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Custom software and AI solutions for your business.
WannaWare is a software development and AI solutions studio in Spokane Valley, Washington, founded and run by Chris Durkin. We build intelligent systems end to end — from AI receptionists that answer your phones to multi-agent pipelines that run entire workflows on their own — for businesses across Eastern Washington, North Idaho, and the Inland Northwest.
What we do
- Replace legacy software — swap expensive, outdated bookkeeping, data-sharing and project-management software for modern, AI-integrated tools that cost less. Keep the savings, or use them to cover the cost of bringing AI into your business.
- AI Integration & Consulting — bring AI into the business you already run: where it saves time and money, how to roll it out, and training for your team, with clear ROI targets instead of hype.
- Agentic Automations — multi-agent workflows that replace repetitive cognitive work and take action across the tools you already use: calendars, CRMs, phones, spreadsheets, and public records.
- Custom AI Solutions — bespoke applications powered by large language models and machine learning, with human-in-the-loop checkpoints exactly where they matter.
- Software Development — modern web and mobile builds when AI alone isn't the answer, including upgrades to the business systems you already run.
- Hourly work — hire Chris by the hour for fixes, updates, small builds, AI setup and team training, one-off or ongoing.
Meet SARA, our AI receptionist
SARA (Spokane AI Receptionist Automation) is WannaWare's flagship prototype: a fully custom AI receptionist that answers 24/7, recognizes returning callers, captures messages, transfers live calls, and books project conversations. Call her at (509) 210-8155, or talk to her right here on the site — she can also run a short strategy session and give you a straight read on the direction we'd take for your project.
Portfolio and prototypes
Live work includes Fleet Seat, a full shop operating platform for an Idaho upholstery and canvas fabrication business — public website, staff system and customer portal in one app, with built-in accounting and a confirm-before-act AI assistant; Friday Conversations, a podcasting platform and member portal for a Spokane networking group; RapidLife Solutions, a website and 15-minute quote funnel for a life-insurance brokerage; and the Liberty Business Collaborative site with backend automations. In the lab: Wanna Land Manager (finds land and tracks city and county meetings automatically), WannaParalegal (a coordinated team of AI agents for calendaring, document review, and correspondence triage), WannaMediAgent CMS (full-stack automation for CMS insurance sales professionals), and WannaMDA (multi-sensor anomaly detection that predicts equipment failures weeks in advance).
How we work
- Discover — a 1–2 week sprint that maps your highest-ROI workflows.
- Prototype — a working agentic pipeline you can poke at in 2–4 weeks, on real data.
- Deploy — production-grade rollout with monitoring, guardrails, and security for regulated industries (HIPAA, SOC 2).
- Iterate — weekly checkpoints and monthly reviews as the agents learn and ROI compounds.
We work with any size business — tiny to massive — plus regional non-profits and governments. The first meeting is free and travel within the region is included.
Apps, games, and speaking
The Apps & Games section has free games you play right on the site — WannaWords and Orbit Blaster — with a free Player Hub account for cloud saves, leaderboards, and badges, plus Wannaverse, a multiplayer game world in the browser. Chris Durkin is also available for podcast guest spots, AI panels, keynotes, and hands-on workshops across the Inland Northwest.
Contact
WannaWare · Spokane Valley, WA · chris@wannaware.com · (509) 210-8155. Chris takes live calls 11 AM – 8 PM Pacific every day; outside those hours SARA takes a message.