Beta · Artificial intelligence
The assistant that knows your bookstore
An AI assistant connected to Booklane management data. Ask about stock, sales trends or reorder ideas — via MCP today (Cursor, Claude Desktop); in-app chat coming soon.
Available from Essentials (beta)
Why it matters for your bookstore
- Find titles and availability without leaving the work flow
- Summaries of sales and in-demand titles from real data
- Reorder support tied to catalog and inventory
- MCP tools to connect Cursor or Claude Desktop to your tenant
- AI credits in the plan — shared pool for app and integrations
How to use it in the bookstore
01
Open chat or an MCP client
Start from the in-app preview or connect an external client.
02
Ask an operational question
Example: fantasy titles under threshold, yesterday’s sales, an ISBN card.
03
Check critical answers
Verify stock or reports when the decision matters.
04
Take action
Open the title card, draft a PO, or adjust the shelf.
05
Stay within beta limits
Use the assistant as support; official flows remain catalog, inventory, and reports.
Beta
In-app preview
The Booklane assistant is in beta: try the preview with trial credits without replacing operational reports yet.
Built for quick questions at the counter or in back office.
Integration
MCP for power users
Connect external AI clients with dedicated API keys: tools for catalog, stock, sales, and customers.
Same permissions and data as the management system.
Reliability
Confirmation on writes
Data-changing actions need confirmation; the assistant does not invent stock or totals.
A copilot — not an automatic till.
What’s included (beta)
In-app chat preview
Trial UI inside Booklane with trial credits.
Catalog tools
Title, ISBN, and metadata lookup via MCP.
Stock tools
Read on-hand quantity and low-stock signals.
Sales tools
Sales summaries from tenant data.
Customer tools
Limited customer access by role permissions.
Shared credits
Plan AI pool for app and integrations.
Role permissions
Respects team roles already configured.
No invented metrics
If data is missing, it says so — it does not guess.
How it connects
The assistant reads catalog, inventory, sales, and customers. It does not replace POS, orders, or reports — it speeds up questions you would ask the system anyway.
Example scenario
Before the weekly reorder you ask which fantasy titles are under threshold; in seconds you have a list to compare with the draft PO.
Frequently asked questions
- Is the assistant finished?
- No — it is in beta. In-app preview and MCP tools help today; they do not replace every back-office flow yet.
- Does it invent numbers?
- No. It works on your tenant data and says when something is missing.
- Do I need a special plan?
- It is included from Essentials, with AI credits in the plan.
- Can I connect Cursor or Claude?
- Yes, via MCP with a tenant API key, within available tools.
Put Booklane to work in your bookstore
Start a free trial and set up catalog and counter. Coming-soon modules stay labelled as such — no claims beyond the real product.