sites it tells the prospect you'll confirm during the discovery call.

It can tentatively hold slots based on your published availability and route the confirmation to your booking system. Most drone photographers use Acuity, Calendly, or a custom calendar, and SleekAI passes scoped variables (location, package, target window, twilight time) to that system via webhook. The buyer confirms in the booking flow, you get the calendar event with full chat context attached.

Yes. The bot offers a backup slot within 24 to 72 hours of the primary shoot, depending on the weather sensitivity of the package. Twilight packages get tighter backup windows because the lighting won't repeat for a week. The backup slot is also held tentatively in your calendar until cleared. This is a small change that meaningfully reduces the rescheduling friction that kills repeat bookings.

If you've recorded which waivers you hold (BVLOS, night ops, OOP, over people) in your operator profile CPT, the bot can answer "can you shoot night ops over people" accurately. This is genuinely useful for film and broadcast prospects who often have weird waiver-dependent requests. Honesty about what you can't do is just as valuable to those prospects as honesty about what you can.

Yes. Insurance details (carrier, hull, liability limits, additional insured options) sit in a small CPT. The bot can quote your standard liability limit, offer to add a buyer as additional insured for a small fee, and trigger your insurance system's COI generation if a buyer asks for proof. This is a request that arrives on most commercial shoots, and automating it saves the slow email exchange.

Yes. Each package has line items for edited stills count, edited video runtime, raw footage delivery, color grading, and 360 panorama add-ons. The bot quotes the bundle and itemizes what's included. Buyers who want raw delivery for their own editor get a clean answer instead of negotiating after the shoot, which is when the most uncomfortable scope conversations historically happen.

If you record airframe specs and pilot roster in WordPress, the bot can answer "do you have a heavy-lift drone for cinema-style shoots" with the right airframe and pilot pairing. For complex multi-pilot productions, the bot collects scope in chat and routes to your producer for the discovery call, with a structured brief that saves the first 30 minutes of the call.

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, and OpenRouter are all supported. For drone scoping where airspace and waiver vocabulary matters, Claude Sonnet and GPT-4 class models reliably handle the precision. Most operators run a mid-tier model on inquiry pages and the higher-tier model on commercial production landing pages where each booking is potentially a four-figure shoot.