About
A New York AI agency for businesses that build things.
_1 was founded in New York City in 2026 to make practical AI available to the businesses that keep the city running — the brokerages, practices, firms, restaurants and builders who don’t have an AI team but have plenty of work AI could do. We combine senior engineering with AI-accelerated development to ship real systems in weeks.
Why the tree
Scattered tools become one living system.
Most businesses already have the roots: a CRM, an inbox, a calendar, a phone system, a few spreadsheets and years of documents. What they don’t have is the connective tissue.
_1 grows that system. We connect your data and tools, automate the work in between, and add AI agents that take real actions — so the whole thing grows with you instead of against you.
We’re model-agnostic, allergic to hype, and we’ll tell you when AI isn’t the right answer.
Results over demos
We only build what saves time or makes money, and we measure it.
Safe by default
Least-privilege access, human approvals and full audit logs on every agent.
You own everything
Your code, your accounts, your data. No lock-in, ever.
Weekly shipping
You see working software every week, not a reveal at the end.
How we work
From first call to live agent in weeks.
A five-step process built for owners who want results, not a science project. Fixed scope, weekly demos, no surprises.
Start with step 01- 01
Week 1
Audit
We map your workflows, tools and data, then rank every AI opportunity by ROI and effort. Free 30-minute call; deeper paid audit optional.
- 02
Week 1–2
Blueprint
A fixed-scope plan: what we build, how it connects, the guardrails, the timeline and the price. No surprises.
- 03
Week 2–8
Build
We ship in weekly increments you can click, test and give feedback on. Senior engineers review every line.
- 04
Go-live
Launch
Staged rollout with monitoring, human approvals where needed and hands-on training for your team.
- 05
Ongoing
Optimize
We measure results, tune prompts and models, and add the next highest-value automation.
Free AI audit · New York
Plant the first seed.
Book a free 30-minute AI audit. We’ll map the three automations that would save your team the most time — and tell you honestly if AI isn’t the answer.
- Fixed-scope quotes
- You own the code
- Reply within 1 business day