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Vanguard by Kim
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Five times the output.
A dedicated, vetted CS specialist trained on your brand — with AI drafting every reply before they open the ticket. Your customers get fast, accurate answers. You stop managing support entirely.
Operational in 7 days · No setup fees · No long-term contracts
How Vanguard works
Agents review. AI does the writing.
The moment a ticket arrives, AI has already pulled the Shopify order data and written a draft reply. Your dedicated agent opens the ticket, approves or refines, and sends. Total time: seconds, not minutes.
Ticket arrives
AI instantly reads the customer message, pulls Shopify order context, and writes a complete draft reply — before your agent opens the ticket.
Agent reviews
Your dedicated Vanguard agent reads the draft, applies judgment, adjusts if needed, and sends. They never write from a blank box.
Outcome tracked
Every reply is logged against your CSAT and SLA targets. Kim owns the outcome — you just check the dashboard.
Everything in Vanguard
One price. All of it.
No license fees. No per-seat charges. No surprise add-ons. One number covers every layer of the operation.
What's included in Vanguard vs. building it yourself.
| In-house agent + tools | Vanguard | |
|---|---|---|
| Dedicated CS agent | You hire, onboard, manage (~$3,000–$5,000/mo fully loaded) | ✓Vetted, trained on your brand |
| AI agent assist (draft every reply) | Separate tool, separate cost, you configure it | ✓Built in, tuned by Kim |
| Shopify-native integrations | Varies by helpdesk; often manual setup | ✓Orders, tracking, returns — all live |
| Quality assurance & coaching | Manager time, ad-hoc sampling | ✓AI quality control, every reply |
| Cover for sick days / turnover | You recruit, retrain, absorb the gap | ✓Kim backfills, zero disruption |
| CSAT & SLA accountability | ✗ | ✓Owned by Kim |
| Analytics dashboard | Varies by tooling | ✓Included |
| Helpdesk | Extra cost | ✓Included if needed; works inside yours too |
In-house cost estimates based on a single CS agent including salary, benefits, tooling, and management overhead in the US. Actual costs vary by market and role seniority.
Simple pricing
Human agents supercharged by AI. From $499/mo.
Vanguard pricing is based on ticket volume. One number covers your dedicated agent, AI toolkit, QA, and dashboard — no hidden fees.
Real brands. Real results.
They stopped hiring.
They started winning.
“We replaced a 3-person support team with a single Kim agent. Same quality, way less overhead. Our CSAT actually went up.”
“We were spending 25+ hours a week on customer emails instead of growing the business. Kim gave us that time back.”
“Response times were spiralling as we grew. With Jenny, our Kim agent, they were cut in half — without CSAT dipping.”
Frequently asked questions
Both. A dedicated, trained Shopify support specialist handles your queue. An AI toolkit works alongside them — drafting responses, pulling order context, and resolving repetitive tickets automatically. The agent reviews everything before it reaches your customer.
Kim covers it. You're not hiring an individual — you're buying an outcome. If your dedicated agent is unavailable, Kim backfills with no gap in coverage and no retraining required from you.
Vanguard is for brands that want a dedicated human agent with AI tools. The agent handles all customer interactions, supported by automation. Sentinel is for brands ready to automate the majority of tickets, with Kim's human trainers supervising accuracy.
No. Vanguard agents work inside Gorgias, Zendesk, Zoho, and Richpanel. If you don't have a helpdesk, Kim's is included at no extra cost.
We compare your current support spend — including agent salaries, management overhead, tooling, and training — against what a single Vanguard agent costs for the same or better output. The figure is based on real data from brands Kim has onboarded.
7 days. We begin within 48 hours of signing: your agent and AI toolkit train on your store data, policies, and past tickets. You're fully operational within a week with no downtime or disruption.
Vanguard by Kim
Your support problem solved by next week.
Tell us your ticket volume and current setup. We'll show you exactly what Vanguard costs and what output looks like for your brand.
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