Everyday software plumbing for small businesses and individuals.

The daily fixes and connections nobody has time for: booking pages, apps that talk to each other, stock alerts, website repairs. Built by an AI-agent team I supervise, tested against what you asked for, and fixed for free for 30 days. Fixed prices, from $240.

Describe what you needTry a live booking demo
Before it goes live - example
PASS customer books Thu 6:00 pm
PASS $20 deposit charged (test card)
PASS confirmation email < 60 s
PASS reminder text 24 h before
PASS works on phone and desktop
46 checks, 0 failed - ready for your review

How it works

You talk to a person. The work goes through the same process large engineering teams use.

Tell me the need

A few sentences, or pick a common job. I ask the follow-up questions.

Approve a one-page spec

What it does, who uses it, how we'll know it works, the fixed price.

It's built and tested

Every change passes automated checks, including the one you described.

You try it, then it goes live

A preview link first. You accept, or ask for a change.

Common jobs

What small businesses ask for most. Prices are starting points; the spec sets the final fixed price.

Booking page with remindersCustomers pick a time, pay a deposit, get reminders.from $240
Connect my appsWebsite form to spreadsheet to email, no copy and paste.from $240
Low-stock alertsA stock list that emails you before you run out.from $320
Website help chatAnswers questions from your FAQ, hands the rest to you.from $360
Invoices and remindersPolite reminders at 7 and 14 days, a list of who owes what.from $240
Review requestsAsks happy customers for a review after each job.from $240
Online store fixesCheckout errors, slow pages, stock badges.from $240
Website + online paymentsYour own site on your domain; card payments go straight to your bank via Stripe. See demofrom $600
Website refreshClear pages, prices, a contact form that reaches you.from $360

What you get

Who is behind it

Yuchao Cao, in Warwick, Rhode Island. I'm accountable for every job; the AI agents are my team.

12 years at Microsoft - Principal Development Manager, Bing test and tools
Engineering manager at Amazon; CTO of a startup
40,000+ automated tests gate my own system's changes
~10,000 gated check-ins since July 2026
The story of the system behind this

Start a request

Email a few sentences about what you need - or the problem you'd like gone - to:

hello@hellodeskhand.com

Email Deskhand

I reply within one business day with questions or a draft spec. No account needed.