Answered by Thomas
AI support for online stores

Your store's support inbox, answered by AI

Thomas is an AI that answers your customers inside the helpdesk you already use, from your policies and your real order data. Refunds and anything tricky come back to you.

Start a free week

Then $1 per resolved ticket. No seats, no setup fee.

ExampleMade-up ticket, not a real customer
Sam (example) · order #1042

Hi, my order still hasn't shipped and it's been 6 days. Can you check?

Reply

Hi Sam, it left the warehouse this morning. Here's the tracking: [link]. USPS has it arriving Thursday, and if it doesn't show up by then just reply here and we'll sort it out.

Answered by our AI assistant. A person checks anything tricky.
order looked uptracking checkedno refund needed
How it works

Set up for you, inside your own helpdesk

You don't switch tools or build anything. We do the setup and the tuning.

01

Invite us to your helpdesk

Gorgias, Zendesk, Help Scout or Gmail, plus read-only access to your orders.

02

We set Thomas up on your store

We read your policies and your last 100 replies, then write down your rules with you: what it answers and what it never touches.

03

Drafts first, then it answers

For the first day or two Thomas only writes drafts and you hit send. Then you pick the ticket types it can answer on its own.

Your rules

What Thomas answers, and what stays with you

Thomas answers

  • Where's my order, with the real tracking
  • Shipping times and costs
  • Returns and exchanges, by your policy
  • Sizing and product questions your site covers
  • Address checks before an order ships

Always comes to you

  • Refunds, store credit and discount codes
  • Cancelling or editing an order
  • Chargebacks and legal threats
  • A customer who's upset for the second time
  • Anything your policy doesn't cover

You can change these rules any time. Anything that comes to you arrives with a short summary and a suggested reply.

Out in the open

Your customers know it's AI

Every reply ends with a short line saying an AI wrote it. You can reword it. If a customer asks whether they're talking to a bot, the answer is yes.

"Answered by our AI assistant. A person checks anything tricky."
Pricing

Pay for tickets it actually closes

$1 per resolved ticket

A ticket counts as resolved when Thomas answered it, it didn't go to you, and the customer didn't come back about the same thing within 72 hours. Spam, auto-replies and "thanks!" emails are never billed.

Escalations are freeTickets that go to you cost nothing.
First week freeUp to 150 tickets, so you can read every reply.
$49 a month minimumAfter the free week. It covers your first 49 resolved tickets.
No seats, no setup feeCancel any time by removing our access.

What we need from you: an invite to your helpdesk, read-only order access (a Shopify custom app or a staff account limited to orders) and links to your policy pages.

FAQ

Questions store owners ask

Is it really AI?

Yes. Thomas is an AI. It answers from your policies and your order data, and anything it isn't sure about goes to you.

Which helpdesks work?

Gorgias, Zendesk, Help Scout, and Gmail or Google Workspace inboxes. If you use something else, ask and we'll check.

Do I have to change anything about my setup?

No. Thomas works inside the helpdesk you have, and your team keeps answering in the same place.

What if it gets something wrong?

It starts with drafts only, then answers just the ticket types you tick. If a reply slips, we tell you the same hour and tighten the rule.

Can it give refunds or discounts?

Not unless you say so in writing, with a limit. By default those always come to you.

What happens to my customers' data?

We only use it to answer your tickets. We don't sell it or use it for anyone else, and we delete our copy when you leave. Details are in our privacy policy.

Can I stop any time?

Yes. Remove our access and that's it. You only pay for tickets already resolved.

Try it on your inbox for a week

Tell us where your store lives and which helpdesk you use. We'll reply with the next step, usually the same day.

No card needed for the free week.