AI agents and agentic workflows
Some work isn't a single fixed step. It runs across a few decisions in sequence: read the enquiry, look something up, draft a reply, send it to the right person. An agent can carry out that kind of multi-step task, choosing what to do next within limits you set, rather than following a rigid script. We build agents on tools you can keep, with human oversight and guardrails as part of the design.
- Built on tools you can keep
- Human oversight by design
- Start with a single workflow
What an agent changes
The routine middle of a job gets handled on its own, so your team's time goes to the cases that genuinely need a person.
- Multi-step work handled with a degree of judgement
- Staff freed from chasing and coordinating between systems
- A workflow that adapts within limits you control
What goes into an agent that works
The interesting part isn't the model. It's the limits, the connections and the oversight around it.
Workflow agents
An agent that handles a task across several steps, such as triaging an enquiry then drafting and routing a response, grounded in your own systems and content.
Tool use and integration
Agents work by using your tools: looking things up, updating records, sending messages. We connect them to the systems your team already runs.
Guardrails and oversight
Clear limits on what an agent can do, with a person signing off the steps that matter, so it stays useful without acting beyond what you've agreed.
Start small and measure
We prove one workflow end to end before extending it, so you can see it working and weigh the saving before committing further.
An agent handling an enquiry
Take a shared inbox where every message needs reading, looking up and routing. An agent can carry the routine cases from start to finish.
- 1
It reads the enquiry
The agent takes a new message and works out what it's about: a quote request, a support question, or something that needs a person straight away.
- 2
It gathers what it needs
It looks the customer up in your systems, checks their account or order, and pulls together the details a reply would need.
- 3
It drafts and routes
For a routine request it drafts a reply grounded in your own information, then sends it on for someone to approve, or handles it directly where you've allowed that.
- 4
A person stays in the loop
Anything unusual, sensitive or high-value is flagged for a person, with a clear record of what the agent did and why.
Where an agent fits, and where it doesn't
For predictable work, plain automation is simpler, cheaper and more reliable, and we'll tell you when that's the answer. An agent earns its place only when a task needs judgement across several steps.
Plain automation
Fixed, predictable steps
- Best when the rule is always the same
- When this happens, do exactly that
- Cheap, fast and easy to reason about
- No judgement involved, and that's the point
An AI agent
Judgement across several steps
- Best when the next step depends on what it finds
- Reads, decides and acts within limits you set
- Handles the messy cases a fixed rule can't
- Kept in check with guardrails and human sign-off
From one workflow to a working agent
We prove a single workflow end to end before extending it, so you see it working before you commit.
Define
We pick one multi-step task, agree what good looks like, and decide where a person stays in the loop.
Prototype
A working agent on a narrow slice, so you can try it against real cases early.
Build
We develop the full workflow with its guardrails, connected to your systems and permissions.
Launch and oversee
Roll it out, set up monitoring and sign-off, and agree how it's supported as it runs.
Common questions
A few of the things organisations tend to ask before getting started.
Automation follows fixed rules: when this happens, do exactly that. An agent handles work that needs a little judgement across several steps, deciding what to do next within the limits you set. For simple, predictable tasks, plain automation is usually the better and cheaper answer, and we'll tell you when that's the case.
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