When clients text you at midnight asking to turn off automations, you've hit the client proof problem. This episode walks through building a minimal control surface—not a full portal—that gives clients on/off toggles, SLA status chips, and a panic switch using Airtable + Softr + Make. Total build time under a day, total cost under $140/month. You'll get the exact schema, webhook wiring, and role-based visibility setup, plus a Notion + Super fallback for read-only clients. No custom code, no complex auth—just proof and control for the two things clients lose sleep over: is it working, and can I stop it if it's not.
