Merlin AI
Execution, Orchestrated
Merlin is an operational intelligence platform for construction and real estate production businesses, coordinating materials, labour, information, decisions and capital across projects. It addresses fragmentation between systems and handoffs by consolidating project operations, procurement, inventory and finance into a single connected platform with agentic automation.
The platform spans the project lifecycle across Design, Operations and Finance, covering estimating, change orders, purchase orders, three-way matching, inventory sync, project scheduling, material forecasting, progress billing, budget vs actuals, crew dispatch and cash flow forecasting. Merlin Agents automate workflows such as reminders, escalations and invoice-to-PO reconciliation, while capabilities include identifying missing information in drawings and specs, monitoring procurement against schedule, detecting schedule impacts and updating budgets as work happens. It connects to specialist tools while replacing core systems.
Merlin is aimed at manufacturers, contractors, developers and project teams, as well as supply chain operations. Plans are organized into Enterprise, Project and Merchant editions. Enterprise pricing is based on production scope and organizational footprint rather than seat count, and includes participation in the Merlin Onboarding Academy, in which each enterprise appoints a Merlin Champion for operational enablement.
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