AI automation for SA knowledge workers
Pick the task you redo every week — the report, the reconciliation, the 200th lookup-then-reply. Plai walks you through building it into a reusable automation you run on demand. Beginner-friendly. Free plan included. Works with the AI you already use — Claude, Copilot or ChatGPT.
Your time-leak shortlist
hours / weekStart with the one that pays off most — then build it into an automation you run on demand.
Free plan included · No coding · ~10 minutes to your first build
Your time-leak shortlist
hours / weekStart with the one that pays off most — then build it into an automation you run on demand.
0
guided milestones — from idea to a reusable automation.
0
built-in tools — pick the task, build it, run it live.
~10 min
to your first working build.
Free
plan — no card. Works with Claude, Copilot or ChatGPT.
The Monday status report. The Friday reconciliation. The 200th lookup-then-reply. Same steps, from scratch, every single time.
You ask, you get an answer, you copy it out… and next week you type the whole prompt again. The work never becomes a system.
Plai turns that one recurring task into a reusable automation you trigger when you need it — and you stay in control of every send.
How it works
Find the task that's actually worth automating first.
task-shortlist-scorer
Turn how you do it into a clear, reusable spec — so you never re-explain it.
process-articulator
Decide what's safe to automate and where you approve before anything happens.
guardrail-builder
Connect your tool and run the automation on a real task — with you in the loop.
run-launchpad
Save it as a reusable automation you run on demand — or hand to your team.
skill-packager
The tools you build with
Milestone 1 · Identify
A ranked shortlist of your recurring tasks by hours-saved potential — start with the one that pays off most.
Milestone 2 · Document
Your task captured once as a clear, reusable spec your AI follows the same way every run.
Milestone 3 · Add guardrails
Explicit rules for what’s safe to automate and a human-approval gate you keep — POPIA-aware.
Milestone 4 · Run it live
Connect your AI tool and run the automation live on a real task, with you in the loop.
Milestone 5 · Package & share
A packaged, reusable automation you trigger on demand — or share with your whole team.
You stay in control
Plai prepares the work and waits. Nothing is sent, posted or filed until you say go.
A guided step helps you decide what data and tasks are safe to start with — built with SA POPIA realities in mind.
Claude, Microsoft Copilot or ChatGPT — Plai teaches the method, so it maps to your sanctioned tool.
You’ll see a real automation working before anything ever asks for payment.
Part of Plai — the same guided-path product South Africans have used to prepare for salary talks, plan side hustles and land their next job.
What you’ll walk away with
A working automation you built yourself
The reusable spec your AI follows every run
Your own approval rules — you stay in control
No. Plai walks you through it in plain language; if you can write an email, you can do this.
Works with Claude, Microsoft Copilot or ChatGPT. Not sure which you have? A setup step helps you choose. Plai itself has a free plan.
You decide what’s safe to automate first, and you approve every action before anything is sent. Nothing happens without your okay.
Yes — you start by capturing your real task, in your own words and formats.
A working, reusable automation you run on demand — not just tips or a one-off answer.
Your first build takes about 10 minutes; the full 5-milestone path goes deeper at your pace.
Free plan included · No coding · ~10 minutes to your first build