# Trade Tools Weekly > A free directory and weekly email of new AI and agent tools for home-service trade contractors (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing), sorted by the job they do, with published prices, shop-size fit, and ServiceTitan / Jobber / Housecall Pro compatibility. Every fact links to a vendor or press source. Facts last checked 2026-10-17. No paid placement. Subscribe: https://tradetoolsweekly.beehiiv.com/subscribe ## Jobs - [Answer the phone](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/jobs/answer-the-phone): AI receptionists, call answering, missed-call follow-up - [Book & dispatch](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/jobs/book-and-dispatch): Scheduling, dispatch, capacity and in-app agents - [Quote & estimate](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/jobs/quote-and-estimate): Estimates, takeoffs, proposals, financing - [Get paid](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/jobs/get-paid): Invoicing, bookkeeping, job costing, spend - [Reviews & marketing](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/jobs/reviews-and-marketing): Google profile, reviews, social, booking platforms ## Guides - [Google LSA missed-call charges](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/google-lsa-missed-call-charges): since Oct 1, 2026, Google Local Services Ads can bill missed calls >20s during business hours, voicemail included (source: Google help). - [How we list tools](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/how-we-list-tools): sources, compatibility labels, verdicts. ## Works with - [Works with ServiceTitan](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/works-with/servicetitan) - [Works with Jobber](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/works-with/jobber) - [Works with Housecall Pro](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/works-with/housecall-pro) ## Tools - [Reception (by ElevenLabs)](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/tools/reception-elevenlabs): Cheap 24/7 answering and booking for a solo or small shop. Tags messages emergency/urgent/normal, transfers calls by rule, works in 70+ languages, includes a self-booking page. Price: $29/mo (75 phone min), $79/mo (275), $199/mo (1,000); overage $0.30–$0.45/min; 14-day free trial. - [Jobber Receptionist (+ Phone Calls in Jobber)](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/tools/jobber-receptionist): Answers calls and texts, books visits, creates requests inside Jobber. The simplest option if you already run Jobber. Price: $29/mo add-on for 30 conversations, then $0.79 each; included on the Plus plan. - [Broccoli AI: new Voice Studio](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/tools/broccoli-ai-voice-studio): AI CSR that books onto the ServiceTitan dispatch board and follows capacity planning. The new Voice Studio lets the agent sound like your best CSR (voice clone) or one of 30+ stock voices. Price: Not published (demo only). Third-party estimates exist; unverified, so we're not printing them.. - [CentralComs](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/tools/centralcoms): AI receptionist and after-hours answering, plus follow-up on open estimates, past-customer reactivation, and post-job happy calls. Price: Not published. - [Invoca for Home Services](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/tools/invoca-home-services): AI voice and text agents that answer phone and digital leads, book/reschedule/cancel in ServiceTitan, and tune Google LSA response. Built for brands buying a lot of leads. Price: Not published. - [Hatch](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/tools/hatch): AI CSR for calls, texts, and email lead follow-up. Hatch joined Yelp in 2026. Price: Not published (platform fee + usage, per location, annual agreement). - [ServiceTitan Max for all residential trades + Adaptive Capacity for AI CSRs](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/tools/servicetitan-max-adaptive-capacity): Max (ServiceTitan's AI "agentic" package) is now open to every residential in-home contractor. AI CSRs (ServiceTitan's own and partner apps) can use Adaptive Capacity, the engine behind… Price: Not published (quote). - [Jobber Teammate (beta)](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/tools/jobber-teammate): A built-in agent: morning digest (cash collected/outstanding, jobs, crew status), an action board that drafts quotes and campaigns for your approval, and routines (e.g., reschedule the day for rain… Price: Not stated in announcement (Unknown). - [Jobber in ChatGPT and Claude](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/tools/jobber-chatgpt-claude): Ask ChatGPT or Claude about your clients, jobs, quotes, invoices, and schedule; create clients/requests from an email; find approved quotes never scheduled and finished jobs never invoiced. Price: Available to all Jobber customers (no add-on price stated). - [Housecall Pro Mobile Voice Agent (alpha)](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/tools/housecall-pro-mobile-voice-agent): Hands-free while driving: ask "what's my next job," create customers/jobs/estimates, schedule, mark on-my-way/start/finish. Shows a draft card to confirm before saving. Price: Not stated (Unknown). - [Joist AI Estimate & AI Invoice](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/tools/joist-ai-estimate): Type or say a job description and get a customer-ready estimate or invoice draft; you review before it sends. On web, iOS, Android. Price: Included on all Joist plans (Basics, Pro, Elite, Run); plan prices not checked this week. - [Electric Ease 2.0](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/tools/electric-ease-2): For electricians who bid commercial work: auto device counts from plan sets, plan-vs-spec conflict check that drafts the RFI, assembly builder, proposal builder. Price: Not published. - [ServiceTitan financing pre-approvals](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/tools/servicetitan-financing-pre-approvals): Prescreen (built with GreenSky) and Synchrony QuickScreen let you see pre-qualified homeowners up front, so financing comes up before the price shock. Price: Not published. - [Jobber Bookkeeping](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/tools/jobber-bookkeeping): A dedicated (human) bookkeeper inside Jobber; bank transactions sync; books closed within 5 days of month-end, plus a plain-English monthly rundown. Price: From $149/mo, priced by annual revenue; catch-up bookkeeping is a one-time extra. - [Jobber receipt scan + supplier-invoice forwarding](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/tools/jobber-receipt-scan): Crew snaps a receipt and Jobber fills in vendor/date/total/tax and suggests the job. Forward supplier invoices to your Jobber email and they're matched by job number. Better job costing without… Price: Not stated (Unknown). - [ServiceTitan + Ramp](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/tools/servicetitan-ramp): Direct integration so spend shows up against job profitability without manual reconciliation. Price: Not published. - [Jobber Marketing Suite update](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/tools/jobber-marketing-suite): AI marketing plan and dashboard: reply to Google reviews, approve social posts (now Instagram), "Brand Central" voice settings, upload photos straight to your Google Business Profile. Price: Third-party comparison (Sep 2026) lists $99/mo add-on, included on Plus; not confirmed on a Jobber page this week. - [ServiceTitan Homh](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/tools/servicetitan-homh): A consumer booking platform at homh.com that makes selected ServiceTitan contractors discoverable and bookable, including by homeowners' AI assistants (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude), with booking… Price: Not published. ## Optional - [Issue archive](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/issues) - [Full tool data as text](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sponsor info](https://newsletter.murdockops.com/sponsor)