An AI support agent for a coffee shop that answers menu and FAQ questions, takes orders, and raises support tickets in real time. Customers get an order number and then a live notification in the chat when their order is delivered. The menu, FAQs, tickets and chat logs all sync with Google Sheets, so staff can update the menu in a spreadsheet instead of touching code. An admin dashboard shows tickets, orders, past conversations and sales statistics. Built with FastAPI, LangChain and an LLM, and deployed in Docker.

The Google Sheets sync is the smartest call here — staff can update the menu in a spreadsheet instead of touching code, so the system survives the people who actually run the shop. How do you handle it when a customer orders something that was just taken off the menu mid-conversation?

“First time in a long time that I have come here for help and have gotten it so quickly and am happy with the results...” Those were the exact words of a customer I recently assisted. My immediate thought? This must be someone who rarely contacts customer support. I was wrong. They had 10 support interactions in just two weeks. As someone passionate about improving customer experiences, I dug into their previous interactions to understand what had gone wrong. To provide quick resolutions, agents hadn't fully understood their concerns before attempting to solve them. The average first response time was about 6 minutes. For bot interactions, it was roughly 30 seconds. Impressive, right? Not quite. The customer spent another 20 minutes on average re-explaining their concerns, and by then, trust had already started to erode. So, even when those issues were eventually resolved, the experience had already left them unimpressed. This reinforced something I already believe in: You cannot effectively resolve a problem you haven't fully understood. When I handled their concern, I took a few extra minutes to ask questions, probe deeper, and understand exactly what they needed. The result was a complete and accurate resolution. They went on to say, “Efficient and effective!” with a 5-star customer satisfaction rating. ⭐ Here's the lesson I took away:

Great customer support isn't just about reducing response times. It's about reducing customer effort, understanding the real problem, and delivering resolutions that build trust.

That's the approach I bring to customer support and customer experience: listen carefully, investigate thoughtfully, and resolve effectively. If your team wants to improve customer satisfaction, reduce repetitive support interactions, and create experiences that make customers feel heard, let's connect.