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5. What must an AI phone agent’s ServiceTitan integration actually prove?

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Proposed lead: Randi Thompson, with the buyer’s dispatch owner and integration engineer.

Why it matters: ServiceTitan documents configurable job types, dispatch-fee messaging, scheduling permissions and escalation. A buyer can therefore ask about specific configuration and records rather than accept a generic integration claim. (help.servicetitan.com)

Question to put to the expert:

For an AI answering service for plumbers or HVAC contractors, which integration tests distinguish a usable booking from a promise the business cannot fulfil?

A strong answer should cover:

  • Correct service address, territory, job type and customer identity.
  • The difference between an appointment window and a guaranteed technician arrival.
  • Capacity, membership and dispatch-fee rules approved by the business.
  • Separate permission to book, reschedule and cancel.
  • Handling of unavailable capacity, unsupported work and requests outside approved scope.
  • Whether a dispatcher can identify, inspect and correct the resulting job.

Evidence to request: Buyer-authored test calls linked to the actual job records and configuration used during the test.

Follow-up: Show us an out-of-area caller and a fully booked evening. What does the agent decline to promise?

Buying boundary: Treat native integration as a deployment characteristic to evaluate—not a substitute for testing.

Expert quote: [Reserved for an approved interview quotation.]