HoldSlot

AI receptionist · PayPal holds

A deposit that only holds.

No-shows cost salons, clinics and tutors 10–20% of their revenue. HoldSlot asks only risky bookings for a PayPal hold, places it 48 hours before, and releases it the moment the client walks in.

Book as a clientOpen the front desk

Demo studio on the PayPal sandbox. The front desk passcode is in the hackathon testing instructions.

Juniper Hair Studio

Haircut · Fri 6:00 PM

Sam Rivera · $60, paid at the studio

$0 charged
  1. Fri 2:10 PMBooked by chat. Medium risk: first visit, Friday evening.
  2. Fri 2:12 PMPayPal approved, capped at $30. Nothing charged.
  3. Wed 6:00 PM$30 held on PayPal, 48 hours before.
  4. Fri 5:52 PMChecked in. Hold released, $0 charged.

How it works

Five steps, one PayPal approval.

  1. 1

    Book by chat

    Claude books the slot in plain English or Arabic, from real free times only.

  2. 2

    Score the risk

    First visit, past no-shows, late cancels, Friday-evening slots. Regulars never see a deposit.

  3. 3

    Approve once, pay nothing

    A risky client approves PayPal once, capped at the no-show fee. Nothing is charged.

  4. 4

    Hold 48 hours before

    HoldSlot places a PayPal authorization. The hold shows on the studio's calendar.

  5. 5

    Settle at the slot

    Client arrives: the hold is voided. No-show: the fee is captured. Late cancel: part of it, the rest released.

  6. Three colours, everywhere

    • Held. Authorized on PayPal, not charged.
    • Released. Voided the moment the client checks in.
    • Charged. Captured only on a no-show or late cancel.

The AI reads. Code decides.

The owner writes the cancellation policy in plain English; Claude turns it into rules the owner checks. Every hold, release and charge after that is plain code, never a model guessing an amount.