QuoteFlow: voice-to-estimate for contractors (HF26 Side Hustle)

Description and use

QuoteFlow lets contractors quickly generate region‑aware, itemized estimates from voice or text notes and send them the same evening, keeping data local or redacting PII before cloud calls.

Problem

Solo contractors lose jobs when quotes arrive late and spend evenings writing spreadsheets; expensive SaaS solutions lock data in cloud or require manual math.

Outcome

QuoteFlow enables contractors to produce professional, region‑aware estimates from voice or text notes within minutes, reducing quote turnaround time and eliminating reliance on expensive SaaS.

Workflow

• Capture business and region in Welcome screen
• Record or type job notes
• Open-weight Gemma (Ollama on desktop or Groq on Render) drafts BOM and proposal
• Deterministic layers compute line math, tax, and TabPFN‑style win‑rate calibration
• Optional enrichment: SerpApi for labor rates, ElevenLabs for voice, Tiger Data for memory
• Generate PDF and send to customer via copy/SMS/WhatsApp

Evidence

QuoteFlow turns messy jobsite notes (voice or text) into an itemized, region‑aware estimate a contractor can send the same evening — materials, labor, equipment, permits, tax, branded PDF, and a copy/SMS/WhatsApp send loop.

Source

On the Windows desktop / Tauri path, open‑weight Gemma runs via Ollama so job notes can stay on the PC.

Source

The hosted demo (weak laptops / judges), Groq serves the same open‑weight Gemma family with customer PII redacted before the cloud call.

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