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Tyler E. Willis

tylerewillis.com · OARS & Automations Consultant

Level 2 · Readable Reviewed

Senior web and automation engineer and author of OARS, the open agent-readiness standard. A one-person consultancy helping businesses become operable by AI agents — through a fixed-scope audit, modular infrastructure builds, ongoing retainers, free scanners, training, and an open intelligence layer on the AI automation space.

What it offers

How to engage

Knowledge topics

  • AI automation
  • Workflow automation
  • Model Context Protocol
  • AI agents
  • n8n
  • Zapier
  • Make
  • HubSpot
  • OpenAI API
  • Anthropic Claude
  • Sales operations
  • Marketing operations
  • Agent-readiness auditing

Identity

  • Legal name: Tyler E. Willis

Also found at

  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerwillis
  • https://github.com/tylerwillis
  • https://x.com/tylerwillis

Declared compliance

  • Self-declared level: 2

Manifest freshness

  • Last updated: 2026-07-27
  • Next review: 2026-10-25

Knov.ai verification

  • Standing: Verified
  • OARS level: Level 2 · Readable
  • Verification tier: Reviewed
  • Submitted: Jun 8, 2026
  • Verified: Jun 9, 2026

Declared oars.json

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            "description": "Self-paced course on implementing every OARS level (0\u20135). Level 0 free; $497 unlocks Levels 1\u20135.",
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        },
        {
            "name": "Free OARS & AI-visibility scanners",
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                "price": 0
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            "category": "Data",
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            "name": "OARS for WordPress",
            "category": "Products",
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            "description": "WordPress plugin that gets a site to OARS Level 1\u20132 automatically. Free tier plus a Pro tier.",
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            "description": "Done-for-you subscription workflow systems (Daily Pipeline, First To Close, Quoted, Reclaim, and more). Several are pre-launch / waitlist.",
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