# Blueprints: AI systems we build, explained > 8 reference designs for AI systems we build, from lead qualification and voice reception to invoice processing, with build time and cost. - Page: https://methodcrew.com/blueprints - Last updated: 2026-10-28 - Publisher: [The Method Crew](https://methodcrew.com/) ## 8 systems, with build times and prices ### [Inbound lead qualification agent](https://methodcrew.com/blueprints/inbound-lead-qualification-agent) An inbound lead qualification agent is a workflow with a language model at its center. It reads each new lead from your forms, inbox and chat, adds company data, scores the fit against your ideal customer profile, assigns an owner in the CRM and drafts a first reply for a rep to approve. The Method Crew builds it in 4 to 6 weeks for $12,000 to $25,000. - Build time: 4 to 6 weeks - Price: $12,000 to $25,000 per project ### [AI receptionist voice agent](https://methodcrew.com/blueprints/ai-receptionist-voice-agent) An AI receptionist is a voice agent that answers your business phone, handles common questions from an approved knowledge base, books or moves appointments in your calendar, takes messages and transfers callers to a person when the call needs one. The Method Crew builds it on Vapi or Retell AI with Twilio in 5 to 7 weeks, for $12,000 to $30,000 plus per-minute usage at cost. - Build time: 5 to 7 weeks - Price: $12,000 to $30,000 per project ### [Invoice processing pipeline](https://methodcrew.com/blueprints/invoice-processing-pipeline) An invoice processing pipeline reads supplier invoices from an email inbox, extracts the vendor, totals, tax and line items, checks them against your purchase orders and vendor records, sends anything that fails a check to a reviewer and posts approved bills to QuickBooks Online, Xero, NetSuite or Sage Intacct. The Method Crew builds one in 6 to 9 weeks for $15,000 to $35,000. - Build time: 6 to 9 weeks - Price: $15,000 to $35,000 per project ### [Support knowledge assistant](https://methodcrew.com/blueprints/support-knowledge-assistant) A support knowledge assistant is a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) system that searches your help docs, policies and past tickets, then drafts an answer with citations inside your helpdesk for an agent to check and send. Once the drafts prove accurate, selected topics can be answered for customers directly. The Method Crew builds it in 6 to 12 weeks for $20,000 to $60,000. - Build time: 6 to 12 weeks - Price: $20,000 to $60,000 per project ### [Sales call follow-up automation](https://methodcrew.com/blueprints/sales-call-follow-up) Sales call follow-up automation reads the transcript of a recorded sales call, updates the matching CRM deal with next steps and qualification fields, drafts the follow-up email in the rep's inbox and creates dated tasks. The rep approves the email and any stage or amount change. We build it in 4 to 6 weeks for $7,000 to $18,000 on HubSpot, Salesforce or Pipedrive. - Build time: 4 to 6 weeks - Price: $7,000 to $18,000 per project ### [AI search content engine](https://methodcrew.com/blueprints/ai-search-content-engine) An AI search content engine is a content operations system that collects real buyer questions from sales calls, support tickets and Search Console, turns each into a brief, drafts an answer-first page with linked sources, routes it through expert and editor review, publishes it with schema and tracks which AI answers cite it. Build: 6 to 8 weeks, $12,000 to $25,000. - Build time: 6 to 8 weeks - Price: $12,000 to $25,000 per project ### [Contract review assistant](https://methodcrew.com/blueprints/contract-review-assistant) A contract review assistant compares an incoming contract with your clause playbook, lists every clause that deviates from your standard position or is missing, and suggests fallback language that cites the playbook entry it came from. A lawyer reviews and decides every issue. We build it in 8 to 12 weeks for $20,000 to $40,000, starting with 2 or 3 contract types. - Build time: 8 to 12 weeks - Price: $20,000 to $40,000 per project ### [Weekly ops report automation](https://methodcrew.com/blueprints/weekly-ops-report) An automated weekly ops report pulls the same numbers every week from your finance, CRM, support and project tools, checks them for gaps and errors, calculates what changed, and writes a plain-language summary of the movements and their likely causes. It posts to Slack or email with links to the source data. Build: 3 to 6 weeks, $8,000 to $20,000. - Build time: 3 to 6 weeks - Price: $8,000 to $20,000 per project ## What every blueprint covers Every blueprint page covers the same parts, so two systems can be compared side by side. - **Flow.** Every step in the order the system runs it, and what happens at each one. - **Components.** The parts you own at handover: workflows, prompts, tables and connectors. - **Stack.** The products it runs on. We set them up on your accounts, and usage is billed at cost. - **Guardrails.** What could go wrong, and how the build stops it or hands it to a person. - **Build time and price.** The range for a typical version, and the volumes, sources and checks that move your price up or down. - **When not to build it.** The cases where a cheaper tool, a plain rule or no build at all does the job. ## Pick a blueprint and get a fixed price for your version Bring your tools and volumes to a 30-minute call. If none of these fits, we'll scope the system you need. Request a 30-minute scoping call: https://methodcrew.com/contact. Or email contact@methodcrew.com.