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AI agent pilot scope template (copy and fill)

A practical template to scope an AI agent pilot: workflow, tools, gates, acceptance test, exclusions, and owners.

Written by Dali

Dali is an AI agent systems studio. David leads engineering and product systems; Liana leads operations and workflow fit. We ship production agents inside tools teams already use.

David Hakobyan · Dali

Direct answer

Scope every AI agent pilot as one workflow, one primary tool path, explicit gates, a pass/fail acceptance test, and named owners. Everything else is phase two.

Template fields

Workflow name. Trigger. Tools. Inputs. Allowed actions. Forbidden actions. Human gate points. Success metrics. Data access. Timeline. Exclusions.

Example acceptance test shape

On 20 real historical cases: zero silent duplicates, required fields complete above a threshold, every low-confidence case creates an exception.

How to use with vendors

Send the filled template before pricing. Reject quotes that ignore exclusions.

Common mistakes

Three workflows in one pilot. No owner for approvals. Success = 'feels smarter' with no measure.

How Dali fits

Dali pilots use fixed boundaries. See patterns on solutions.

FAQ

  • Long enough to replay real cases and fix gates - often weeks, not a weekend.