CLU is The Agent Factory — a company that builds and deploys AI agents on demand. Describe your operation or pain point and CLU designs, deploys, and runs AI agents that do the work. 85.3% cost reduction and 37x faster resolution verified in production.

What is the difference between a SmartAgent and a Skill in CLU?

A SmartAgent is an autonomous multi-step reasoning process that uses LLM reasoning, decision branching, and human-in-the-loop gates — suited for complex workflows. A Skill is a pre-defined execution pattern that runs in under 50ms with zero LLM tokens — suited for deterministic, event-triggered tasks. CLU Skills are compatible with Claude's CLAUDE.md format.

How does CLU reduce operational costs by 80%?

CLU automates end-to-end business processes with autonomous SmartAgents and Skills. Tasks that required multiple people over days — like regulatory filings, claims processing, or post-consultation coordination — are completed automatically in minutes. Human involvement is limited to decisions that genuinely require it.

What integrations does CLU support?

CLU provides 30+ production-grade connectors including Google Sheets, SAP RFC, HubSpot, Salesforce, SendGrid, WhatsApp, Slack, Shopify, MercadoLibre, BigQuery, and more. All connectors are available via the CLU API at api.clu.lat.

What industries does CLU serve?

CLU serves consulting, e-commerce, healthcare, finance, SaaS, and manufacturing/mining enterprises. Use cases include meeting summary automation, dynamic pricing, appointment coordination, regulatory filing, usage-based upsell flows, and SAP supply chain orchestration.

How does CLU handle security and credentials?

CLU includes a Vault module with AES-256 encryption for all credentials. No API key or secret is ever exposed in code, logs, or responses. Access is scoped per agent and per skill, with a full immutable audit trail of every credential access.

🚚 Logistics & Distribution · Document Orchestration

Freight Document Processing Automated: Bills of Lading, Customs and POD Without Manual Handling

Autonomous Freight Document Orchestration

From 2–3 hours of manual document handling to fully automated. $15K–$20K monthly savings.

Solution design · numbers modeled on the operation described

2–3 hrs

Processing time eliminated per shipment

$15K–$20K

Monthly savings

$75K–$100K

Annual savings potential

Every shipment generates 8–12 documents — BOL, customs declarations, delivery confirmations, carrier invoices. Processing them manually was a 2–3 hour cycle per shipment. CLU handles the entire document lifecycle without a single human touch.

// the problem

Each freight shipment generates a cascade of documents: Bills of Lading, customs declarations, proof of delivery, carrier invoices, warehouse receipts, compliance certificates. These arrive via email, EDI feeds, and carrier portals in inconsistent formats. Staff must extract data, validate against the shipment record, file into the WMS/TMS, and submit to customs systems — manually, for every shipment. A 2–3 hour processing cycle per shipment creates bottlenecks, delays customs clearance, and results in demurrage charges when documents are late. Document errors generate costly corrections and compliance exposure.

// what CLU does

CLU orchestrates the complete document lifecycle autonomously. Agents monitor all inbound channels — email, EDI, carrier portals — extract structured data from documents using OCR and NLP, validate against shipment records, file into WMS and SAP, submit to customs APIs, and send structured Slack alerts for exceptions. The entire cycle runs without human involvement for clean documents. Exception handling routes problem documents to the correct specialist with full context.

// the agents, in order

1
Document Monitor Agent
Monitors email, EDI feeds, and carrier portals simultaneously in real time — captures every inbound document across all channels, no manual checking required
2
OCR & Extraction Agent
Applies OCR and NLP to extract structured data from any document format — BOL numbers, shipper details, commodity codes, weights, destinations — regardless of carrier template
3
Validation Agent
Cross-references extracted data against shipment records in TMS/WMS — flags discrepancies immediately, routes for correction before they hit customs
4
Filing & Customs Agent
Files validated documents into WMS and SAP automatically; submits customs declarations via Customs API — zero manual submission, zero delays to customs clearance
5
Exception & Audit Agent
Routes document exceptions to correct specialist via Slack with full context; logs every document action in immutable audit trail — compliance-ready for any carrier or customs audit

// systems it talks to

Email / EDI
Customs API
WMS API
SAP API
OCR Engine
Slack Alerts

// the economics

$75K–$100K annual savings · Zero customs delays from document processing · Full audit trail for every shipment

// CLU · the agent factory

Is your operation like this one?

Describe it in your own words on the home page. CLU draws your process as an operation map, with the agents, the systems and an estimate for your volume.

Draw it for my operation ▶or book 20 min

// more cases in Logistics & Distribution

Closed-Won Deal to Field Service Installation Ticket in Under 60 SecondsClient onboarding orchestration that eliminates 1-3 days of manual coordination delay.
Post-Installation Sync from TopDesk to Salesforce Without Manual Data EntryPost-sale cycle closure that eliminates hours-to-days of CRM sync delay.
Port Drayage Orchestration from Vessel Arrival to Delivery: Zero DemurrageDashboards show you a container is late. CLU reassigns the truck before you even open the dashboard.
Freight Broker Quoting Automated: Carrier Rates to Quote in Under 15 MinutesQuote turnaround under 15 minutes. $15K/month in pipeline value captured. 60% reduction in quote-to-close cycle.

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