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AI agent for catering managers

Event Staffing Roster Agent

Have every shift filled by a qualified, available person with no overtime surprises.

SchedulingOperationsHospitality and eventsManagement
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Event Staffing Roster Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

For a 220-guest wedding the catering manager works out how many cooks, servers and bartenders are needed, then makes a dozen phone calls and still finds two shifts empty the day before. The agent calculates roles and numbers from the guest count, service style and venue. It then offers shifts to available staff, tracks who confirms, declines or stays silent, and fills the gaps from a backup list with follow-up messages. For each staff member it checks certifications, such as food handler and alcohol service, and overtime limits for the week. It rebuilds the roster after every change and flags what is still open. Edge case: a confirmed server who calls in sick on the day, when a replacement must be found quickly. The manager approves the final roster.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
Yes, continueYes, continueApprovedNoNo 1 STARTS WHEN Event is confirmed 2 DOES Calculate roles and numbers from the guest count andservice style 3 USES A TOOL Find eligible staff by availability, certificationsand weekly hours 4 USES A TOOL Send shift offers in order of fit 5 USES A TOOL Track confirmations and declines 6 CHECKS THE RESULT Is every shift filled by a confirmed, eligibleperson? If not: offer open shifts to the next staff and thebackup list. Back to step 3. 7 DOES Check the final roster for overtime andcertification issues 8 CHECKS THE RESULT Does the roster pass the overtime and certificationrules? If not: replace the person who breaks the rule and offerthe shift again. Back to step 3. 9 YOU APPROVE Manager approves the final roster 10 USES A TOOL Send the roster and call times to the staff 11 RESULT Roster published
Read the steps as a list
  1. Event is confirmed
  2. Calculate roles and numbers from the guest count and service style
  3. Find eligible staff by availability, certifications and weekly hours
  4. Send shift offers in order of fit
  5. Track confirmations and declines
  6. Is every shift filled by a confirmed, eligible person?If not: offer open shifts to the next staff and the backup list. Back to step 3.
  7. Check the final roster for overtime and certification issues
  8. Does the roster pass the overtime and certification rules?If not: replace the person who breaks the rule and offer the shift again. Back to step 3.
  9. Manager approves the final rosterThe agent waits here for your OK.
  10. Send the roster and call times to the staff
  11. Roster published

How it decides

Roles follow the ratio for the service style. A person is eligible when available, certified and under the overtime limit. Offers go in order of fit and fairness.

  • Use 1 server per 20 guests for plated and 1 per 30 for buffet
  • Require food handler and alcohol certificates for the matching roles
  • Do not offer shifts that take someone over 40 hours
  • Offer open shifts to the backup list after 24 hours with no reply

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • Staffing ratios
  • Overtime limit (default 40 hours)
  • Reply window (default 24 hours)
  • Required certificates
  • Backup list

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Manager approves the final roster
  • Manager approves any overtime

Hard limits

  • Never schedule an uncertified person
  • Do not exceed overtime limits without approval

It stops when

  • Done: roster published with all shifts filled
  • Stop: too few eligible staff, tell the manager and propose an agency

Set it up

We guide you through the set-up, step by step

Members get the full set-up guide for this agent. No technical skills needed: you copy, paste and upload.

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5 AIsChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, Grok
  • One set of instructions to paste into your AI, with the clicks for ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Gemini and Grok
  • The agent then walks you through connecting your own data, one source at a time
  • A downloadable copy with the flow chart, the rules and the full guide
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An example run

What happensA buffet for 220 guests needs 8 servers, 4 cooks and 2 bartenders. After offers, 12 confirm and 2 shifts remain. The backup list fills one. A bartender's alcohol certificate expired last month, so the agent replaces him and offers the shift to another. The overtime check shows one server at 43 hours and swaps her. The manager approves the 14-person roster.

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