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Fixed-Scope AI Automation

One practical automation with clear boundaries and a fixed price. We build and test it against the real process, then document it so you can keep it running.
Request an Automation Audit From $3,000Most first builds $4,000–$7,000, scoped from your audit · 2 to 4 weeks

The starting build

One workflow, automated properly

This is the build most businesses start with. We take a single repetitive process that runs on manual effort today and turn it into a workflow that runs on its own, with clear boundaries we agree before the build starts. You know exactly what is in scope, what it costs, and what “done” looks like.

The scope comes from the audit, so we are not guessing. We build against a written map of how the work actually happens, including the edge cases and the steps that should stay human.

Typical first builds

What one workflow can handle

Each example has a clear trigger, defined actions, known outputs, and visible points where a person remains responsible.
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Form to CRM to email follow-up

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Lead capture, qualification, and notification

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Appointment reminders and invoice follow-up

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Content and metadata automation

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Intake form to proposal draft

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Instant alerts for key business events

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A searchable knowledge base your team can ask questions of

Definition of done

The build ends with a system you can operate

You get a working automation, tested against your real process rather than a happy-path demo, and documentation you can actually use.
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Clear boundary

You know exactly what is in scope, what it costs, and what ‘done’ looks like.

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Real-process testing

We test the automation against how the work actually happens, including the edge cases the audit map already listed.

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Usable documentation

You understand what it does, what it touches, and what to check if something looks off.

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Human control

A person stays in control wherever a decision carries weight.

From audit to handover

How the boundary stays clear

The audit defines the workflow first, and the build follows that written map through implementation, real-process testing, and documented handover.
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    Scope from the audit

    The build starts from a written map of the real process, including edge cases and the steps that should stay human.

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    Build one workflow

    We turn a single repetitive process into a workflow that runs on its own within the agreed boundaries.

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    Test against reality

    We check the working automation against the process you actually run, exceptions included.

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    Document and hand over

    You receive a system you can understand, operate, and keep running without treating it as a black box.

Where a model fits

A narrow job inside the workflow

Where a language model earns its place, it does a narrow job inside the workflow: drafting a reply, sorting a message, extracting fields from messy input, or turning form answers into a first draft.

The wiring between your existing tools is most of the work, and a person stays in control wherever a decision carries weight.

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Draft

Prepare a reply or turn structured answers into a first version.

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Sort

Classify a message into a defined category.

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Extract

Pull specific fields from messy input.

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Structure

Turn form answers into a useful first draft.

When this is the right fit

Real volume. Existing tools. One process to remove from your plate

Choose this service when

You have a real, repetitive process running at meaningful volume, on tools you already use, and you want it off your plate without an open-ended engagement.

Discuss Your Workflow
Start somewhere else when

If the process is not yet clear enough to scope, that is what the Automation Audit is for. If the shape of the work is bigger than one workflow, a Business Systems Blueprint maps it first.

Other services

The right engagement depends on the size of the problem

01Automation Audit$50002Workflow CareQuoted with your build03Business Systems BlueprintFrom $5,00004Custom Software & IntegrationsFrom $10,000

Not sure if this is the right fit?

Start with the audit

We map your process, find the first workflow worth automating, and send a fixed-price proposal. We credit the $500 in full toward the build.

Request an Automation Audit