Building Your Own AI Support Agent in 89 Minutes

We Wasted 4 Weeks on a $1,000/Month AI Agent

TLDR: A SaaS platform's $1,000/month AI agent add-on frustrated a small team for weeks because it was a complete black box with no control over models, prompts, or behavior. They built their own from scratch in 89 minutes using Val Town and the Kilo Gateway, achieving the same functionality for $40–80/month.

We Wasted 4 Weeks on a $1,000/Month AI Agent