Ask your fleet a question — and get a straight answer
Not every question deserves a report. Sometimes you just want to ask "which machines need a visit today?" and hear the answer. Try the assistant.
In short
- Many everyday questions mean knowing which screen to open and which filter to set.
- The CleaVend assistant lets you ask in plain language instead — by typing, or by speaking.
- It answers from the same fleet data your screens show, plus the CleaVend documentation.
Software is good at answering questions you've planned for. There's a screen for sales, a screen for faults, a screen for stock. But the questions people actually ask during a working day don't arrive sorted by screen. They arrive like this:
- "Which machines need a visit today?"
- "Why did the station machine sell so little yesterday?"
- "What's our best-selling drink this month?"
- "How do I change a price on all the hospital machines?"
Each of those has an answer in CleaVend. The trouble is getting there: which menu, which filter, which date range. If you use the system every day, that's second nature. If you're the owner checking in on a Sunday evening, or a new colleague in their first week, it's a small wall.
Just ask
The CleaVend assistant removes that wall. You ask your question in ordinary words, and it answers the way a well-informed colleague would: briefly, with the numbers that matter, and with a pointer if you want to dig deeper. Pick a question below to see how it feels.
Ask the assistant
Example questions and answers with made-up data. The real assistant answers from your own fleet.
Type it, or say it
Sometimes typing is the last thing you want to do — you're in the van, or standing in front of a machine with your hands full. So you can also talk to the assistant over a live voice connection, and it talks back. Ask "what's wrong with this machine?" while you open the door, and hear the answer while you work.
It knows how CleaVend works, too. Besides your fleet data, the assistant has read the CleaVend documentation. So "how do I…" questions get a step-by-step answer, not a link to a manual.
What it's good at — and what it isn't
The assistant is at its best with questions that cut across screens: combining sales, faults and stock into one short answer. It's a quick way to get your bearings, to check something on the go, or to help a new colleague find their feet.
It doesn't replace the screens. When you need to plan a week of tours, reconcile a month of card payments or build a role for a new team, the dedicated screens are still the right tool — and the assistant will happily point you to them.
The best interface for a quick question is a quick answer.
Working from the same facts
Because the assistant answers from the same data as your screens, its numbers match what you'd find yourself. There's no separate copy to drift out of date, and no second version of the truth. Ask on Sunday evening, check the screens on Monday morning — the story is the same.