02 · tool calling · queues · observability
agents that run the workflow
multi-step agents with tools, human gates, and logs you can audit.
from $22k · 4–8 weeks·one workflow, tools + gates
30 min · no workshop · no deck
// for who
support, ops, or sales drowning in the same manual steps every week — and tired of "autonomous" demos that can't be defended in a board meeting.
// not for
marketing-site chat widgets · model shopping with no job · rfp theater
// what you leave with
- one workflow with tools, gates, and a trail you can open
- human handoff where the risk is real
- logs that answer "what did it do?" without archaeology
// what you get
- one named job — who, does what, success signal in one sentence
- tool graph — named tools, edges, when each fires
- HITL checkpoints — approve / edit / reject before the world changes
- failure modes per step: break, detect, retry / degrade / escalate
- audit trail the founder can read
- eval seed — golden traces so the next prompt change doesn't rot the job
- kill switch + short runbook
// out
- company-wide 'AI transformation' program
- model fine-tune vanity without a job metric
- unattended money movement with no human gate
- multi-workflow platform in the same band
- 24/7 ops retain — separate feed after ship
// how it runs
- 01
name the job
metric, owner, systems involved.
- 02
draw the graph
tools, handoffs, gates, failure modes.
- 03
ship the pilot
one workflow path you can watch run.
- 04
put evals on it
golden set, then expand or harden.
// the stack
tool calling · queues · observability
named tools. no stack theater. if it isn't on the critical path for this line, it isn't listed.
// the band
from $22k · 4–8 weeks
one workflow, tools + gates
bands filter the room. exact number after a call — not a 40-page sow.
// faq
- is this just a chatbot with tools bolted on?
- no. multi-step tool use, handoff map, human brakes where money or reputation moves, and a trail you can open on tuesday. chatbots smile. agents have a graph.
- will it move money or change production data alone?
- not without a human gate when the risk is real. we write the gates. if you want unattended mutation, we say so on the call — and often kill that brief.
- what do I own when you leave?
- code, tool schemas, runbook, kill switch, eval seed. not a rented brain with a monthly smile.
- how do you price this?
- from $22k · 4–8 weeks for one workflow. exact number after a call. if the job is fuzzy, we kill the build before the invoice.
// adjacent lines
book if you're not sure which. these two sit next to this line.
tell us what you're building.
30 min · your clock · no deck·hello@nightshiftglow.studio · we answer at 3am