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AI & Agents · July 29, 2026

What to look for in an agentic AI development partner

Past the demo: evals, permissions, production ownership, and integration with your real stack.

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Every vendor promises multi-agent orchestration. Few can run it next to billing and support. ## Partner tests 1. Show an eval set and a failed release you stopped 2. Explain tool permission matrix and audit logs 3. Name who owns the pager after week eight 4. Integrate with your auth, data tenancy, and CI 5. Price with cost budgets, not infinite PoCs If they only sell demos, keep them in a sandbox. If you need production agents, pick a product engineering team that already owns delivery quality. --- **Ready to put this into practice?** [Send a brief](/contact) — we’ll map Starter, Squad, ODC, or an Agent product sprint to your next 90 days.

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