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LLMs, agents and retrieval — applied where they change a real number.

How we think about model choice, architecture and cost before recommending AI for a workflow.

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Overview

AI, Explained

What It Is

Modern AI, in the context we build in, means large language models (LLMs) applied to specific tasks: answering questions grounded in your data, extracting structured information from unstructured text, classifying or routing content, and orchestrating multi-step workflows through agents.

The two building blocks that matter most in practice are retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) — grounding a model's answers in your actual documents at query time — and agents, which chain multiple model calls and tool uses together to complete a multi-step task.

Why Businesses Need It

Any workflow that involves reading, deciding, or writing at volume is a candidate: support tickets, contract review, research synthesis, lead qualification, internal documentation search.

The businesses getting genuine value aren't chasing the most advanced model — they're grounding a capable-enough model in their own data and wiring it into a real workflow with a way to measure and correct mistakes.

Architecture

Architecture Possibilities

RAG architecture typically involves chunking and embedding your documents into a vector database, retrieving the most relevant chunks for a given query, and passing them to the model as context alongside the question — grounding the answer in your actual data rather than the model's general training.

Agent architectures add a decision loop: the model can choose to call tools (search a database, hit an API, run a calculation) and use the results to decide its next step, which is powerful for multi-step tasks but requires more careful guardrails since more can go wrong at each step.

Simpler tasks often don't need either — a well-structured prompt with defined output format is sometimes the entire architecture, and we default to that simplicity whenever it meets the accuracy bar.

Features

Core Features

RAG Pipelines

Grounding model responses in your actual documents and data rather than general training knowledge.

AI Agents

Multi-step task orchestration with tool use, for workflows too complex for a single model call.

Evaluation Frameworks

Labeled test sets and accuracy tracking so performance is measured, not assumed.

Stack

Technology Stack

LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, and similar)Vector databasesLangChain / custom orchestrationPython / TypeScriptEvaluation & observability tooling
Use Cases

Where This Applies

  • Support ticket triage and draft-response generation
  • Contract and document review against a defined checklist
  • Internal knowledge-base question answering
  • Automated data extraction from unstructured documents
  • Research synthesis from public and internal sources
  • AI-assisted content and code review
Operating Considerations

Security, Scalability & Maintenance

Security

Data handling depends on provider and architecture choice — we design around your specific data residency, retention and access requirements rather than defaulting to the least restrictive option.

Scalability

Cost and latency scale with usage volume, which is why model choice (a smaller, cheaper model for high-volume simple tasks vs. a more capable model for complex reasoning) is a scalability decision, not just a quality one.

Integration & Maintenance

AI features are typically integrated into existing tools (a CRM, support platform, internal dashboard) rather than shipped as a standalone product, via API integration or embedded components. Model behavior, costs and the underlying data can all drift over time, so ongoing monitoring of accuracy and cost is part of operating an AI system responsibly, not a one-time setup.

Business Value

Why This Is Worth the Investment

  • Reduced time-per-task on high-volume workflows like support and document review
  • Faster research and synthesis work across large volumes of unstructured information
  • More consistent output quality than fully manual processes at scale
  • A measurable, improvable system rather than an unmeasured manual process
Fit

Industries This Applies To

Relevant Industries
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between RAG and fine-tuning?
RAG grounds a general model in your data at query time — faster to build and easier to update. Fine-tuning retrains the model on your data — more expensive, slower to iterate, and usually only justified when RAG can't hit the required consistency.
Do we need a data science team to use AI in our business?
No — most practical AI applications today are built through APIs and existing tooling rather than training models from scratch, which is exactly what makes them accessible without an in-house ML team.
How much does it cost to run an AI feature in production?
Costs scale with usage volume and model choice — this is estimated during scoping and monitored after launch, since usage patterns in production often differ from testing.
Can AI hallucinate or make things up in our system?
Yes, this is a known limitation of LLMs — which is why grounding via RAG, constrained output formats, and evaluation against a labeled test set are all part of managing that risk rather than assuming it away.
Is open-source AI a viable alternative to commercial APIs?
Sometimes — it depends on cost, data-residency and capability requirements. We evaluate both paths against your specific constraints rather than defaulting to one.

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