How Do I Hire Someone to Build a Custom AI Agent?
Freelancer vs agency vs platform partner — RFP checklist, deliverables, and red flags when scoping a custom agent build.
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Hire a team that ships roles, not slide decks. Your SOW should name: the queue, connectors, Ask rules, acceptance tests, and who owns the git repo after launch.
Key points
- Ask for one production reference in your industry
- Require eval set + regression before go-live
- Insist artifacts live in your repository
Deliverables checklist
- Role definition (skills, memory, tools)
- Connector scopes documented
- Ask matrix (what requires human)
- 20+ labeled eval cases
- Runbook for failure modes
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