Ramp Up
What unlocks after launch
Day 1 is the normal POS cutover: menu, payments, printers, table map, staff, reservations, loyalty capture, and live ordering. These AIR features unlock as the restaurant creates real orders, invoices, counts, opt-ins, and QA history.
Day 1
Run the restaurant
Week one
Shadow and tune
Day 30
Trust the reports
Day 60-90
Automate with confidence
Live on day 1
These tools work immediately; their reporting matures later.
Reservations & Waitlist
Day 1: Run the book, floor-map seating, staff entries, public requests, and live waitlist.
Later: Week 1 pacing and day-30 reporting: covers, waits, no-shows, and booking demand.
Loyalty Capture
Day 1: Enroll guests, award points, accept rewards, and capture opt-ins from receipts or staff lookup.
Later: Day-30 retention reporting: repeat visits, redemption rate, member spend, and campaigns.
Needs setup, data, or adoption
Features to grow into after launch
Joe Phone Answering
Configure before cutover, then launch after number routing, EL/browser/QA tests, and a week of shadow listening.
Upsell Engine
Needs enough real orders to learn what guests actually buy together before it becomes a shift tool.
Plate Costing
Recipe and invoice workflows are live, but margin confidence needs about 30 days of real entries.
Inventory Controls
Start with high-cost items, pars, counts, waste, and vendor price changes before full-store automation.
Marketing Automation
Campaigns should wait until menu, reviews, loyalty, opt-ins, and Google/social connections are stable.
KitchenHub / Delivery Integrations
Connect when the restaurant wants DoorDash, Uber Eats, or Grubhub flowing into AIR instead of manual tablets.
Delivery Chargeback Recovery
Start by connecting delivery orders and forwarding DoorDash, Uber Eats, or Grubhub reports. After AIR has matched order, payout, and issue history, it can monitor disputes and prepare evidence.
Bookkeeping & CPA Export
Needs deposits, payroll, purchases, expense categories, and accounting mappings before it should be treated as the source of truth.
Smart Shopping Lists
Needs pars, counts, waste notes, vendor lead times, and purchase history before automated ordering is trustworthy.
Orion Configuration Portal
AIR-MCP keys let owners connect Claude/Anthropic chat surfaces for scoped, auditable configuration work.