AI SDRs For Qualification

AI SDRs inside iMessage.

Qualify leads, collect answers, and move buyers toward booking inside the thread.

These AI SDRs turn an active conversation into a sequence of qualification steps. Define each stage, the prompt, the fields to collect, how the lead enters, and which custom tools the bot can rely on. Tuco keeps the thread moving until the lead is qualified, handed off, or done.

Qualify leadsCampaign handoffCustom tool callingCopilot or autopilot

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Stage one

Set the objective.

Each stage carries its own outcome, prompt, and turn limit so the AI SDR knows what a qualified next step looks like.

Collect fields

Capture what matters.

Ask for budget, timing, team size, or any other field the closer needs before the handoff or booking step.

Custom tools

Check outside systems.

An AI SDR can use saved tools to check lifecycle, credit, inventory, or any other system before it decides what to ask next.

Entry modes

Start from the right trigger.

Enroll manually, from a campaign handoff, from API flows, or from a tag trigger when the CRM says it is time.

AI SDR thread

Qualify. Collect. Advance.

Live
System

Goal bot enrolled from campaign handoff · Goal: book a demo call

We use HubSpot today. Mostly wondering if this can route replies to the right AE.

Inbound reply

Yep. It can route by owner and log the reply back to HubSpot.

Stage reply

How many reps would need access on day one?

Collect field: team_size

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Entry paths

Manual, campaign handoff, API-driven entry, or tag-triggered enrollment.

Per stage
Qualification prompt + turns

Every stage can define what to qualify, how to ask, and how long the AI SDR should stay there.

2 modes
Copilot or autopilot

Choose human approval for tighter control or let safe flows run automatically.

Fields
Collected as you go

Ask for required details inside the conversation instead of dumping the lead into a form.

Tools
Bot can call them

Saved workspace tools can feed the AI SDR extra truth before it advances, routes, or exits.

Qualify. Route. Book.

Give every reply a job.
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Stage objectives

An AI SDR is not one endless prompt. Each stage has a concrete qualification objective so the conversation can move with intent.

Collect details in-flow.
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Field capture

Prompt for the fields that matter, mark them required when needed, and keep the thread natural while you gather them.

Take over after reply.
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Campaign handoff

When an outbound campaign earns a response, an AI SDR can step in and keep the conversation moving toward qualification or booking.

See AI Campaign Builder
Decide who approves.
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Mode control

Run in copilot when a human should review the reply first, or autopilot when the stage is safe enough to move now.

See AI Replies
Advance when qualified.
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Completion logic

The AI SDR can evaluate the conversation, move to the next stage, complete the qualification flow, or exit cleanly when the fit is wrong.

Trigger the next system.
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CRM-aware exits

On complete or abandon, add the right tag, trigger the next workflow, or clear the bot so the rep sees a clean state.

Let the bot check first.
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Custom tool calling

Use saved workspace tools so the AI SDR can inspect outside systems before it chooses the next question, branch, or handoff.

See custom tools

Workflow

How it runs.

Start the conversation in the right stage. Let the AI SDR qualify and route from there.

01

Define the qualification goal.

Pick the outcome you want, like qualifying the lead, collecting buying signals, or booking a demo.

02

Build the stages.

Give each stage an objective, prompt, turn cap, and any fields the AI should collect.

03

Choose entry and mode.

Start manually, from a campaign, from the API, or from a tag. Then choose copilot or autopilot.

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Advance on progress.

As the lead replies, Tuco evaluates the stage, updates collected data, and moves the thread toward completion.

Put the AI SDR to work.

A good AI SDR does not just answer. It qualifies the lead, collects the missing answers, and moves the conversation toward the next real step.

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