AI Development Retainer
Ongoing AI development.
Built around your business.
Turn your AI ideas into tools your team can use. Work with Kahunam on the integrations, automations and internal applications that need building, refining and supporting over time.
Move beyond
the first prototype.
An AI tool becomes useful when it fits the way your business works. That takes more than a promising demo: it needs the right connections, clear access boundaries and feedback from the people using it.
An AI development retainer gives you an ongoing development partner. We agree your priorities, build in manageable stages and improve the tools as your team puts them to work.
It suits teams with a continuing list of AI opportunities, an existing tool that needs development, or a prototype ready for its next stage.
Useful AI, connected
to your everyday work.
AI integrations
Connect AI tools to the business systems and information your team already uses, with defined permissions and access.
Workflow automations
Reduce repetitive steps in reporting, document handling and day-to-day administration, with review points where people need to stay involved.
Internal AI tools
Build assistants and applications around a specific business task, rather than asking your team to adapt everything to a generic tool.
Business data connectors
Make approved information easier to query and use through APIs and MCP connectors, without giving an assistant unrestricted access.
Testing and refinement
Check behaviour against real working scenarios, investigate problems and refine the results as requirements become clearer.
Documentation and handover
Help your team understand what has been built, how to operate it and where the limits are, with practical guidance as the system develops.
Business questions.
Connected answers.
Ask your business data a better question.
A custom data connector that lets the team explore sales, subscriptions and support data in everyday language, with controlled, read-only access.
Read the case studyA clear priority.
A useful next step.
Agree the work.
We look at your systems, identify the next priorities and agree development capacity, budget and what each piece of work needs to achieve.
Build and review.
We develop in manageable stages, share progress and check the work against the agreed requirements before rollout.
Learn and improve.
Your team puts the tools to use. We review feedback, refine what is there and decide what to build next.
A retainer shaped
around the work.
We agree the scope, monthly development capacity and fee before work begins.
Talk through your requirementsWe’ll agree together
- The systems, integrations and workflows in scope.
- Your priorities and the development capacity you need.
- How we review progress, test changes and approve rollout.
- The support and maintenance arrangements for what we build.
- Any hosting, model usage or third-party software costs.
Start with a discovery call. We’ll work through what you need and propose an arrangement that fits.
Before we get started.
Do we need an AI strategy first?
You do not need a finished roadmap. We can discuss your starting point and identify a useful first project. If you need a wider assessment before committing to development, our AI consultancy is a good place to start.
Can you improve something we have already built?
Yes. We begin by reviewing the existing tool, its connections and how your team uses it. We then agree the development work needed and whether a retainer is the right fit.
How do you handle access to our business data?
We agree the information each integration needs and how it can be accessed. The design can include restricted permissions, read-only tools and human approval steps, depending on the workflow.
What does the retainer cost?
The fee depends on the development capacity, scope and support you need. We provide a proposal after discussing your requirements, including any separate hosting, AI usage or software costs.
Can you train our team too?
Yes. Practical guidance can support the tools we build. For a dedicated learning programme or wider team workshops, explore our AI training.
What should AI
help you do next?
Bring the idea, the existing prototype or the process that keeps slowing your team down. We’ll help you work out a practical next step.
Book a 15-minute discovery call