--- title: AI agent development for mid-market companies | Codivated canonical: https://www.codivated.com/ai-agent-development/ --- [Home](https://www.codivated.com/)/[Services](https://www.codivated.com/services/) AI agent development # AI agent development for mid-market companies Codivated builds custom AI agents for established, mid-market companies. It starts with a $15,000, two-week First Agent Sprint: we find the job where an agent pays off fastest and build a first working version of it, connected to the software your team already uses. [Ask about the First Agent Sprint](https://www.codivated.com/contact/)[Estimate your ROI](https://www.codivated.com/roi-calculator/) 2 weeksto a first working agent $15,000fixed price to start 0new software for your team Order coordinatorPractice mode - Drafted a reply about a late purchase orderInbox · 2 min agoFor approval - Matched 14 invoices to purchase ordersERP · 9 min agoDone - Refund over $250 sent to a personHelp desk · 16 min agoNeeds a person - Updated delivery dates on 6 ordersERP · 24 min agoDone Every action loggedIllustration What we build ## What does an AI agent development company actually build? An AI agent is a digital team member with one job. It reads requests, looks things up in your systems and handles the routine cases. When something is unusual, it asks a person. We build agents that qualify leads, resolve order exceptions, match invoices, answer customers and triage bugs. ## Who is this for? Companies with real volume and a real budget, but without a large AI team of their own: distribution and logistics, professional services, ecommerce and retail, home and field services, and education. The usual trigger is a board or CEO asking for AI results, or an internal pilot that never reached production. Distribution and logisticsProfessional servicesEcommerce and retailHome and field servicesEducation First agents ## Which agents do companies build first? We rank these by expected return during the sprint. Read [where AI agents pay off first](https://www.codivated.com/insights/where-ai-agents-pay-off-first/) for how we decide. [### Sales Every inbound lead answered and qualified in minutes. Sales agents](https://www.codivated.com/agent-teams/sales/) [### Customer service Order status, returns and routine questions, around the clock. Service agents](https://www.codivated.com/agent-teams/customer-service/) [### Operations Order exceptions caught and fixed before a customer notices. Operations agents](https://www.codivated.com/agent-teams/operations/) [### Finance Invoices matched to payments and purchase orders. Finance agents](https://www.codivated.com/agent-teams/finance/) [### Marketing Lead nurture and win-back in your voice. Marketing agents](https://www.codivated.com/agent-teams/marketing/) [### Product and engineering Bugs triaged and tickets cleaned up. Engineering agents](https://www.codivated.com/agent-teams/product-engineering/) Timeline ## How long does it take to get a first agent working? Two weeks for a first version. 01Week 1 ### Pick the job and connect We interview your team, pick the job where an agent pays off fastest and connect to the system it needs. 02Week 2 ### Practice on real cases The agent works on real cases in practice mode: it drafts and your team approves everything. 03After that ### Widen what it does We widen what it can do as it earns your team's trust. Your options ## What are the options for getting an agent built? There are five common routes. The right one depends on how much the agent must connect to your systems and who will own it after launch. ### Off-the-shelf agent in a SaaS tool Best whenThe job fits a product as it ships Connects to your systemsOnly the integrations the vendor offers Who keeps it workingThe vendor ### Freelancer Best whenOne small, self-contained automation Connects to your systemsYes, if they have the skills Who keeps it workingWhoever is available ### Software dev shop Best whenYou have a full spec and an internal product owner Connects to your systemsYes Who keeps it workingYou, after handoff ### In-house team Best whenAI is core to what you sell and you can hire for it Connects to your systemsYes Who keeps it workingYour team ### Codivated Best whenYou want working agents in weeks and help redesigning the workflow around them Connects to your systemsYes, inside the tools your team uses Who keeps it workingWe do, through ongoing agent care If an off-the-shelf tool will do the job, we will say so. Our [AI setup for small teams](https://www.codivated.com/ai-setup/) picks and sets one up in about a week. Control ## How do you keep people in control? Agents act, and people approve what matters. Before we build, we agree what each agent can do on its own and what needs a person, by dollar amount, customer or type of action. Every action is logged, so you can see what each agent did, when and why. On its ownAnswer order status questions and update delivery dates Needs a personRefunds over $250, contract terms and key accounts AlwaysEvery action logged with what it did, when and why Price ## What does it cost? $15,000fixed · two weeks The First Agent Sprint is $15,000 at a fixed price. You get a ranked list of where agents would pay off, an ROI model and a first working agent on one workflow. Keeping agents running and improving is priced per agent, per month. Larger builds get a fixed quote before work begins. [Estimate your return](https://www.codivated.com/roi-calculator/) before you talk to us. - A ranked list of where agents would pay off - An ROI model - A first working agent on one workflow After launch ## What happens after launch? An agent is not install-and-done. Like a new hire, it needs an owner on your side, a measure of success and regular tuning. Our ongoing agent care keeps each agent working as your business changes, and adds new agents when you are ready. Free toolWhat would your first agent be worth?Put in your team size and lead volume and get a yearly estimate in a minute. [Estimate your ROI](https://www.codivated.com/roi-calculator/) Questions ## Common questions ### Do we need to replace our software? No. Agents work inside the tools your team already uses, such as your ERP, CRM, help desk and inbox. ### How much of our IT team's time will this take? Very little. We need access to the systems involved and a short security review. We handle the setup, connections and upkeep. ### Is our data used to train AI models? No. Agents reach only the systems their job needs, every action is logged and your data is not used to train AI models. ### What if the first agent does not pay off? We agree the measure before work starts and check it during the practice run, when your team still approves everything. If it does not move, we stop there. ## Your first agent, working in two weeks. [Ask about the First Agent Sprint](https://www.codivated.com/contact/)