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Automate
Turn repeatable tasks into workflows: trigger an action, transfer data or apply a rule. Exceptions and recovery paths are part of the design.
AI and operations automation
Useful systems. Operations under control.
We connect your software, data and processes to automate recurring work. AI is used where it helps. Sensitive decisions remain subject to human review.
BY 9 AGENCY / OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
Where we start
Repeated data entry, scattered information and pending approvals: we start with these points of friction to establish what can be automated, what needs AI and what should remain a human decision.
Our expertise
Three complementary approaches, chosen to suit the process and the level of control it requires.
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Turn repeatable tasks into workflows: trigger an action, transfer data or apply a rule. Exceptions and recovery paths are part of the design.
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Use AI to read documents, classify requests, extract information or draft a response. Human review is applied according to the sensitivity of the action.
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Connect software, workflows, AI agents and people in a coherent process. Define who can act, when and with which permissions.
Example
A fictional example you can edit. It runs in your browser with fixed rules and takes no action in any tool.
Request received
Fields checked
Rule-based triage
CRM record drafted
Human approval
Handoff
Fictional example, local simulation: no AI call, no data sent, no action in your tools.
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Interactive simulation · fictional examples
Runs locally with predefined rules. No live AI, CRM connection or message sending.
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Areas of application
Use cases scoped around your tools, rules and constraints.
Qualify, enrich and route requests. Organize CRM updates, follow-ups and sales reporting.
Structure onboarding, classify support requests, organize escalations and prepare renewals.
Extract information from documents and invoices. Check data, prepare reviews and track approvals.
Bring together useful context, prepare reports and trigger alerts to inform decisions.
Explore voice as an interface with operations. Sensitive requests require explicit confirmation and the same controls as other interfaces.
Our services
An entry point suited to the maturity of your process. The scope is agreed at the start of the engagement.
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Discover
Map the process, identify useful opportunities and define success criteria before building.
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Build
Design and implement an automation system, including its connections, tests and control rules.
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Orchestrate
Connect workflows, AI, data and human approvals to coordinate multiple operations within one system.
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Operate
Monitor, maintain and improve automations within the agreed scope, informed by how they run in practice.
Our production principles
Plan for errors, retries and fallback paths.
Make runs, errors, performance and costs visible.
Define permissions and require approval for sensitive actions.
Assess usefulness against business criteria agreed with you.
Technology
We choose components to suit the process, available access and project constraints, while limiting dependence on a single platform.
AI models
OpenAI · Anthropic
Workflow orchestration
n8n · Make · Zapier
Business tools
Salesforce · HubSpot · Slack
Connected through
API · Webhooks · MCP
Illustrative ecosystem. Connections depend on the APIs and access available for each project. These names do not imply any partnership or certification.
Our method
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Document the inputs, decisions, owners and exceptions.
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Agree the business criteria used to evaluate the system.
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Test everyday data, edge cases and failures before production.
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Plan permissions, approvals and recovery options.
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Track runs, errors and costs to understand how the system performs.
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Provide what is needed to understand, operate and develop the system.
About
BY 9 AGENCY designs, builds and operates systems that connect business processes, software, data, AI and human decisions.
Our work is judged by its usefulness to your operations, not by the amount of automation.
Contact
Describe the task or process you would like to simplify, the tools involved and the points of friction. We can then clarify the need and a useful scope.