> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.nerovasystems.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.nerovasystems.com/guides/verticals/beauty-and-nails.md).

# Beauty and nails

Build a salon or nail platform on Nerova: the salon vertical capabilities, a light all-standard intake, and bookings without subjects.

This guide shapes the Provider API contract for a salon or nail platform. It is the simple end of the vertical spectrum: no subjects, no sensitive data, and a set of optional capabilities built for retail service businesses.

What you declare here:

* The core nine booking capabilities plus the salon vertical set: `CreateClients`, `ReadSales`, `ReadLoyalty`, `RedeemLoyalty`, `ReadGiftCards`, and `IssueGiftCards`.
* `IntakeForms` with a light schema where every field is explicitly labeled `"sensitivity": "standard"`, so the AI concierge can collect answers in the WhatsApp conversation itself.
* No subject capabilities: the client is the person in the chair, so bookings carry no `subject`.

The pages in order:

1. [Declare the catalog](/guides/verticals/beauty-and-nails/manifest-and-services.md): manifest and services for a salon.
2. [Intake without sensitive data](/guides/verticals/beauty-and-nails/intake.md): why every salon field carries an explicit `standard` label.
3. [Book and confirm](/guides/verticals/beauty-and-nails/booking.md): the booking round trip, plus where loyalty and gift cards come in.

Prerequisite: a Live API key and a Provider API v1 implementation that passes the core conformance checks, per [zero-to-live](/guides/zero-to-live/zero-to-live.md).

## Live flow preview

See the flow this guide produces, exactly as WhatsApp renders it. The preview is display-only and carries no tenant data.

{% embed url="<https://app.nerovasystems.com/embed/flow-previews/salon>" %}
Live WhatsApp Flow preview for the salon vertical
{% endembed %}


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