# How we build an AI agent in 30 days

> We build one agent for one job in 30 days: a 45-minute kickoff, a build on your real cases, a supervised run, then live. Live in 30 days, or you don't pay. The 30 days start once we have the access we asked for at kickoff.

## The four steps

- Day 1, Kickoff. 45 minutes. We agree the one job, the rules, and what live means, in writing.
- Days 2 to 20, Build. We build on your real cases, inside your tools, and test it against last month's work.
- Days 21 to 29, Supervised run. The agent works live. Your team approves anything it is unsure about.
- Day 30, Live, or you don't pay. You sign off on a working agent, or Phase 1 costs you nothing.

## What counts as live

The agent handles real work in your business, every working day, under the rules we agreed. A demo or a test run does not count.

## What we need from you

Access to the tools the job runs in, one person who knows the work, and about three hours of your time over the month.

## What is included

- A full AI audit of your business. 5 to 7 automations ranked by hours saved and a 90-day roadmap, so the first agent is the one that pays back fastest.
- 30 days of agent care after go-live. We watch its runs, fix what breaks and tune it on your real cases.
- You own all of it. Code, prompts and accounts in your company's name. No lock-in.
- Your AI Act and GDPR record. A plain-language record of what the agent does, which data it touches and who checks its work.

## Who builds it

Henry Vantieghem leads every build himself, with his own agent team doing the engineering. We start 3 builds a month so that stays true.

## Related

- [How we run agents after they go live](https://agenticengineeringconsulting.com/wiki/how-we-run-agents)
- [What does human in the loop mean for AI agents?](https://agenticengineeringconsulting.com/wiki/human-in-the-loop)
- [How AI agent projects are priced](https://agenticengineeringconsulting.com/wiki/ai-agent-pricing)
- [What are job automation agents?](https://agenticengineeringconsulting.com/wiki/job-automation-agents)

## Next step

- Apply: https://agenticengineeringconsulting.com/apply
- Free AI audit: https://agenticengineeringconsulting.com/audit
- Book a brief: https://calendar.app.google/sdYkXF3ny2kvbvp39
- Email: henryvantieghem@agenticengineeringconsultingllc.com

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