Mason AI | The AI Assistant Built for Home Builders | Ressio
The only AI that actually knows your jobs.
Mason is Ressio's Intelligence Layer: not another chatbot. Mason is fully connected to all of your projects, estimates, budgets and customers in Ressio.
Built into Ressio — no extra setup, no separate login.
Works where the job happens: Web, iOS, Android, Field-ready
Mason
✦ Create bid request from approved choice
🔧 Used 2 tools ✓ 2
Answer Mason’s question
Which project should I use for the bid request?
Select one Required
- Baumann Family ADU
- Prospect project, starts 7/27/2026.
- CBG Custom Homes
- Pre-Construction project in Springfield, TN.
- COST PLUS
- Prospect project, starts 6/9/2026.
How Mason works on your jobs
From answering questions to doing the work, Mason meets your team where the job happens.
✦ What changed on Baumann Kitchen in the last two weeks?
Recent changes summary Baumann Family Kitchen Reno · Last 14 days
Top highlights
- Two appliance selections released
- Refrigerator ($3,000) and Range/Cooktop ($5,000), due 07/01.
- Projected over revised budget
- Over budget $960 (1.36%) vs. revised builder cost.
- Demo time flagged as a concern
- To-do “Review demolition time allowance” due 06/23.
Action needed — next 2 weeks
| Action | Due | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Review demolition time allowance | 06/23 | Past due; affects demo planning. |
| Complete Refrigerator selection | 07/01 | Needed before appliance ordering. |
| Start procurement orders | 06/30 | Cabinets, fixtures, countertops. |
Ask anything about any job
Mason reads across your estimates, budgets, schedules, selections, messages, approvals, and logs — then answers in plain language with your real project data.
- One answer, pulled from every job at once
- Every answer cites the project data behind it
- Works on a single job or across the whole company
Hand off the work, not just the question
Mason doesn't stop at answers. Ask it to draft change orders, create bid requests, write daily logs, and build schedules — and it does the work for you.
- Builds estimates and drafts change orders
- Creates invoices, bid requests, schedules, and daily logs
- Nothing is created until you hit approve
Active automations (14)
- Which jobs are over budget?
- Find vendor tasks by project
- Extract action items from messages
- Create daily log from message thread
Everything Mason can do today
Estimating & pricing
- Build an estimate from scope
- Apply an estimate template
- Add estimate placeholders
- Lock an estimate
- Update a cost item
Billing & change orders
- Draft a change order
- Create a progress invoice
- Invoice from actuals
- Invoice from change orders
- Invoice by amount
Scheduling
- Build a schedule from a template
- Add schedule tasks
- Update schedule tasks
- Link dependencies
- Remove dependencies
- Delete tasks
Procurement & selections
- Create a bid request
- Turn a bid into a purchase order
- Create a selection
Field & coordination
- Write a daily log
- Create a to-do list
- Add / update to-dos
- Add / update checklist items
- Send a client message
Frequently asked questions
What is Mason?
Mason is Ressio's built-in AI assistant for builders. It works inside Ressio, reading across your estimates, budgets, schedules, selections, messages, approvals, and logs — then helps by answering questions, drafting work, and taking action on your projects.
Is Mason just a chatbot?
No. Mason takes real write actions on your projects — building estimates, drafting change orders, creating invoices, building and adjusting schedules, writing daily logs, managing to-dos, and sending client messages — not just answering questions.
What can Mason do today?
Mason can build an estimate from scope, apply templates, draft change orders, create progress invoices, build schedules and link dependencies, turn bids into purchase orders, create selections, write daily logs, manage to-do and checklist items, and send client messages. The list grows every release.
How do the Claude and ChatGPT connections work?
Mason exposes your Ressio project data through an MCP connector. Once connected, you can work with your projects from Claude or ChatGPT using your own data — without copying anything out of Ressio.
How much does Mason cost?
Mason is built into Ressio. Book a demo and we'll walk through pricing and what's included for your team.
How do I get started with Mason?
Mason is built into Ressio. Book a demo and we'll walk through how Mason reads your projects and takes work off your plate from day one.