AI Consulting Services — Custom GPT Bots & Workflow Automation
Practical AI Consulting, Without the Pilot Purgatory
Most organisations do not need convincing that AI is useful. They need to work out which of their processes actually benefit from it, what a working system costs to build and run, and which of the ideas currently on the table are worth starting. That is the work: narrowing a broad ambition down to something specific enough to ship.
Pragmavant works on the engineering end of that problem. We build custom GPT chatbots, automate workflows on AWS Lambda, and put media processing pipelines into production — and we say plainly when a problem does not warrant any of it. A well-placed script or an off-the-shelf tool is frequently the right answer, and recommending a bespoke build over one costs you more than the advice was worth.
How an Engagement Usually Runs
Engagements start small on purpose. The first conversation is diagnostic rather than a pitch: what the process looks like today, where the time actually goes, what data exists and what state it is in, and what "working" would mean concretely enough to test. That is often enough to establish whether there is a project worth doing at all.
From there, work is scoped as a defined deliverable rather than an open-ended retainer — a chatbot trained on your material, a Lambda workshop that leaves running infrastructure in your own account, a processing pipeline wired into your storage. You own what gets built: the code, the infrastructure definitions, and the deployment path. Nothing is designed to require us afterwards.
What Tends to Determine Whether This Works
The constraint is almost never the model. It is the data and the process around it. A chatbot is only as good as the material it is grounded in, so documentation that is scattered, contradictory, or years out of date is the first thing to address — usually before any model is involved. Automating a process nobody has written down tends to encode the current confusion rather than remove it.
The second factor is having a way to tell whether the result is any good. Agreeing in advance on what a correct answer looks like, and on what should happen when the system is unsure, is what separates something you can put in front of customers from a demo that impresses in a meeting and is quietly retired a month later.
Ad-hoc consultation
An ad-hoc consulting service is designed to provide quick, targeted, and flexible assistance to clients seeking immediate advice or solutions for specific challenges or opportunities. This type of service is often on-demand, and allows clients to access expertise without the need for a long-term commitment.
Custom GPT Bot development
A chatbot trained on your own material — products, documentation, FAQs, and brand voice — rather than a generic assistant with your logo on it. Delivered in three tiers:
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Starter – the custom chatbot, management tools, HTML UI template(s), and an hour of support.
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Standard – everything in Starter, plus Slack integration, VS Code configuration, and a further hour of support.
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Enterprise – everything in Standard, plus additional support and ongoing optimisation.
Robust AWS Lambda development workshop
You will receive a solid foundation in AWS Lambda usage including a starter code base, deployment to your target account, and a detailed walk-through. This will allow your team to move quickly and robustly through the AWS technology landscape. Additionally, I can provide detailed pros/cons of AWS Lambda benefits and limitations that you will encounter when processing large payloads, during long processing times, or running at high concurrency. This project will quickly move you through the learning curve of AWS Lambda and enable you to concentrate on your business-specific functionality. It will be rewarding to up-level you to the next stage.
Custom media post-processing
You will receive utility batch processing of video files by applying overlays at specified placements, and multiple overlays would be supported in a single pass.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does an AI consultant do?
An AI consultant helps businesses identify opportunities for AI automation, designs custom solutions (like GPT chatbots, workflow automation, or media processing pipelines), and guides implementation from strategy through deployment.
How much does AI consulting cost?
Pragmavant offers flexible AI consulting starting with a free 30-minute strategy call. Ad-hoc consultations and custom projects are scoped based on complexity, with transparent pricing discussed during the initial call.
Can you build a custom GPT chatbot for my business?
Yes. We build fully custom GPT-powered chatbots for customer service, sales, and internal automation. Each bot is tailored to your specific business needs, data, and workflows, with options for Slack integration and web UI templates.
What is included in the free strategy call?
The free 30-minute strategy call covers your current challenges, AI opportunities for your business, a recommended approach, and a rough timeline and budget estimate. No commitment required.