We build AI systems for founder-led service businesses. Not subscriptions — a working operating layer, scoped and delivered on-site.
Built because the standard consulting playbook — discovery deck, six-month timeline, twelve-person team — doesn't fit a founder-led business. This does. Every engagement runs the same repeatable structure. No scope creep, no hand-offs.
Two on-site sessions. We map systems, data flows, manual handoffs, and the places where the owner's judgment is currently required every day. No template diagnostic — we leave with a one-page operational read.
We rank candidate initiatives by ROI, time-to-value, and fragility. Half the value of this phase is what we tell you not to build. You leave with a costed, ranked roadmap — even if you stop here.
Architecture happens with your team in the room. Every decision is documented alongside the alternative we considered. The site, the automations, the data flow — drawn before it's built.
Foundation goes live within the engagement window. Automations roll out staged, with a rollback path on each. We pair-program the last 20% with whoever will own this on your side after we leave.
Most agencies disappear the day it ships. We stay through the first 90 days of real use, write the SOPs, instrument the dashboards, and answer questions via async channel during stabilization. Retainer clients get continuous iteration. Foundation clients get a clean handover and a system that runs without us.
We don't run a logo wall. We post build logs and measured outcomes — three verticals, four build types, all delivered in under two weeks.
Before: The owner quotes every job by hand, answers every call, follows up from memory, and rebuilds the same spreadsheet every Monday. Growth means more hours — not more leverage.
After: Leads arrive pre-qualified. Quotes calculate themselves. Follow-ups send on schedule. The owner's phone rings less — and revenue goes up, because nothing falls through the cracks.
That is what the Foundation Vertical delivers. The MCP Operator Layer connects it to everything else.
Four entry points. One path — on-site, owner-direct, end-to-end. No sales funnel between you and the price.
Two on-site sessions. We walk your operations, map the systems, and deliver a written diagnostic with prioritized recommendations. Credits in full toward any Foundation or MCP engagement.
Mobile-first website, local SEO, Google Business Profile, vertical-specific intake flows, review-response templates, and pre-configured automations — with source code handover.
◇ Live verticals: Landscaping · HVAC · Dental · Property Management by inquiry.
Claude operating directly inside the tools you already use — Google Workspace, CRM, email, QuickBooks, internal databases. Scoped permissions. Human-approval gates on sensitive actions.
Full AI operating system — lead nurture, scheduling, follow-up, reporting, and a monthly strategy call. Month-to-month.
Everything in Premium, plus custom MCP servers for proprietary tools, priority response, and deeper integration. Capped at 4 clients.
These are the lines we don't cross — the reasons clients tell us the engagement felt different from every agency they hired before.
Speed matters. So does craftsmanship. We don't deliver drafts dressed up as finished work. If it ships under the Agavi name, it has been tested, refined, and handed over with documentation.
We build inside someone else's business. That earns a specific kind of care — vendor-neutral recommendations, honest scope, and the discipline to say when an automation would create more problems than it solves.
The product is not a dashboard. The product is a working operating layer that runs without the owner's daily attention. We stay until it does — then we leave.
Agavi isn't a faceless agency. Boutique by design. Owner-direct engagements, two on-site discovery sessions, and accountability from strategy through go-live.
Jay, and a family that builds. Agavi AI is an East Valley, Arizona consultancy. We work with founder-led service businesses who want AI that fits the way the business actually runs — not the way a platform vendor imagines it should.
No offshore delivery. No bloated project team. If the system doesn't work after handover, we don't leave. The retainer is for ongoing strategy and iteration — not for keeping the lights on. You own the code.
The methodology shares its name with the eight Beatitudes from Matthew 5. The principles — excellence, stewardship, service, integrity, rest from toil — shape how the work is built and delivered. Plainspoken, not preachy. It's how we work, not what we sell.
If your question isn't here, the discovery call is a real conversation — bring it then.
The highest-leverage tier — Claude operating directly inside the tools you already use: CRM, email, Google Workspace, QuickBooks, internal databases. Scoped permissions. Human-approval gates on anything sensitive. $10,000 setup, bundled with a Premium or Premium with Priority retainer, 90-day minimum commitment. Scoped specifically during discovery.
Foundation engagements are one-time. Retainers are month-to-month — cancel any month. The only exception is the MCP Operator Layer, which requires a 90-day minimum retainer commitment because custom integrations need time to stabilize and iterate.
Two in-person sessions at your location in the East Valley. We walk your workflow, observe how work actually moves through your team, and map the systems you're using. Remote-only engagements are not how we start — the on-site sessions are non-negotiable for Foundation work.
Landscaping is the live vertical with pre-built templates and automations. HVAC, Dental, and Property Management are available by inquiry — we scope those engagements individually. Any founder-led East Valley service business is worth a conversation regardless of vertical.
Start with the Paid Diagnostic — two on-site sessions, a written report, and prioritized recommendations for $2,500. It credits in full toward any Foundation or MCP engagement. If you want the website and GBP without ongoing automation, the Foundation Vertical is a one-time engagement with a clean handover. If you decide to layer automation on top later, the work is already scoped in the report we deliver at close.
You do. Source code, hosting configuration, and access credentials transfer to you at close of every Foundation engagement. Nothing is held behind a subscription. The retainer is for ongoing strategy and iteration — not for keeping the lights on.
Tell us how a lead reaches you today and what happens next. We'll trace it through your stack. You'll leave knowing where the hours are leaking — whether you hire us or not.
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