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RFP questions to ask an AI agent vendor or studio
A buyer checklist of questions that separate production delivery from slideware.
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
Ask for workflow mapping method, gate design, tool integration plan, ownership handoff, evaluation approach, and examples of what they refuse to automate. Vague 'AI transformation' language is a warning.
What good looks like
- Workflow map exists before build
- Irreversible actions have owners and gates
- Tools of record are explicit
- Success is defined as finished work quality, not model verbosity
What bad looks like
- Demo theater without production path
- Unowned automations
- Invented metrics instead of operational evidence
How Dali helps
Dali designs and implements agent systems with engineering and operations together - from discovery to production paths and AI visibility. See solutions and related posts on production agents.
FAQ
No. Tools without a workflow map still fail.