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DeskForgeAI
Now onboarding founding clients · Founded in Bohol · Working nationwide

Founded in Bohol.
Built for Filipino businesses
everywhere.

I build small, specific AI tools and dashboards for Filipino MSMEs — the kind of work that used to cost ₱200k from a Manila agency, priced for the actual businesses that need it. One problem, one tool, one fair price.

Free
First consultation
PHP
Local pricing, no FX
3 langs
English · Cebuano · Tagalog
In-person
Or video, your call

"AI is the only entity that can give someone starting from scratch a real chance. I want small business owners to get the same fair advantage as the companies with more capital and more manpower."

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Jerry Bag-ao
Founder · DeskForgeAI
// What's eating your time?

One problem.
One AI tool. One fair price.

No more 90-page proposals. Tell me which pain is killing your week — I build the smallest possible tool that ends it.

Pain #1

Drowning in receipts and invoices

Hours every week typing paper receipts into Excel. Half end up wrong.

The tool I build
Receipt OCR Extractor

Snap a photo → vendor, date, amount auto-filled. Works with crumpled, faded, handwritten.

Pain #2

No clue what's actually selling

Sales data is everywhere — notebooks, GCash, supplier texts. No one has time to look.

The tool I build
Sales Dashboard

One screen. Daily revenue, top products, slow movers. Mobile-friendly.

Pain #3

Answering the same FAQ all day

"Open ka pa?" "How much?" "Available pa ba?" — 50 times a day, every day.

The tool I build
FAQ Chatbot (Messenger / Website)

Handles 80% of repeat questions. You only see the real ones.

Pain #4

Stock runs out before you notice

No low-stock alerts. You find out you're out of bestsellers from a customer complaint.

The tool I build
Inventory Tracker + Alerts

Real-time stock. SMS/email when something hits reorder level.

Pain #5

Bookings managed in 4 different apps

Messenger, text, walk-in, Viber — double-bookings and missed appointments are normal.

The tool I build
Unified Booking System

One calendar. Reminders sent automatically. GCash pre-payment optional.

Pain #6

Your website looks like 2014

Or doesn't exist. Customers can't find you, can't book, can't trust you online.

The tool I build
Business Website + Customer Portal

Fast, mobile-first, SEO for local searches. GCash + booking baked in.

Don't see your pain? Book the free call — we'll figure out what to build.

// What we deliver

Real receipts. Structured data. In seconds.

Every Filipino business has paper receipts piling up. Sari-sari stocks, gas station fuel slips, supplier invoices, lunch receipts, GCash printouts. They end up in Excel by hand, eating hours every week.

We build custom receipt OCR pipelines tuned to YOUR specific receipt formats. Each one turns a photo into clean structured data the moment it is captured. Below are real outputs from production work.

Our promise

Every project starts with a 20-receipt free pilot using YOUR actual paperwork. If we cannot hit 90% accuracy on your formats, we do not take the project. You only pay if it works.

Book a free pilot
Example 1 · Sari-sari thermal print
processed in 0.8s
Vendor
Chloe's Mini Grocery
Date
2026-06-15
Total
₱245.50
show line items
5x Lucky Me Pancit Canton    PHP  60.00
2x Coke 1.5L                  PHP 120.00
1x Tide Bar                   PHP  35.00
1x Marlboro Lights pack       PHP  30.50
Example 2 · Hypermarket receipt, 14 items
processed in 1.2s
Vendor
SM Hypermarket
Date
2026-06-22
Total
₱3,847.25
show line items
3x Bear Brand Powdered Milk   PHP   720.00
2x Nido Forti Grow            PHP   540.00
1x Surf Detergent 5kg         PHP   685.00
6x Spam Classic 340g          PHP 1,050.00
2x Datu Puti Soy Sauce        PHP    62.50
... and 9 more line items
Example 3 · Handwritten gas station slip
processed in 1.5s
Vendor
Petron Tagbilaran
Date
2026-06-18
Total
₱1,200.00
show extracted notes
Fuel type:  Diesel
Volume:     24.5 L
Price/L:    PHP 49.00
Plate no:   GAB-7541
Driver:     J. Bagao

These match the structured outputs of tools we have built. Want to see it run on YOUR receipts? Book the free 20-receipt pilot →

// Fair pricing. Published. Always.

Two ways to work with me.

Pick one tool to solve one pain — or hand over a stack of problems and let me manage the whole system.

À la carte AI tools

One pain · One tool · One price
Setup
₱4,500
One-time, per tool
  • ✓ Built for your exact workflow
  • ✓ Trained on your data
  • ✓ Mobile-friendly
  • ✓ Team training included
Ongoing
₱1,500/mo
Hosting + updates + support
  • ✓ Reliable hosting
  • ✓ Monthly improvements
  • ✓ Bug fixes — same day
  • ✓ Cancel anytime
Save 25%
Bundle
3 tools
₱12,000 setup · ₱3,500/mo
  • ✓ Any 3 tools from menu
  • ✓ Tools integrated together
  • ✓ Single dashboard view
  • ✓ Priority support

Managed bundles

Hands-off · I run the system for you
Starter
₱8,500/mo
or ₱22,000 one-time setup

Best for: single-location businesses, sari-sari stores, small offices.

  • · 1 custom dashboard
  • · 5 automated reports
  • · Email alerts
  • · Monthly updates
Growth · Most picked
₱18,000/mo
or ₱45,000 one-time setup

Best for: multi-branch MSMEs, service businesses, growing teams.

  • · 3 dashboards
  • · Unlimited reports
  • · Workflow automation (5)
  • · Document OCR included
  • · Priority support
Custom
Let's talk
Scoped together

Best for: platforms, portals, multi-system integrations, your own AI product.

  • · Unlimited tools
  • · Custom web platform
  • · Full system integration
  • · Dedicated weekly time
// Why we publish prices

Other agencies hide behind "let's talk."

Most local agencies make you book a sales call before they'll quote a number. They want to size you up first — see if they can charge you ₱200k for ₱40k of work.

I'd rather you see the price, decide if it's fair, and only book the call if it is. Same price for the sari-sari owner as for the multi-branch service business. No FX markup. No "international rate." Paid in PHP. Cash, GCash, or bank transfer.

// Founder

Hi, I'm Jerry.

Jerry Bag-ao, founder of DeskForgeAI, at his desk in Tagbilaran City, Bohol

I'm Jerry Bag-ao, based in Tagbilaran City.

I didn't come to AI through computer science. I started as a service engineer for Disco Japan's local agency in Manila, selling and servicing wafer dicing and grinding machines for the semiconductor industry. Precision work, demanding clients, no margin for error, zero downtime allowed.

From there I moved into oil and gas seismic exploration, working across nearly every department on the research vessel. The trainings took me through most continents and put me alongside engineers of multiple nationalities. You learn fast when the equipment is down. When safety is at stake, you make decisions with life-and-death consequences, and the work doesn't care about your accent.

That international stretch is what changed how I see opportunity. It widened my mindset enough to notice the one thing happening now that I couldn't ignore:

AI is the only entity that gives someone starting from scratch a real chance. The window is too high-potential to ignore.

So I came home. I started in Bohol because this is where I was born, and because the gap is obvious. The countryside has fewer opportunities than Manila, and far fewer than the international markets I worked in. Most local businesses are underprivileged in tooling, not in talent.

My mission is simple: I want the small business owner to compete on the same footing as the bigger players. The sari-sari store operator. The family-run resort. The single-location service shop. Same automation. Same data clarity. Same advantage. Just at a price they can actually pay.

It's a broad vision. But every founding client I take on is one step closer.

// How we work together

No 90-page proposals.
No surprise invoices.

Four steps. The whole thing is designed to be reversible at every stage — you only commit when you're sure.

01

Free discovery call

30 min. I learn how your business actually runs. You learn whether AI even makes sense for you. No obligation, no pitch.

02

Workflow audit

I map your current process in detail and show you the exact tools that would help — with realistic ROI estimates, not magic numbers.

03

Build with you watching

You see it working before final delivery. We adjust as we go. No "ta-da" handover where it turns out wrong.

04

Train your team & stay close

Full handover with documentation. Your team knows how to use it. I'm one message away when you need me.

// Notes from the field

Things I've been writing.

All posts →
Phone showing a website, or hands on laptop
Web design

What Makes a Website Actually Convert for Local Businesses?

The difference between a website that just exists and one that brings customers through your door.

Jun 14, 2026 · 6 min
// Book a free 30-min call

Let's see if I can help.

30 minutes. Video call or in-person if you're in Bohol. I'll ask about your business, your time-wasters, and what you actually need. If AI doesn't make sense for you, I'll say so.

  • No sales pitch, no slide deck
  • English, Cebuano, or Tagalog
  • Honest "you don't need me" answer if true
  • If we proceed: full scope + price before any work
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Usually reply within a few hours, Mon–Sat.

Pick a time that works for you

Or email hello@deskforgeai.com to schedule another way.

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