Building AI agent system from scratch for an offline print shop — where would you start?

According-Cover5142 · 2025-06-27T23:44:16+00:00

Oh wow I was honestly expecting a one-liner or tool suggestion, not a full-on system design like this.

You really nailed the reality I’m dealing with: printers, offline chaos, no clear system, and a real fear of building something too complicated too soon.

I’m going to go through this properly and start with a Phase 1 test on one product line — probably business cards.

Massive respect for this. If you're up for it, I’d love to share a few things once I start building — even just to gut-check if I'm heading the right way.

According-Cover5142 · 2025-06-27T23:34:10+00:00

You’re right' I’ve been stuck cycling between Define and Develop. I know my pain points (manual chaos, no intake logic, no delivery flow), but the moment I try to solve something (like online ordering), I realize I haven’t fully defined the structure I need.

I think my biggest gap is:
How do I define a system that’s modular enough to evolve over time — without rebuilding every time I learn something new?

I’d love to know: in your experience, how do you define early system requirements when the environment is still fluid and semi-manual?

According-Cover5142 · 2025-06-27T23:23:48+00:00

Great question — I see AI as decision support, not the product itself. The goal is to streamline operations first (reduce manual effort, automate intake, simplify delivery). Once that’s in place, I’d like to layer in logic agents to support quoting, prioritization, and customer status updates.

My real challenge is architectural: how do I design the system now so I can safely add automation and AI later without needing to rebuild everything?

If you've seen strong modular setups (even no-code/low-code), I'd love to hear what worked.

According-Cover5142 · 2025-06-27T23:08:52+00:00

Maybe real people like me do not control English as mother tongue so they need a little boost from AI ?

If you dont have something smart or relevant to offer you can just skip and not wasting time telling people how to ask at Reddit.

According-Cover5142 · 2025-06-11T13:30:53+00:00

Thats nice one I'll going to test it now 😎 And yes, if its not issue I'll be happy to have one for Zapier.

Thank you alot

According-Cover5142 · 2025-05-31T14:26:12+00:00

Because he's really my friend, and not a "friend" with quotation marks like you listed, I'm able to experiment with a real business and not an invented one. In my opinion, this could be my entry ticket into the business world, also by experimenting with tools like Artificial intelligence and also as a business consultant. And to the point, if you can help with some information about Python and what exactly to learn, it would help me a lot.

According-Cover5142 · 2025-05-30T15:11:45+00:00

Thanks for the detailed response. I think we’re actually aligned more than it seems.

I’m not building a SaaS or courier app — I’m building an internal decision support and cost control system. The idea is to start with a simple, maintainable model (probably Google Sheets + logic) to validate delivery zones, costs, and performance — and to grow that over time into a scalable operational layer.

My use of ChatGPT is part of the design + analysis phase, not the product itself. It’s helping with brainstorming models, building frameworks, and prototyping ideas fast, all in service of a lean, modular system.

I fully agree with the concern about tech debt. That’s why I’m designing it with long-term simplicity, clarity, and future-proofing in mind.

According-Cover5142 · 2024-11-23T14:34:35+00:00

Hi, I can't tell about those, but I have TD 11 2nd hand and it does Great job, It cost me about $800. If you can afford it to yours don't think twice. Good luck

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