tidy engines

How it works

The preparation moves.
The decisions have owners.

We connect the steps around the work your team knows best. An agent can interpret and prepare; ordinary automation can move information; a person owns the consequential decision.

Agent / automationHuman decision

The workflows below are illustrative models, not client case studies or claims of measured results.

Illustrative workflow

Brief to proposal

A studio receives a new brief. The team needs a useful starting point without losing the context that makes the proposal specific.

  1. Human decision

    Agree the brief

    A lead interprets the client’s priorities and sets the boundaries.

  2. Agent / automation

    Prepare the materials

    An agent extracts requirements and assembles research from approved sources, with links and missing details visible.

  3. Human decision

    Shape the proposal

    The team chooses the approach, edits the draft and approves the client-facing proposal.

Illustrative workflow

Research to shortlist

A casting or research team needs an inspectable field of candidates. The person making the recommendation should be able to see where every fact came from.

  1. Human decision

    Set the research direction

    A reviewer defines the question, constraints and approved sources.

  2. Agent / automation

    Structure the research

    An agent checks existing records, researches gaps and prepares source-linked records. Automation flags duplicates and incomplete fields.

  3. Human decision

    Curate and approve

    A person selects the shortlist, checks uncertain matches and approves any outreach before it is sent.

Illustrative workflow

Project setup to handoff

A production team wins a project. Repeated setup should not depend on one person remembering every step.

  1. Human decision

    Confirm the plan

    A producer approves the scope, dates and people responsible.

  2. Agent / automation

    Prepare the project

    Automation creates agreed folders and tasks. An agent extracts context from the brief and drafts a handoff note.

  3. Human decision

    Review the handoff

    The owner checks assignments and exceptions before the team or client receives an update.

Controls belong in the workflow

Make the handoffs
inspectable.

Before connecting tools, we agree which sources a workflow may use, what it can change and when it must stop for a person. Missing evidence and uncertainty should remain visible in the output.

Permissions, providers, retention, export and deletion are documented for the engagement. Finding a contact address does not establish permission to use it. An agent’s relevance signal does not replace a person’s judgment.

We test the exceptions alongside the expected path, then document how the owner can intervene.

Which handoff would you
like to tidy up?

Tell us where your team gets stuck. We’ll help define a useful first step.

Let’s talk