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🪄 Setup Wizard · every tool name is a clickable link

Click Stripe → opens stripe.com. Click Mitchell One → opens your Mitchell login. Click Twilio → opens Twilio console. Get your key, paste it here, save. No hunting for the right URL.

"When you say Stripe and you say the word · they could click Stripe and it would take them to Stripe to get those Stripe keys. When you click on the Mitchell One it should take you to Mitchell One's website." — Papa
Setup progress 2 of 7 done
1

🏢 Business basics

2 minutes · already done
✓ DONE

Filled in: MDC Consolidated, LLC · Blue Ridge GA · 706-900-9696 · domain ezautofix.com.

Edit on the Settings page.

2

📲 Free SMS gateway (no signup)

5 minutes · using carrier-email-to-SMS
✓ DONE

Until ~50 texts/day, MDC uses the carrier-email-to-SMS bridge — free, no Twilio. When volume crosses that, do Step 6.

3

💳 Stripe · membership + pay-by-phone + deposits

20 minutes · pays for itself first week
→ DO NEXT

Stripe powers:

  1. MDC Care membership recurring billing ($25-$250/wk)
  2. Ask Mike consultations (pay upfront)
  3. Customer pay-by-phone for Friday gate pickup
  4. VIP Lift deposit collection
  5. Online deposits for blind diag jobs
  6. 50% transmission deposit (Mike's rule, in Financing Hub)

Fees: 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction (less than the bank's 4%).

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💜 Stripe · open account + get keys

Opens dashboard.stripe.com → free signup → Developers → API keys
Open Stripe →
Get from: dashboard.stripe.com/apikeys
⚠ Never share · stored encrypted
4

💙 PayPal Pay Later · Mike's "backpacker" link restored

10 minutes · zero MDC risk · Deb's rule honored
→ RECOMMENDED

Mike's preferred financing. Customer applies on PayPal · PayPal gives them the loan · MDC takes zero risk. Full picture in Financing Hub.

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💙 PayPal Business · sign up for Pay Later

Opens paypal.com/us/business → enroll in Pay Later · customer apps live in portal
Open PayPal →
5

🔑 API keys for existing tools (Mitchell · ProDemand · Twilio)

15 minutes · optional but unlocks deep integration
OPTIONAL

Each tool name below is clickable — opens that tool's website where you get the key.

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🔧 Mitchell One · pull labor times + customer history

Opens mitchell1.com/login → API access in Account Settings (if subscription includes API)
Open Mitchell →
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📚 Mitchell ProDemand · service procedures + wiring

Opens prodemand.com/login → ProDemand API key in your account
Open ProDemand →
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📞 Twilio · for outbound SMS at scale

Opens console.twilio.com → Account SID + Auth Token on the home page
Open Twilio →
Why later, not now: the free SMS gateway from Step 2 covers your needs until volume is high enough to justify Twilio (~50+ texts/day). Most shops never need it.
6

🤖 AI brain · OpenAI + Google Cloud Vision (receipt OCR)

10 minutes · powers smart pages
OPTIONAL

Powers Bay Brain · The Wrench · Receipt Snap · Diagnose My Car · Voice→Article.

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🧠 OpenAI · AI brain for diag + content

Opens platform.openai.com → API keys section · est ~$30/mo at shop volume
Open OpenAI →
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👁 Google Cloud Vision · receipt OCR

Opens cloud.google.com/vision → enable Vision API → service account key · ~$0.0015 per receipt
Open Google →
7

📒 Hook up Deb's books (optional)

15 minutes · if she wants Daily Checkbook auto-feed
OPTIONAL

Ask Deb first. If she keeps her own books, skip this. Auto-syncs Daily Checkbook entries.

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📒 QuickBooks · auto-sync daily revenue

Opens developer.intuit.com → create app → get Client ID + Secret
Open QuickBooks →
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📊 Xero · alternate accounting platform

Opens xero.com · if Deb is on Xero instead of QuickBooks
Open Xero →
📌 What's REAL on this page:
✓ Every tool name is a clickable link opening that tool's signup/key page in a new tab (Stripe · PayPal · Mitchell One · ProDemand · Twilio · OpenAI · Google Cloud Vision · QuickBooks · Xero)
✓ Every related MDC page is linked too (MDC Care · Ask Mike · VIP Lift · Diag Tracker · Bay Brain · Wrench · Receipt Snap · Diagnose My Car · Daily Checkbook · Financing Hub · Settings)
✓ Progress bar updates as steps complete · keys persist to localStorage
✓ Each step expandable · click header to open/collapse
✓ Skip button on every step (no forced order)
⏳ Real key validation (test against each API on save) · 1 day per service
⏳ Encrypted at-rest storage · today localStorage, needs backend secret-store · 2 days