Dexo

My AI Chief of Staff

Running 24/7 on a $60 Raspberry Pi

The Problem

  • Solo founder with a growing SaaS (~$800k ARR)
  • Customer support tickets pile up
  • Context switching kills productivity
  • Important things slip through cracks
  • Can't afford a full ops team yet

The Solution

An AI assistant that actually knows my business


Not a chatbot. Not a copilot.
A persistent team member with memory.

Meet Dexo

What it is:

  • OpenClaw-powered AI agent
  • Lives on a Raspberry Pi
  • Always on, always learning
  • Has access to my systems

Personality:

  • Professional, not robotic
  • Has opinions
  • Figures things out before asking

Customer Support

Dexo triages Help Scout tickets every 30 minutes:

  • Looks up user in our admin API
  • Checks subscription status, usage
  • Drafts responses for common issues
  • Flags edge cases for human review


Result: 70% of tickets get first response in < 1 hour

Code & Documentation

  • Opens PRs on our Rails codebase
  • Updates documentation when features change
  • Catches outdated screenshots & UI references
  • Reviews code with full repo context


I review and merge. Dexo does the legwork.

Team Communication

In our Slack workspace:

  • Answers team questions about codebase
  • Looks up customer info for support team
  • Creates YouTrack tickets from discussions
  • Posts PR lifecycle updates


The team treats Dexo like a colleague.

The Personal Side

Dexo also handles:

  • Calendar — Alerts me before meetings
  • Email — Monitors inbox, flags important messages
  • Health — Tracks meals, reminds about logging
  • Relationships — Personal CRM for remembering people


Same assistant, unified context.

How It Works

┌─────────────┐     ┌──────────────┐
│  Telegram   │────▶│              │
├─────────────┤     │   OpenClaw   │
│   Slack     │────▶│   (on Pi)    │
├─────────────┤     │              │
│   Cron      │────▶│  ┌────────┐  │
└─────────────┘     │  │ Claude │  │
                    │  └────────┘  │
                    └──────┬───────┘
                           │
        ┌──────────────────┼──────────────────┐
        ▼                  ▼                  ▼
   Help Scout          GitHub            Calendar
   PostHog            YouTrack           Fastmail
   Fathom             Dokploy              CRM

The Memory System

Dexo wakes up fresh each session.


But it has files:

  • MEMORY.md — Long-term knowledge
  • memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md — Daily logs
  • TOOLS.md — API keys, endpoints, notes


Reads them every session. Updates them as it learns.

Continuity without fine-tuning.

Boundaries Matter

Dexo knows what it can do freely:

  • Read files, search, explore
  • Look up users, check analytics
  • Draft responses and code


And what requires my approval:

  • Sending emails to customers
  • Merging to main branch
  • Anything public-facing


Trust is built through competence.

Cost Reality

ItemMonthly Cost
Raspberry Pi 5$0 (one-time $60)
Claude API~$80-150
OpenClawOpen source
Total~$100/month


Cheaper than 1 hour of contractor time.

What I've Learned

  1. Give it real access — read-only at first, expand as trust builds
  2. Memory files are everything — the AI is only as good as its context
  3. Boundaries, not restrictions — clear rules, not constant "are you sure?"
  4. Let it figure things out — stop asking, start doing

For SaaS Founders

You don't need to build an AI product.


You need an AI employee.


One that knows your codebase, your customers, your tools.

One that's there at 2am when a ticket comes in.

Getting Started

  1. Start small — One channel, one integration
  2. Build the memory — Document your business for the AI
  3. Expand access gradually — Trust is earned
  4. Let it surprise you — It'll find ways to help you didn't expect

Thank You

Corey Griffin

corey@speakflow.com

speakflow.com


Dexo runs on OpenClaw

github.com/openclaw/openclaw

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