Notes from the build floor
What to automate first, how AI agents fit an SME, and how to modernize legacy systems.
Adding AI to legacy software without a rewrite
A rewrite turns a small improvement into a project that competes with everything else you wanted this year. Three patterns put new behaviour beside an old system instead: a documented boundary the AI never bypasses, retrieval over data you already hold, and a sidecar with a human gate.
· 6 min read
legacy, integration, ai-agents
AI agents for SMEs: what they can do in 2026, and what they can't yet
An agent is a loop with tools and limits, not a chatbot. Four patterns that are dependable now, four that still need a person, the three limits that surprise teams after the pilot works, and how to start beside your team instead of betting the business on it.
· 6 min read
ai-agents, automation, sme
Which business process should you automate first?
The useful first question is not where you could use AI. It is which repeated decision costs you the most attention. Four filters, a scoring line you can run in an afternoon, three shapes the work usually takes, and a two-week plan that tells you whether the candidate is real.
· 7 min read
automation, process, sme
Not sure where to start?
Describe the problem in a few lines. You get a straight answer on what we would build and how long it takes.