Where these numbers come from
McKinsey
The State of AI in 2025: 23% scaling an agentic system, 39% experimenting
mckinsey.com
McKinsey
High performers are nearly 3x as likely to redesign workflows fundamentally
mckinsey.com
04 — Scorecard
Is your workflow ready for an agent?
Score each from 1 to 3. A total of 12 or more is ready to build. 8 to 11 needs shaping first. Under 8 is a good fit for training first.
Frequency
Does it happen at least weekly?
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2
3
Clarity
Can you write the steps in ten lines?
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Data
Are the inputs available digitally?
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Error cost
Is a mistake low to medium in cost?
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Ownership
Does one person own the outcome?
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BUILD
Systems your team owns.
We build working AI workflows inside the tools you already use, then hand them over with documentation.
01 · Trigger
02 · Agent
03 · Human review
04 · Result
Ready to build?
03 — THE FRAMEWORK
The autonomy dial
Every agent runs at one of four settings. We start at Draft, then move up as the evidence grows.
Cero starts here
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Suggest
The agent proposes and a person decides.
2
Draft
The agent prepares the work and a person finishes it.
3
Act with approval
The agent acts after a person approves.
4
Act and report
The agent acts and logs every step for review.
02 — The Ladder
Offers in Build
A working prototype of your workflow in 10 days. See /demos
START
Proof of concept
From [price]
BUILD
Custom agentic builds
A fixed-scope system for one workflow, with a named owner.
SUSTAIN
Book a scoping call
Ready to build?
04 — Scorecard
Is your workflow ready for an agent?
Score each from 1 to 3. A total of 12 or more is ready to build. 8 to 11 needs shaping first. Under 8 is a good fit for training first.
Frequency
Does it happen at least weekly?
1
2
3
Clarity
Can you write the steps in ten lines?
1
2
3
Data
Are the inputs available digitally?
1
2
3
Error cost
Is a mistake low to medium in cost?
1
2
3
Ownership
Does one person own the outcome?
1
2
3
Where these numbers come from
McKinsey
The State of AI in 2025: 23% scaling an agentic system, 39% experimenting
mckinsey.com
McKinsey
High performers are nearly 3x as likely to redesign workflows fundamentally
mckinsey.com
06 — Questions
Questions
Short answers to what teams ask before a build.
Which tools do you build in?
The tools your team already uses. [Approved stack to confirm]
Who owns the system?
Your team owns it.
What about extra requests?
Anything outside the signed scope is quoted separately.