AI training-data company Mercor uses Serval's IT agent in Slack to onboard 4,000+ contractors automatically, run a 24/7 help desk, and validate engineers' SQL queries before routing them to 14 DBAs for one-click approval
Mercor (30,000+ external experts, 250 employees) had IT support running only through a Slack channel with no ticketing and contractor Google accounts created by hand. With Serval, managers start expert onboarding in Slack; Serval checks the requester's permissions, creates a Google Workspace account and applies a role-based access template. Serval answers IT questions around the clock, and engineers post SQL queries in Slack that Serval validates and routes to 14 DBAs to approve with one click, with full audit trails. Workflows are built in natural language with visible generated code, and Serval now spans seven teams. Serval reports 4,000+ contractors onboarded, ticket automation (the source gives both more than 60% of tickets automated and 50% zero-touch resolution, so neither is headlined) and 24/7 coverage (reported by Serval, quoting Mercor Head of IT Dana Stocking; vendor-published)