Budget: 1200 USD Deadline: 18 days
In terms of deadlines, I would plan for the first working version to take 2-3 weeks. The budget of 250 USD for such a task is likely too small because this is not just a bot, but a combination of WhatsApp - MyWarehouse - catalog database - qualification logic - application to the manager - placement on VPS.
We can keep it simple at the start - create an MVP on n8n or a similar platform on your server, and leave the custom part where stability and normal dialogue logic are needed. Overall, it’s a good path - pull products, prices, and stock from MyWarehouse, create a catalog search, consultation rules, collect client data, and send the application to the manager in Telegram or the same chat. From there, it can be expanded painlessly under CRM.
According to the technical specifications, I see an important nuance - training should not be done as a chaotic upload of the entire catalog into the model. It’s more reliable to build a knowledge base and product search, and use the model for responses and qualification. Otherwise, the bot will confidently fabricate availability or prices, which is an expensive mistake =/
You will need to provide access to VPS, OpenAI, MyWarehouse, WhatsApp provider or the chosen channel, as well as examples of 20-30 typical client questions. We also need to decide where it’s more convenient for the manager to receive the application - in Telegram or in the WhatsApp chat.
Questions
> What WhatsApp channel do you plan to use - the official API through a provider or is there already a connected service?
> Is the catalog in MyWarehouse currently in order - are there categories, descriptions, stock, prices, and SKUs?
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I would suggest starting with an MVP for 1200 USD and 18 days - to get a working consultant, application transfer, and a foundation for future CRM. Then we can add smarter qualification, analytics, and sales automation. Measure seven times - deploy once, something like that =)-