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Article · Tim Beckers · 2 min

From vibe-coded tests to scalable systems

Build a test in a day, by all means, but do not let it become an island: cut off from your systems, without an owner and without a check. A system grows with your documents, agents and people.

On the left loose small islands, each with its own screen, plug or robot. On the right the same parts, connected on one layered foundation.
01 / Spot an island

Is your AI app an island? Six questions.

Vibe-coding is building on feel: something that works fast, without a plan and without a check. Do the self-check: if you answer no to two questions, it is probably time for a real system.

QuestionWhat a no costs you
Do people log in with the account they already have?No reuse. You build the second app from scratch again.
Does the app read live from the system where the data belongs?Old data. Answers that were right three weeks ago.
Is there an owner in your team, and does that person know it?After an update the app breaks, and nobody repairs it.
Does the app write back itself, with a check?Double entry. Someone retypes the outcome in the ERP.
Does a human see every outcome before it goes out?An error reaches your client or your books.
Do you know where the data is and if the model vendor trains on it?You do not know if you meet the rules.
02 / Scalable

Grow without building again.

  • Documents10 price lists a month or 1,000: the same agent processes them.
  • AgentsA second agent uses the same login, data and check as the first.
  • PeopleA new colleague gets a role and the recorded training, not a new app.
How we work ourselves
5,105

agents started in 30 days, on one system with one Brain. Not 5,105 islands.

03 / Use a demo well

A demo is a conversation piece, not a finished product.

Our Startsprint works this way, in a fixed shape: 6 working days, a first version on your data, and a decision on day 6.

The system in four layers →
A demo: build it in one day, discuss it with your team and decide within two weeks. Go on: build the real version on four layers. Change: a new demo. Stop: switch the demo off. A DEMO Buildin one day Discusswith your team Decidewithin 2 weeks Go on: build the real version on four layers Change: a new demo Stop: switch the demo off
04 / Further reading

Next: where to start, and brain or app.

Guide

Where do you start with AI in an SME?

One task, a baseline and one working first version.

2 min readRead the guide →
Article

A brain first, or an app first?

You do not have to start with the Brain. Here is when you should.

2 min readRead the article →
Discovery

What does a solid AI foundation bring your business?

We look at your processes together and identify the first place where AI pays for itself.

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