Answer: Ask an agentic AI MVP agency how they define agent success metrics, which tools the agent can call, how they prevent runaway actions, how they evaluate multi-step runs, and what ships in the first 90 days. Good answers sound like product engineering - not a chatbot slide deck.
Direct answer
Use this shortlist in every sales call: (1) What is the agent allowed to do vs only recommend? (2) What is the eval set for multi-step tasks? (3) How do you stop loops and unsafe tool use? (4) What is fixed-scope for v1? Codility Solutions runs productized SaaS MVP and agent builds with weekly demos and production deployment - independent of Codility.com.
Product and scope questions
- Which user journey is in scope for the MVP, and which is explicitly out?
- Will the agent write to CRM/tickets or only draft for a human?
- What is the launch KPI - time-to-resolution, conversion, containment?
- How many weekly demos, and who attends from your side?
Technical and safety questions
- Tooling: list of APIs, auth model, idempotency for writes.
- Guardrails: allow/deny lists, spend caps, confirmation for irreversible actions.
- Evals: transcript or trajectory tests, not only single-turn prompts.
- Observability: traces for each step, replay for failed runs.
Commercial questions
Ask for fixed price after discovery, what happens if a model provider changes pricing, and who owns IP, prompts, and eval data. Prefer partners who warn you when agent autonomy is the wrong MVP cut.
Talk to our team if you want a 30-minute scope map before you RFP.
FAQ
What is the most important question for an agentic AI MVP agency?
Ask how they evaluate multi-step agent trajectories and prevent unsafe tool calls - not just how the demo looks in a slideshow.
Should an MVP agent take actions automatically?
Often no. Many strong MVPs draft actions for human approval first, then automate the safest high-volume steps once evals pass.
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