Futur Labs
AI Workflow Automation

Keep the work moving between the handoffs.

Requests, documents, and updates should not wait for someone to move them along. Build AI into the repeatable steps, connect the tools your team already uses, and give exceptions a clear path to a person.

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  • One measurable workflow
  • Connected to existing tools
  • Exceptions with an owner
  • Code owned by you
Where to start

Start with the process your team repeats every day. Use clear rules for predictable steps, AI where interpretation helps, and human review where the decision matters.

The inbox is your work queue.

Requests arrive in different formats. Someone reads each one, checks what is missing, and decides where it should go.

A document means more data entry.

Invoices, forms, and reports have the information you need. Your team still retypes it into another system.

Exceptions disappear between teams.

Most of the process is understood. The unusual cases create follow-up messages, missed handoffs, and work with no clear owner.

Where it makes a difference

Less chasing. A clearer flow of work.

Choose one repeatable process with a known starting point and a useful finish. Expand after the team can trust what happens in between.

Requests arrive ready for the next person.

When it helps

A shared inbox needs someone to read, classify, and forward every message before the work can begin.

Examples
  • Lead intake
  • service requests
  • support routing
A first workflowIllustrative
  1. 01Read the request
  2. 02Check and classify
  3. 03Assign the next step

Read the incoming request, check the required details, and route it with context or ask a reviewer to resolve the exception.

What to measure

Time to assignment, routing accuracy, and requests left without an owner.

What the build covers

A workflow that accounts for real work.

The happy path is only the beginning. We define what starts the process, what happens when it is uncertain, and who can intervene.

  1. Purpose
    A clear starting point
    Works with
    Forms, inboxes, application events, and scheduled jobs
    First scope
    Agree which event starts the work and prevent the same request from running twice.
    As it grows
    Add entry points after checking ownership and duplicate handling.
  2. Purpose
    A defined task
    Works with
    Your documents, messages, and reference examples
    First scope
    Use AI for agreed extraction, classification, or drafting steps with outputs your team can check.
    As it grows
    Improve against real examples and retest when models or prompts change.
  3. Purpose
    Decisions made explicit
    Works with
    Required fields, thresholds, and routing rules
    First scope
    Keep known rules visible and testable. Send incomplete or uncertain cases for review.
    As it grows
    Update the rules with the process owner as the operation changes.
  4. Purpose
    Work that reaches its destination
    Works with
    Your CRM, ERP, helpdesk, or project tools
    First scope
    Map the input and output records and confirm supported access.
    As it grows
    Extend the workflow without adding another layer of manual transfers.
  5. Purpose
    Exceptions with context
    Works with
    Review queues and named workflow owners
    First scope
    Define when a person approves, corrects, or takes over, with the original information attached.
    As it grows
    Adjust review requirements using quality results and the consequences of mistakes.
  6. Purpose
    Evidence of useful work
    Works with
    Activity logs, baseline measures, and alerts
    First scope
    Track completion, failures, intervention, and running costs for the first workflow.
    As it grows
    Use those results to decide whether to improve, expand, or stop.
From first workflow to daily use

Map the work. Prove the improvement.

  1. 01

    Map the actual process

    Follow a request from arrival to completion. Record handoffs, exceptions, volume, and a useful baseline.

  2. 02

    Agree the first workflow

    Name the owner, the inputs and outputs, and the decisions that need review. Define a useful first release.

  3. 03

    Build and review weekly

    Connect the required tools and show working software. Start with a narrow flow your team can inspect.

  4. 04

    Test real requests

    Use incomplete documents, unusual messages, duplicate events, and tool failures. Check what reaches a person.

  5. 05

    Roll out with the team

    Start with a defined queue or group. Train reviewers and monitor quality, handoffs, and running costs.

  6. 06

    Measure the change

    Compare results with the baseline. Improve the workflow before moving the next process onto it.

Plan the investment

One model. Sized to your speed.

A senior engineering team on a monthly basis, sized to how fast you want to move. Any tier can work through the same roadmap. A smaller team takes more months; a larger team moves more of it forward at once.

Small team

$7k
a month · steady progress
Timeline

An agreed first release, then weekly progress

Best for

Work through the roadmap in priority order at a steady monthly budget.

Included
  • An agreed first release and a prioritized roadmap
  • Weekly working-software reviews
  • Integrations and workflow-specific evaluations
  • Team training and a controlled rollout
  • Hosting, monitoring, backups, and security updates while we work together
  • Code owned by you from the first commit

Growing

$13k
a month · more work moving at once
Timeline

An agreed first release, then weekly progress

Best for

Add capacity to move the build, integrations, and rollout forward together.

Included
  • An agreed first release and a prioritized roadmap
  • Weekly working-software reviews
  • Integrations and workflow-specific evaluations
  • Team training and a controlled rollout
  • Hosting, monitoring, backups, and security updates while we work together
  • Code owned by you from the first commit

Scale

$18k+
a month · faster delivery in parallel
Timeline

An agreed first release, then weekly progress

Best for

Bring more capacity to a tighter timeline or several connected workstreams.

Included
  • An agreed first release and a prioritized roadmap
  • Weekly working-software reviews
  • Integrations and workflow-specific evaluations
  • Team training and a controlled rollout
  • Hosting, monitoring, backups, and security updates while we work together
  • Code owned by you from the first commit

Three-month minimum, thirty days' notice. You own the code from the first commit. Model usage and third-party tool fees are separate. We estimate these against the workflow and agree budgets before rollout.

Ownership & ongoing operation

A system you can keep building on.

Your code and your AI workflows

You own the repository, prompts, and workflow-specific tests we build for you. We document how the system works so another team can maintain it.

Clear control of the accounts

Agree who owns each model, cloud, and integration account. Keep usage, credentials, and access responsibilities visible to your business.

Support after the rollout

Hosting, monitoring, backups, and security updates are included while we work together. Agree who reviews exceptions and how support continues after handover.

Data access with clear boundaries

Define what the system can read and change, what it logs, and how long records are kept. Review provider terms and specialist requirements before using sensitive information.

Technical leadership

Meet the people accountable for the build.

Bryce C. — Founder & Principal Engineer, Futur Labs
Bryce C.Founder & Principal Engineer

Runs discovery and architecture on every project and writes code on all of them. Built Agency ERP, Arlo, and Ollie for our own operations first.

Andres A. — Data & Systems Engineer, Futur Labs
Andres A.Data & Systems Engineer

Owns the data model, migrations, and integrations. The person who makes QuickBooks, Stripe, and your spreadsheets agree with each other.

Johnny N. — Senior Software Engineer, Futur Labs
Johnny N.Senior Software Engineer

Builds the product surface: the screens your team uses every day, the permissions behind them, and the tests that keep them working.

Questions & Answers

Clear answers
for complex builds.

Clear answers on timelines, pricing, ownership, and what shipping actually looks like with a senior engineering team.

  • A workflow follows a defined sequence, using AI for specific steps such as reading a document or drafting an update. An agent may choose among permitted actions to pursue a task. We use the approach that makes the process easier to operate and check.

  • Yes, subject to their supported integrations and your access. We assess the workflows and tools already in place before recommending changes. Sometimes an existing automation needs one better step; sometimes a custom application is the more maintainable approach.

  • Some steps may be suitable once testing supports it. Others should keep human approval. We agree that boundary around the consequences of a mistake, and provide a review path for missing information, uncertainty, and failures.

  • We record a baseline such as handling time, re-entry, error rate, or time to assignment. After rollout, we compare the same measures alongside review effort and running costs. Volume alone does not prove useful improvement.

  • Engineering retainers start at $7k per month, with $13k and $18k+ options for more delivery capacity. The tier sets the pace through an agreed roadmap. There is a three-month minimum and thirty days’ notice. Model usage and third-party service fees are separate.

  • We target a useful first workflow in 3–4 weeks once scope, access, and data are ready. We review working software each week. The time to wider rollout depends on integrations, testing, and the people who will use it.

  • You own the custom code, prompts, and workflow-specific tests we create for you. Your accounts and access responsibilities are agreed up front. Third-party platforms and open-source frameworks retain their own licenses.

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Start with the work

Bring the process your team keeps repeating.

Tell us what you're building or fixing. We'll come prepared with questions, not a pitch, and you'll leave the call with a straight answer on fit, which tier, and how soon you'd have version one in your hands.

Or email hello@buildfutur.com