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We’ve spent the past few years building AI voice agents for restaurants and small businesses.

The biggest pain we keep hitting: data and workflows are trapped in closed POS systems (Square, Toast, Clover, etc). APIs are slow, siloed, and politically controlled — making AI automation nearly impossible to scale.

So we decided to go deeper and build *OpenPOS* — an open, AI-native operating system for SMBs.

The idea: - Businesses fully own their data (menus, orders, staff, customers) - AI agents can access and coordinate workflows through open APIs - Developers can build connectors and extensions freely - Hardware and SaaS tools become interoperable by default

We published our vision here: [Why OpenPOS Exists: Freeing Business Data for the AI Era](https://foreva.ai/blog/why-openpos-exists-freeing-business-data-for-the-ai-era-foreva-ai-723/)

The repo is private for now while we stabilize the first release — but we’re building it in public and looking to connect with others who’ve felt the same pain or want to contribute.

If you’ve ever integrated a POS, built AI for SMBs, or care about open data, we’d love to hear your perspective.

It seems that with online ordering, etc., phone ordering is a thing of the past. I'm curious to know who is still calling to order food and why you still do that. And a further question: do you think AI will make phone orders more popular?

Hello Hacker News community,

We're developing an AI Assistant designed specifically for restaurant operations. It’s crafted to take orders via phone calls and directly input them into the restaurant's POS system, effectively bridging the gap between customer interaction and order processing.

We need your help to fine-tune it:

- If you're in the US, please call 650-460-2286. Feel free to place a mock order or inquire about menu items. - We'd appreciate your feedback on the experience.

Your insights are crucial for us to improve the product. Thanks for your help!

JZ & Tony