March 5, 2026

Strutter AI launches with persistent conversations, phase-aware chat, and auto-scoring.

Strutter AI is live. The first AI-powered RFP management platform built for the buying side of the table. Create RFPs in minutes, collect and score vendor responses automatically, compare candidates side by side, and award with confidence.

Strutter AI now maintains persistent conversations across every RFP. The AI adapts to your current phase, remembers earlier discussions, confirms before making large changes, and tracks scoring events automatically.

New

  • Strutter AI RFP generation. Describe what you need in plain language. Strutter AI asks clarifying questions, researches your organization's past RFPs and question library, then generates a complete RFP with sections, requirements, and weighted evaluation criteria. Most RFPs generate in under 60 seconds.

  • Strutter AI auto-scoring. Every vendor response is automatically scored 1 to 5 on submission. Each score includes a written explanation of the rating, so you can see exactly why a vendor received that number. Override any score with a single click when you need human judgment. Available on Standard plans and above.

  • Strutter AI vendor recommendations. Click "Get Recommendation" to have Strutter AI analyze all submitted responses. You get a recommended vendor with a detailed rationale, strengths and weaknesses for each candidate, and a confidence assessment. If no vendor scores above 3.0, Strutter returns a "no strong candidates" advisory instead of forcing a pick.

  • Strutter AI self-review. Before you publish, Strutter AI reviews your RFP across five categories: completeness, clarity, bias and fairness, structure, and scoring balance. You get a score from 1 to 100, specific findings grouped by severity, and suggested fixes you can apply with one click.

  • Strutter AI Assistant. A prompt bar available on every page. Press Cmd+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows) to open it. Search RFPs, look up vendors, compare scores, create RFPs, invite vendors, send messages, change RFP status, and navigate the platform, all with natural language. Your conversation history persists as you move between pages.

  • Strutter AI Suggestions. Organizational memory that learns from your past RFPs. When you create a new RFP, Strutter searches your history for relevant questions, sections, and vendor performance data. Suggestions include relevance scores so you know how closely they match. Available on Standard plans and above.

  • Comparison matrix. Side-by-side per-question score comparison across all vendors, grouped by section. Click any score to expand the full response and see the AI reasoning behind the rating. Overall averages appear at the top for quick ranking.

  • Vendor management. A persistent vendor directory with contacts, notes, and cross-RFP history. Track which vendors you have invited, who has viewed the RFP, and who has submitted. Search and quick-invite from the directory when publishing new RFPs.

  • Vendor portal. A dedicated dashboard for vendors to view and respond to RFPs. Strutter Assist drafts response suggestions based on the question context and company profile. Automatic response pre-fill searches past submissions for relevant answers and shows confidence levels (High, Medium, Low) so vendors know how closely a past answer matches.

  • Question library. Build a reusable library of scored questions. Add questions manually or save them from completed RFPs. When creating a new RFP, pull from your library instead of starting from scratch.

  • Q&A library (vendor side). Vendors build a library of reusable question-and-answer pairs that grows with every RFP response. Strutter suggests past answers when the current question matches.

  • Close and award. A single-step flow to close an RFP and select a winner. Review vendor rankings, pick a winner or close without one, and confirm. The Awarded status is final. Closed RFPs without a winner can be re-opened.

  • Tiered plans. Four plans to match your team's needs. Free: 1 RFP per quarter, 25 AI credits, 3 visible vendors, 2 users. Standard ($1,000/month): 3 RFPs, 250 credits, unlimited vendors, 5 users. Pro ($2,000/month): 5 RFPs, 750 credits, 10 users, RBAC, API access. Enterprise (custom): bespoke RFP and AI credit allocations, SSO/SAML, audit logs, dedicated support.

  • API access. A RESTful API with an OpenAPI spec for Enterprise tier customers. Integrate Strutter with your procurement systems, ERPs, and internal tools.

  • Marketing site and documentation. strutterai.com is live with comprehensive help documentation, a vendor comparison page, pricing details, and release notes. All docs available at strutterai.com/docs.

  • Persistent AI conversations. Strutter AI maintains a continuous conversation thread for each RFP, from initial description through editing, scoring, and review. The AI remembers earlier discussions and references prior context, so you never start over when switching between tasks.

  • Phase-aware chat. Strutter AI adapts its behavior and available tools based on where you are in the RFP lifecycle. In Draft mode, it helps add, remove, or modify sections and asks clarifying questions when requests are vague. In Open or Closed review, it compares vendors, analyzes scores, generates recommendations, invites vendors, and sends messages. Once an RFP is Awarded, it answers questions but prevents changes.

  • Vendor suggestions. Ask "Who should I invite?" and Strutter AI returns ranked suggestions from your vendor directory based on past performance and relevance to the current RFP.

  • Bulk vendor actions. Invite multiple vendors at once, export vendor contacts, or tag vendors in bulk from the vendor management panel.

  • Smart confirmation. Small changes like adding a few questions are applied immediately with a summary. Large structural changes are previewed first and require confirmation. Destructive actions like publishing, closing, or awarding always prompt for confirmation before proceeding.

  • Automatic event tracking. Scoring events are automatically logged to the conversation thread. When a vendor submits and scores are calculated, a summary appears in the timeline so you can see the full history without leaving the chat.

  • AI-powered marketing site chat. The strutterai.com chatbot is now powered by Strutter AI instead of static FAQ responses. Ask questions about features, pricing, or RFP management and get intelligent answers with links to relevant documentation.

Improved

  • Higher quality AI-generated RFPs. Strutter AI now targets a 90%+ self-review score during generation. A built-in quality checklist evaluates completeness, clarity, scoring balance, and bias before delivering your RFP.

  • Prompt bar stays visible. The prompt bar is fixed to the viewport bottom across all views, including the split editor, collapsed view, and full-screen chat.

  • Chat persistence. The RFP wizard saves your progress automatically. If you navigate away or close the browser, your session restores when you return within 24 hours.

  • Rebranded AI labels. "AI Review" is now "Strutter Review" and "AI Score" is now "Strutter Score" throughout the app.

  • Vendor recommendation from chat. Ask "Who should win?" in the Strutter AI conversation and receive a recommendation with detailed strengths and weaknesses for each vendor, directly in the chat thread.

  • Cross-question analysis. Ask "What did all vendors say about security?" and Strutter AI compares every vendor's answer to a specific question side by side, making it easy to spot differences across responses.

  • Help search. Help search now scores and ranks results across 17 help topics instead of basic keyword matching, surfacing more relevant answers to your questions.

Fixed

  • Chat markdown rendering. Strutter AI chat messages now properly render bold, italic, and bold-italic text inline instead of showing raw asterisks.
  • Confirmation buttons in chat. Destructive actions like publishing, closing, and awarding now show inline Confirm and Cancel buttons inside the message bubble, replacing text-only confirmation prompts.
  • Chat message width. Chat message bubbles no longer overflow on narrow screens. Maximum width reduced from 85% to 80% for better readability.
  • Post-publish message. After publishing an RFP from chat, Strutter AI now says "Your RFP is live! Next step: invite vendors to start collecting proposals" instead of a generic success message.
  • Publish celebration from chat. Publishing an RFP through the Strutter AI conversation now triggers the celebration modal with vendor invitation options, matching the behavior of the publish button.
  • Option chips in chat. Strutter AI can now present clickable option chips during clarifying questions, making it easier to select from predefined choices without typing.

Under the Hood

  • Conversation persistence layer. A new infrastructure layer stores and retrieves conversation threads per RFP, supporting persistent conversations across all phases of the RFP lifecycle.

  • Prompt error capture. All chat endpoints now detect and log hard errors, unhandled intents, and user frustration signals automatically. Captured issues feed into a continuous improvement loop for Strutter AI.

March 5, 2026 | Strutter AI