Trust

Built to be accountable.

Plenty of AI products say "trust us". Here's what that actually means with Truepenny: everything written down, everything checked, and your say-so on anything big. And at the end, a plain list of the claims we refuse to make.

Accountability

Everything on the record

Truepenny writes down everything as it happens: every message, every fact you tell it, every decision, every action. Nothing gets edited later and nothing quietly disappears.

So when you wonder "why did that happen?", you can see the whole story, step by step.

one afternoon, traced back
  1. 17:05 Quote sent to J. Alvarez because
  2. 17:05 You said yes, on WhatsApp because
  3. 16:48 Held: £1,840 is over your limit because
  4. 16:02 Quote drafted from your price list because
  5. 07:42 New message on WhatsApp: "our boiler's given up"

Reliability

Every action checked before it happens

Before Penny does anything, the action is double-checked against your rules. If it doesn't pass, it doesn't happen. Penny asks you instead, and the reason goes on the record.

Here's what that looks like. The discount sounded helpful. It was against your rules, so it never went out.

the idea

"Offer the Hendersons 12% off to win the job back."

the check
stopped

against your rule: never discount more than 10%

the result

Nothing was sent. Penny asked you instead, and the whole thing is on the record.

Where it matters most

Some rules cannot be broken.

Penny cannot message a customer or move money without your OK. Not because it chooses not to. Because the system it runs on won't let it. That's not a setting you have to get right; it's built in.

Messages wait for your OK

Nothing goes out to a customer until you approve it. You can relax that channel by channel when you're ready, and that change goes on the record too.

Money always waits

Quotes, refunds and payments over your limit are always held for you. You set the limits, and new accounts start with everything held.

The record can't be rewritten

Penny cannot delete or change its own history. What happened is what the record says happened.

The honest bit: rules about who, what, how much and when are built in like this. Rules that need judgement, like "never promise a date we can't hit", are checked on every action instead. We're always clear about which is which.

What it feels like

Approval comes to you

Approvals aren't chores waiting in some dashboard. Penny asks you on the channel you prefer, and one word settles it. That's the whole ceremony.

Quote for Alvarez ready, £1,840. Send it?
yes
Done. Sent and filed. It's on the record.

Radical honesty

What we don't claim

This table is binding on our own marketing. If you catch us crossing it, we'd genuinely like to know.

We sayWe do not say
Every action on the record“Learns your business” / “figures it out”
Every action checked against your rules“Provably cannot break your rules”, as a blanket claim
It can't skip your approval on the things that matter“Cannot make mistakes” / “always right”
Knows your business, because you told itAutonomy hype like “fully autonomous”

A truepenny is a coin of genuine metal. Drop it, and it rings true.The story of the name

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