# SERVICE 01 / 04
AI that ships to production,
not just to a demo
Your AI pilot nailed the demo. Six months later it's still in staging — no MLOps, no monitoring, no owner. We ship agents, RAG pipelines and MCP integrations into live production, typically in under 90 days, with EU AI Act classification built into delivery.
<90d
to production
15–20%
productivity lift
6 wks
to first release
Built-in
EU AI Act ready
# THE-PROBLEM
Why this matters
AI pilots die in staging. Nobody built the MLOps pipeline, nobody set up monitoring, and nobody planned how the thing creates value once the demo is over. Only about 26% of companies have moved AI projects beyond a pilot.
According to McKinsey's 2024 State of AI report, only 26% of companies have moved AI projects beyond pilot stage to full production. Our <90-day delivery model exists because the other 74% aren't stuck on technology — they're stuck on operationalization.
// SOUND FAMILIAR?
- The POC still hasn't left staging, six months on.
- No CI/CD for models — retraining is manual, if it happens.
- EU AI Act deadline looming with no classification on file.
- AI can't reach real data — the APIs were never built.
# IS-IT-FOR-YOU
Where we fit — and where we don't.
// best fit for
- You have a specific AI use case, not "we need an AI strategy"
- Your team can point us at the data the AI needs to reason over
- EU AI Act compliance is part of the ask, not an afterthought
- You want the people building it on every call — not a delivery manager
// not ideal for
- Greenfield "AI transformation" programs without a concrete first use case
- Research-grade projects with no production target
- Fortune 500 multi-year rollouts — we're a two-person team, not a consultancy of scale
# HOW-WE-WORK
Four steps, no ceremony.
Scope & classify
Use case, data reality and EU AI Act risk tier — settled in week one.
Build the pipeline
Agents, RAG and MCP integrations wired to your real systems.
Production engineering
MLOps, monitoring, drift detection, human oversight — the boring parts that make AI work.
Launch & iterate
Ship to your infrastructure, document it, train your team, iterate on real usage.
First named release usually ships around week 6 — mid-way through production engineering, not at the end.
// typical anchors: architecture audit from €5,900 net (fixed) · fixed-scope builds from €12,000 net · fractional lead from €1,200 net/day
# THE-STACK
Production-tested tools, not a wish list.
# DEFINITION
What is applied ai & custom solutions consulting?
Applied AI consulting is the practice of building production-ready AI systems — agents, RAG pipelines, and MCP integrations — for enterprise use cases, with a focus on measurable business outcomes and regulatory compliance. We deliver this for mid-market companies in DACH with EU AI Act risk classification and documentation built into every project.
# FAQ
Common questions.
How long does it take to get an AI agent into production?
Most engagements reach production in under 90 days. Scope and EU AI Act classification are settled in week one, a first release is usually live around week six, and the remaining time goes to monitoring, hardening and hand-off.Do you handle EU AI Act compliance?
Yes — risk classification and the required documentation are built into delivery, not bolted on after. Juri handles compliance, Oleks builds the technical controls.What is MCP and why does it matter?
MCP is a standard way for AI agents to reach your real systems and data safely — the piece that's usually missing when a pilot can't touch production.
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Why AI pilots fail before production — and the 90-day fix
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Ready to put applied AI into production?
A 30-min call. We'll bring an architecture sketch and a rough number.
book-call// or write: hello@saloid.com · gräfelfing · de