AI development

    AI development and AI agents that do real work inside your business.

    We build production AI features - retrieval over your documents, copilots for your team, and agents that take approved actions in your systems - with evaluation, guardrails and cost controls from the first sprint.

    Free 30-minute consultation · Reply within one business day

    At a glance

    Starting price
    From $4k
    Typical first release
    2–4 weeks
    Pricing model
    Fixed price per scope
    You own
    Code, data & accounts
    • Free 30-minute consultation
    • Written scope before any work
    • Working demo every week
    • 30 days of support after launch

    The gap between an impressive AI demo and something your business can rely on is evaluation, guardrails and integration. That gap is where most AI projects stall.

    We start every AI project with a measurable task and a test set built from your real data, then build the smallest system that passes it. Our own products use AI in production - including an AI copilot that answers questions over construction project data - so we design for cost, latency and failure, not just capability.

    See it working

    An AI agent that does real work, with a person where it matters.

    Follow an incoming invoice as an AI agent reads it, checks it against your own data, and either processes it within the limits you set or asks a person to approve. Scroll through it, or run a case yourself.

    Live system
    1. 01 / 05

      Invoices, contracts and forms arrive by email or upload. Document intelligence extracts and classifies the fields that matter, and anything it isn't sure of is flagged for review rather than guessed.

    2. 02 / 05

      The agent compares the extracted data with your records and policies, retrieved from your own knowledge base with citations, to work out what should happen next.

    3. 03 / 05

      Tasks inside the limits you set, such as matching a normal invoice to its purchase order and posting it, are carried out in your systems automatically and logged.

    4. 04 / 05

      Unusual amounts, new vendors or anything irreversible go to a person first, with the agent's reasoning and the source documents attached, so approving takes seconds.

    5. 05 / 05

      A test set built from your real data, regression checks on every change and dashboards for accuracy and cost per task keep the agent reliable long after launch.

    What we build

    AI Agents & Development: what it looks like in practice.

    Document intelligence

    Extract, classify and validate data from invoices, contracts, applications and forms - with human review for low-confidence cases.

    RAG over your knowledge

    Search and question-answering across policies, manuals, tickets and project files, with citations back to the source.

    Copilots for your team

    AI assistants inside your CRM or operations software that draft, summarize and look things up for staff.

    AI agents with approvals

    Agents that take actions - update records, schedule, draft replies - within limits, with human approval where it matters.

    Customer-facing AI

    Chatbots and assistants for customers - see AI chatbot development.

    Evaluation & monitoring

    Test sets, regression checks and dashboards that show accuracy and cost over time.

    Pricing

    What it costs, in real numbers.

    AI work starts with a pilot that proves the task can be done reliably on your data. Typical ranges:

    AI pilot

    From $4k

    One task, a test set from your data, a working prototype and an honest accuracy and cost report.

    2–4 weeks

    Production AI feature

    $15k–$50k

    Integrated into your software with guardrails, monitoring, human review and admin controls.

    6–12 weeks

    Multi-agent systems

    $50k+

    Several agents and workflows across departments, with approvals, audit logs and cost governance.

    3+ months, phased

    AI providers bill per use. We estimate monthly model costs from your real volumes in the pilot, and design caching and model choice to keep them predictable.

    Get your fixed-price quoteWritten scope and a fixed number before any work starts.
    How it works

    From first call to launch, no surprises.

    A written scope and a fixed price before any work starts, a working demo every week, and a clean handoff at the end.

    1. Step 011 week

      Pick a measurable task

      A specific job with a clear definition of right and wrong, and a business value we can estimate.

    2. Step 021 week

      Build a test set

      Real examples from your data with the correct outcome, reviewed by your team.

    3. Step 031–3 weeks

      Pilot

      Prototype, measured against the test set, with cost per task reported.

    4. Step 044–10 weeks

      Productionize

      Integration, guardrails, human-in-the-loop review, monitoring and admin controls.

    5. Step 05Ongoing

      Monitor & improve

      Regression tests on every change and monthly accuracy and cost reviews.

    Stack & integrations

    Proven technology, your accounts.

    Technology we use

    Models
    OpenAI APIAnthropic Claude APIOpen-weight models
    Data
    PostgreSQL + pgvectorDocument parsing & OCRHybrid search
    Engineering
    PythonTypeScriptQueuesEvaluation harnessObservability
    Is this right for you?

    An honest fit check.

    A strong fit if…

    • You can describe the task and show examples of it done right.
    • Mistakes can be caught by a review step or have low cost.
    • The volume is high enough that saving minutes per task matters.

    Probably not the right move if…

    • The goal is "use AI somewhere" without a specific task - we'll help you find one first.
    • Every output must be 100% correct with no human review.
    Proof

    Software our team built and runs.

    We don't just build for clients - we operate our own SaaS products in production, so we design for the unglamorous parts: billing, support, uptime and change.

    Construction ERP · SaaS

    Smart Construction

    A cloud ERP for contractors and builders - estimating, projects, billing, labour, procurement, site diaries and an AI copilot.

    • Estimating & bills of quantities
    • Projects & portfolio
    • Billing with retention
    • Labour & payroll

    Billing & collections · SaaS

    WhatsApp-first billing platform

    Recurring billing and collections with WhatsApp delivery, digital payments, automatic ledgers, attendance and a customer app.

    • Automated monthly billing
    • Digital payment collection
    • Self-updating ledgers
    • WhatsApp team inbox + AI
    FAQ

    AI Agents & Development: questions buyers ask.

    What does AI development cost?

    Pilots start around $4k and prove whether the task can be done reliably. Production AI features typically run $15k–$50k, plus model usage fees.

    How do you stop AI from making mistakes?

    We ground outputs in your data, measure accuracy on a test set before launch, add human review for low-confidence cases, and run regression tests on every change.

    Is our data safe with AI providers?

    We use provider APIs and settings where business data isn't used for training, minimize what's sent, redact personal data where possible, and document data flows.

    What's the difference between an AI agent and a chatbot?

    A chatbot talks; an agent also acts - updating records, scheduling, drafting documents - within limits you set and with approvals where needed.

    Work with us

    Got a brief? Let's build it.

    Thirty minutes, no pitch deck. We will tell you what we would build, what it costs, and whether we are the right team for it.

    No obligation · We reply within one business day