Guides

These guides cover decisions that come up when a business puts AI agents to work. Each one gives the short answer first, then what to check and who should own the call.

MCP servers: what they are and when you actually need one

MCP is an open standard for connecting AI applications to the systems where your data and tools live. Whether you need your own MCP server depends on what you want agents to do, and what you are prepared to let them touch.

Vendor diligence for AI tools: the questions that matter

AI tools are bought like other software, and the questions that matter most often go unasked: what happens to our data, what the tool can do on its own, which systems it needs, how we hear about changes, and how we get out. This page sets out those questions and who should judge the answers.