The Three-Week Production Sprint: How Hours Ships Custom Agents

Traditional enterprise software consulting is built around billable hours. Projects begin with an eight-week discovery phase, followed by three months of wireframing, two months of architecture reviews, and a delayed launch that exceeds budget.

At Hours Media, we operate as a **specialized agent studio**, not a bloated consultancy. We ship bespoke, production-grade agents in **three-week fixed sprints**.

Here is what happens during those 21 days.

The 3-Week Production Blueprint

Week 1: Architecture & Tool Wiring
Week 2: State Machine Logic & Benchmark Tuning
Week 3: Production Rollout & Team Handover

Week 1: Architecture & Tool Integration - Day 01–02: 30-minute discovery workshop to isolate the single highest-impact workflow. - Day 03–05: We wire your existing APIs, authentication tokens, and tools (Slack, HubSpot, PostgreSQL, Notion, Gmail) into secure Claude MCP server nodes.

Week 2: Agent Logic & Synthetic Evaluation - Day 06–08: Build the core state machine, specialized prompts, schema validators, and escalation routes. - Day 09–10: Run synthetic test suites over 500+ historical edge cases to guarantee accuracy before exposing the system to live data.

Week 3: Production Launch & Operational Handover - Day 11–13: Shadow deployment in staging—the agent generates recommendations alongside your human team without sending live actions. - Day 14–15: Master knife switch thrown to LIVE. Full documentation, admin dashboard access, and ongoing SLA support initiated.

Fixed Scope, Guaranteed Deliverables

By scoping each build to a focused 3-week sprint: - You get working software in your tools immediately. - There are no runaway budgets or surprise overages. - Your team begins saving measurable hours from day 21.

The 3-Week Production Blueprint

Week 1: Architecture & Tool Integration - Day 01–02: 30-minute discovery workshop to isolate the single highest-impact workflow. - Day 03–05: We wire your existing APIs, authentication tokens, and tools (Slack, HubSpot, PostgreSQL, Notion, Gmail) into secure Claude MCP server nodes.

Week 2: Agent Logic & Synthetic Evaluation - Day 06–08: Build the core state machine, specialized prompts, schema validators, and escalation routes. - Day 09–10: Run synthetic test suites over 500+ historical edge cases to guarantee accuracy before exposing the system to live data.

Fixed Scope, Guaranteed Deliverables

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The 3-Week Production Blueprint

Week 1: Architecture & Tool Integration - **Day 01–02:** 30-minute discovery workshop to isolate the single highest-impact workflow. - **Day 03–05:** We wire your existing APIs, authentication tokens, and tools (Slack, HubSpot, PostgreSQL, Notion, Gmail) into secure Claude MCP server nodes.

Week 2: Agent Logic & Synthetic Evaluation - **Day 06–08:** Build the core state machine, specialized prompts, schema validators, and escalation routes. - **Day 09–10:** Run synthetic test suites over 500+ historical edge cases to guarantee accuracy before exposing the system to live data.

Fixed Scope, Guaranteed Deliverables

Want this runninginside your tools?

Week 1: Architecture & Tool Integration - Day 01–02: 30-minute discovery workshop to isolate the single highest-impact workflow. - Day 03–05: We wire your existing APIs, authentication tokens, and tools (Slack, HubSpot, PostgreSQL, Notion, Gmail) into secure Claude MCP server nodes.

Week 2: Agent Logic & Synthetic Evaluation - Day 06–08: Build the core state machine, specialized prompts, schema validators, and escalation routes. - Day 09–10: Run synthetic test suites over 500+ historical edge cases to guarantee accuracy before exposing the system to live data.