How long does an AI agent build take?

Most builds ship in 4 to 7 weeks. Voice agents take 5 to 7 days. WhatsApp support agents take 7 to 10 days. RAG customer support systems take 7 to 14 days. Custom vertical agents take 2 to 4 weeks.

Do you provide the model API keys?

No. Model API keys live in your account and are billed directly to you. This keeps your data inside your perimeter and your costs visible.

What happens if the agent does not meet the acceptance criteria?

We iterate until it does. We do not invoice the setup fee until you sign off on the demo. If we cannot deliver to your satisfaction, you owe nothing.

Can my team maintain the agent after you leave?

Yes. Every build ships with a runbook, eval scripts, CLAUDE.md architecture documentation, and a handover session with your engineers. Most teams are independent within 30 days.

Do you offer a maintenance retainer?

Yes. The optional retainer covers monthly prompt audits, token budget monitoring, model updates, and up to 5 hours of changes per month. Pricing: $499 to $8,000 per month depending on agent complexity.

Agentic Coding Setup · StudioBuildIt

The fastest engineers in 2026 are not the ones who type the most code. They are the ones with a tuned Cursor plus Claude Code workflow, codebase-specific instructions, and a library of repeatable Claude Skills. We install that setup for your whole team.

Who this is for

Engineering teams of 5 to 50 people who have heard that Cursor accelerates development but do not have a coherent, consistent setup across the team. CTOs who want their senior engineers mentoring others and solving hard problems rather than writing boilerplate.

What you get

A codebase-tuned CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md that give AI coding tools accurate context about your architecture, conventions, and constraints.
Custom skills in SKILL.md format for your domain, for example “add a new API route” or “write a migration,” so repetitive tasks run in one command.
A Cursor rules pack tuned to your stack and coding standards.
A team workshop of half a day, recorded, covering the full workflow.
MCP servers for your internal tools so the agent can read your docs, tickets, and observability data without leaving the editor.
A 30-day tuning retainer to refine instructions as the team uses them in practice.

How we work on this

We audit the codebase first, then draft the instructions and skills. We run the team workshop in week two, iterate on feedback for two weeks, and hand over with a written guide. An optional ongoing retainer keeps the instructions current as the codebase evolves.

Tech stack

Cursor Pro or Business. Claude Code for the CLI workflow. Aider or Codex as alternates depending on team preference. Custom MCP servers for your internal tools and documentation.

When this is the wrong choice

If your engineers will not adopt new tools, no amount of setup will produce results. We run a brief team readiness check before the engagement begins.

Pricing

Build fee: $5,000 to $18,000. Optional training retainer: $3,000 to $8,000 per month for evolving instructions as the codebase and team grow.

FAQ

What is the typical productivity gain? Teams consistently report 2 to 4 times faster output on well-defined tasks such as adding features, writing tests, and refactoring. Tasks that require novel architecture decisions see smaller gains.

Does code leave the building? Cursor sends code to Anthropic’s API for model inference. Cursor Business includes a zero-data-retention agreement. We walk you through the privacy configuration before the workshop.

Which model does Cursor use? Cursor defaults to Claude Sonnet 4.6. We configure model selection per task type: faster models for autocomplete, more capable models for multi-file edits.

What if the team prefers a different IDE? Claude Code is IDE-agnostic and works from the terminal. We can configure the instruction stack for VS Code, JetBrains, or any editor with an MCP client.

How do you handle team adoption? The workshop is recorded and stays in your internal wiki. New engineers follow the same onboarding flow, and the CLAUDE.md file grows with the codebase.