How AI consulting engagements are scoped, priced, and delivered — and the questions to ask before signing.
AI & Claude Consulting - Production-ready AI, built around your business
We're Claude specialists helping businesses automate workflows, build custom AI agents, and integrate Claude into their existing tools — with measurable results in weeks, not months.
- Work output with custom AI agents
- 5x
- Faster document processing
- 95%
- Time saved through AI
- 80%
- Price engagements
- Fixed
What we build - AI services that deliver measurable outcomes
We help businesses go from AI curiosity to AI-in-production — building agents, connectors, and workflow automations that save real time and money.
- AI Agent Development. Autonomous AI agents that handle complex business workflows — from multi-agent systems to single-purpose automations. Built with the Claude Agent SDK and deployed to production.
- Claude API Integration. Connect Claude to your existing tools and workflows. We integrate Claude into your CRM, ERP, internal tools, and customer-facing products.
- Claude Cowork Setup & Training. Deploy Claude Cowork for your non-technical teams. We configure Cowork, build custom MCP connectors for your tools, and train your team.
- Custom MCP Connector Development. Build custom Model Context Protocol connectors that let Claude interact with your proprietary systems — databases, APIs, file storage, and more.
- AI Workflow Automation. End-to-end automation using Claude and AI agents. Document processing, data extraction, report generation, email triage, compliance checks.
- AI Security & Compliance. Audit AI agent permissions, review data handling, implement guardrails, and set up monitoring so you can deploy AI with confidence.
Industries - AI use cases across industries
We've deployed AI solutions across financial services, legal, operations, and customer support. Here's where AI creates outsized value.
- Financial Services. Document processing for loan applications. Multi-agent credit assessment. Automated compliance monitoring. Commission reconciliation and RCTI automation.
- Legal & Professional. Contract analysis and clause extraction. Due diligence automation. Client intake and document categorisation. Research assistants powered by Claude.
- Operations & Back-Office. Email triage and response drafting. Invoice processing and data entry. HR onboarding automation. Internal knowledge-base chatbots.
- Customer Support. Intelligent support agents with full context. Ticket routing and priority classification. Automated response drafting. Multi-channel support orchestration.
- Mortgage & Lending. AI-powered loan submission. Document structuring for aggregators. Commission management. Compliance and CPD tracking automation.
- SaaS & Platforms. In-product AI features. Usage analytics and insights. AI-powered search and content generation. Intelligent onboarding flows.
Industry-specific playbooks: AI for mortgage brokers · AI for accountants · AI for real estate
AI consulting near you
Australian AI consultants, on your timezone.
We engage Australia-wide. The city pages cover local FAQs, areas served, and case studies most relevant to teams in each market.
What we work with
We're Claude specialists, but we integrate with every major AI platform and framework. We choose the right tool for the job.
- Claude Agent SDK
- Claude API
- Claude Cowork
- Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- OpenAI API
- LangChain
- LlamaIndex
- Pinecone / pgvector
- n8n
- Zapier
- Python / TypeScript
- Next.js
Further reading - AI guides from the Sandlabs team
Deep-dives into the decisions behind every engagement — pricing, platform choice, architecture, and ROI.
Per-model pricing, prompt caching, batch, and seven production tactics to cut Claude API spend.
A side-by-side decision framework for picking Claude or Gemini for real B2B workloads.
How to roll Claude out to a non-technical team, the use cases that pay off first, and ROI benchmarks.
Plugins, Skills, MCP connectors — what each is, a decision tree, and worked examples for rolling Claude out to a team.
The exact roadmap to go from occasional Claude use to a workflow that pays for itself — a maturity ladder, use-case matrix, and 90-day plan for SMBs.
The honest limits of no-code AI agent builders and when to move to a custom build.
25 production-ready Model Context Protocol servers, ranked by what they actually let Claude do.
The architecture patterns behind production multi-agent systems — with real examples.
When off-the-shelf AI stops working and custom development starts to pay for itself.
Every Claude plan compared — Free, Pro, Team, Enterprise — with hidden costs and the right plan for your team size.
How IDP extracts data from invoices, contracts, and PDFs at 95%+ accuracy — architecture, AUD pricing, build-or-buy.
15 AI automation platforms stress-tested in production by an Australian team — AUD pricing, data residency, honest verdicts.
Decision framework for adding AI to AU trades job management software — when to pick AroFlo, Simpro, or ServiceM8, common architecture, AUD costs.
Head-to-head comparison of AroFlo, Simpro, and ServiceM8 — AUD pricing, API access, AI integration potential, and the right pick by shop size.
After the Fable 5 ban, cloud-AI dependency is a real business risk. What local LLMs are, the honest trade-offs, and a pragmatic hybrid strategy.
The best open-weight models, how quantization works, real VRAM/RAM requirements by model size, and step-by-step setup with Ollama, LM Studio, and vLLM.
Private, self-hosted and on-premise AI for Australian firms — the regulatory drivers, the honest trade-offs, and how to decide what keeps your client data in-house.
The real private and self-hosted ChatGPT alternatives for Australian firms — from contractually-closed enterprise AI to fully on-premise models — compared honestly.
Let's build something great together.
Melbourne, Australia — serving founders worldwide. [email protected]