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Define · Build · Extend

Build one bounded capability—from APIs and RAG knowledge systems to internal AI assistants, MCP tools, governed operational agents, integrations, and automation—then expand only after it earns the right.

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Bounded by design

One operational capability. Clear authority. Measurable acceptance.

RAG retrieves approved knowledge. APIs provide current facts and transactions. MCP exposes governed tools. Client-specific agents combine fixed read and retrieval capabilities inside explicit limits, while workflow automation handles controlled operational actions with human approval wherever decisions matter. Fixed-price discovery defines the build; production investment then reflects connected systems, data condition, permissions, transaction authority, volume, integrations, and service level.

Service family · Define → Read → Transact

API Engineering

Start with a precise contract, expose approved facts through a controlled pilot, and add transactional authority only after the foundation proves dependable.

2A

API Readiness & Pilot Blueprint

Turn a known API initiative into a buildable pilot plan.

3–4 weeks$15,000 fixed

Outcome

An implementation-ready definition of who the API serves, what it exposes, how it is secured, and how the pilot will be accepted.

Typical scope

  • Source systems and authoritative data
  • Users, account isolation, and authentication
  • Pilot endpoints and initial OpenAPI contract
  • Monitoring, risks, acceptance tests, and schedule
  • Support requirements, implementation phases, and milestone pricing

Boundary

One business capability, up to two source systems, one proposed pilot interface, and one architecture review cycle. Production implementation, data remediation, security certification, and vendor fees are separate.

A paid definition phase replaces speculative estimates with a testable plan.

Define your API
2C

Read-only API Pilot

Make approved business information securely available without introducing transaction risk.

Controlled pilotScoped after paid discovery

Outcome

Authorized customers, partners, applications, or assistants can retrieve current information through a documented, monitored interface.

Typical scope

  • Partner authentication and account isolation
  • Catalog, pricing, availability, packs, and lead times
  • Existing-order and order-status lookup
  • Documentation, sandbox, monitoring, and audit history

Boundary

Read access only. The proposal fixes source systems, endpoints, organizations and users, environments, and acceptance tests. No ordering, autonomous transactions, or changes to authoritative systems.

A useful standalone capability that does not require a broader network deployment.

Pilot a read-only API
2D

Transactional API Expansion

Extend dependable data access into controlled quotes, orders, and transaction events.

Production expansionScoped after paid discovery

Outcome

Approved users and systems can prepare and submit valid transactions while the authoritative business system remains in control.

Typical scope

  • Draft carts, quotes, or orders
  • Pack, minimum, ship-to, account, and credit checks
  • Approval-gated submission and authoritative references
  • Acknowledgments, changes, substitutions, and webhooks

Controls

The proposal fixes business actions, systems, roles, approvals, limits, recovery behavior, and acceptance tests. Validation, idempotency, and audit history are required for financially meaningful writes.

Built on a dependable API foundation rather than a separate transaction silo.

Enable controlled transactions
2B

Digital Trade Discovery & Architecture

Design the digital layer connecting customers, suppliers, systems, and approved agents.

4–6 weeks$25,000 fixed

Outcome

An implementation-ready architecture and phased choice between customer-first, supplier-first, or combined implementation.

Typical scope

  • APIs, events, webhooks, and MCP tools
  • Identity, permissions, and canonical data
  • Source-system integration and pilot options
  • Testing, hosting, monitoring, and support plan

Boundary

One defined trade workflow, up to two source systems, two participant groups, eight stakeholder interviews, and one architecture revision. Additional systems, business units, custom security reviews, and production implementation are separate.

Appropriate when more than one interface, user group, or side of the business is involved.

Architect the trade layer
Service family · Ground + Assist

Knowledge & Internal Assistants

Build the governed knowledge layer first, then give employees a clear, source-cited way to use it.

RAG

RAG & Enterprise Knowledge Systems

Use retrieval-augmented generation to turn approved company knowledge into permission-aware, source-grounded answers.

Grounded knowledgeScoped after paid discovery

Knowledge sources

Product documents, SOPs, policies, training, shared drives, databases, approved archives, PDFs, spreadsheets, and web content.

Production system

  • Ingestion, normalization, metadata, indexing, and synchronization
  • Hybrid search and permission-aware retrieval
  • Source citations and unsupported-answer controls
  • Freshness, deletion, evaluations, feedback, and monitoring

Boundary

RAG is for approved knowledge—not rapidly changing facts such as live inventory, account pricing, credit, orders, or shipments. Scope reflects source count and condition, permission groups, update frequency, document volume, and evaluation requirements. Model, OCR, vector, hosting, and other third-party usage are separate.

A knowledge system can stand alone or ground a broader assistant or agent workflow.

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ASSIST

Internal AI Assistants & Chatbots

Give employees a conversational way to find trusted knowledge, inspect its source, and know when the system does not have enough evidence to answer.

Employee experienceScoped after paid blueprint

Experience

A role-aware conversational interface grounded in approved company knowledge, with citations that let employees inspect the source behind each supported answer.

Production system

  • Conversational interface, RAG, and citations
  • Permissions and unsupported-answer controls
  • Feedback, evaluations, and analytics
  • Pilot deployment with defined users and acceptance tests

Boundary

An internal assistant answers from approved knowledge. Live business facts, workflow preparation, approvals, and transactions require separately scoped system access and authority controls.

Start with one employee group, a defined knowledge boundary, and measurable answer quality.

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Service family · Expose + Govern

Governed Agents & Tooling

Expose dependable capabilities through fixed tools, then bind them to client-specific agents with explicit authority and acceptance limits.

2E

MCP Server & AI Tool Development

Make approved business capabilities available to compatible AI assistants and agents through a governed tool layer.

Governed tool layerScoped after paid discovery

Outcome

Approved AI clients can search, retrieve, prepare, validate, or submit through documented tools without duplicating the rules beneath them.

Implementation

  • Tools, resources, and input-output schemas
  • Connections to authoritative APIs and services
  • Organization, account, user, and agent permissions
  • Supported-client testing, monitoring, documentation, and emergency disabling

Controls

Read-write separation, approval gates, quantity and spending limits, duplicate-action prevention, audit history, and reapproval after material changes. MCP is a governed interface over dependable services—not a substitute for the APIs, permissions, or systems beneath it.

MCP is an interface to dependable business services—not a new source of record.

Build an MCP server
2F

Governed Agent Creation

Turn a defined client role into a bounded, deployable AI application—not an open-ended autonomous bot.

Client-specific agentScoped after paid discovery

Authority ladder

  1. Read-only retrieval
  2. Draft and prepare
  3. Approval-gated action
  4. Transactional authority
  5. Multi-agent coordination

Forge delivery

  • Versioned AgentContract for purpose, instructions, model policy, and structured input-output
  • Fixed tool registry connected to approved APIs, RAG, and MCP capabilities
  • Tenant isolation, least-privilege access, citations, rate limits, and usage budgets
  • Deterministic builds, live behavior and security evaluations, deployment, approvals, and handoff evidence

Current boundary

The current standard Forge profile is the first category: one synchronous, fixed-tool, read-and-retrieval agent with request-scoped memory. Writes, persistent memory, dynamic tool discovery, browser or computer control, sub-agents, agent handoffs, and multi-agent orchestration require separately designed and validated capability profiles.

Built with Thryve Forge. A production-verified procurement-agent release passed all 17 authoritative live conformance checks.

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Service family · Automate + Connect

Workflow Automation & Connectivity

Improve one recurring workflow and connect the named systems or partners it depends on—without replacing authoritative software.

2G

Workflow Automation

Remove recurring operational friction with focused, reviewable automation.

One bounded workflowScoped after paid discovery

Possible systems

Product and spreadsheet preparation, purchase-order exceptions, sales and service assistance, receiving discrepancies, or internal knowledge.

Typical behavior

  • Use RAG for knowledge and APIs for current facts
  • Use MCP for approved tools and controlled actions
  • Extract, compare, normalize, and draft
  • Create a review queue and escalate uncertainty

Boundary

Source systems remain authoritative. Investment is based on workflow authority, connected systems, volume, and acceptance conditions. Uncertain or financially meaningful actions escalate to people.

One defined workflow per scope keeps the result measurable and maintainable.

Automate one workflow
2H

Connectors & Partner Integrations

Connect customers, suppliers, and legacy systems without replacing the software they depend on.

Named integrationScoped by integration

Outcome

A specific partner or system can exchange approved data and transactions through a dependable, monitored connection.

Possible transports

  • APIs and webhooks
  • EDI, CSV, and SFTP
  • Document exchange and adapters
  • Authentication, mappings, validation, and testing

Boundary

Each named integration is scoped by transport, authentication, mappings, environments, test access, owner, and maintenance boundary. Third-party limitations and financially meaningful writes require additional safeguards; external licensing and usage are separate.

No unlimited-connectors promise; every integration needs an owner and maintenance boundary.

Connect a partner system
Commercial clarity

How production work is priced.

Implementation proposals define the systems, users, actions, environments, dependencies, and acceptance tests included in the build. The result is a bounded production commitment—not an open-ended estimate.

01Defined buildArchitecture, implementation, environments, testing, and acceptance are scoped together.
02Platform & hostingLicensing and managed infrastructure are separated from project delivery.
03Operations & supportMonitoring, support coverage, maintenance, and enhancement capacity are explicit.
04Variable usageAI, OCR, cloud, storage, and third-party usage are separate unless expressly included.
Beyond bounded development

The Thryve Horticulture Network.

A persistent, private operating layer connecting retailers, distributors, manufacturers, their existing systems, and governed agents. Existing business systems remain authoritative, while confidential facts stay restricted to their owning organization and authorized trading relationships. The network is earned through successful advisory, architecture, and bounded implementation—not imposed all at once.

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3APrivate role-specific nodeA retailer, distributor, or manufacturer gains standalone value.
3BConnected trading partnersApproved organizations connect through explicit relationships and permissions.
3CClosed-loop operationsDemand, orders, supply, shipments, receiving, and inventory can form one governed loop.
3DMeasured network expansionAdditional partners, connectors, and agents are added deliberately.
Start with a bounded problem

Build the first capability that earns the next one.

Tell us the workflow, system, or connection that is creating friction. We will help define the smallest production-grade move that matters.

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