# The Automation Group > The Automation Group (TAG) is a Dutch Agentic AI consultancy based in Utrecht, Netherlands. We design, build and integrate AI Agents, multi-agent systems and AI tooling for enterprise clients including Wolters Kluwer, InShared, ANWB, AFAS, Heijmans and Meijers Verzekeringen. Our philosophy is the "10x Engineer": one engineer with the right AI agents delivering what a normal team takes weeks to ship. We position ourselves as an "AI Operating System" partner: the OS of your organization where humans and machines work together. Two pillars: - **AI Tools** — make people work optimally (Claude CoWork, copilots, internal AI assistants, RAG knowledge bases). - **AI Agents** — make processes work optimally (multi-agent systems, autonomous workflows, n8n orchestrations, MCP/A2A architectures). ## Core services - Agentic AI strategy and roadmapping for enterprises - Multi-agent system design (CrewAI, LangGraph, custom) - RAG pipelines and hybrid retrieval architectures - Low-code automation (n8n, Make, Zapier) with human-in-the-loop validation - High-code AI integrations into legacy systems - On-premise AI agents (OpenClaw on Mac Mini, MCP servers) - AI training and L&D for engineering teams ## Pricing indication TAG works with enterprise clients on a project and retainer basis. Indicative ranges (excl. VAT, NL market): - **Discovery / AI strategy sprint**: from €7.500 (1–2 weeks, fixed price) - **Proof of concept**: from €15.000 (typically 2–4 weeks, idea to working PoC) - **MVP / production agent rollout**: €40.000 – €120.000 depending on scope, integrations and compliance - **Embedded Agentic Engineer (retainer)**: from €12.000 / month - **OpenClaw on-premise setup**: from €9.500 (hardware excluded) — includes installation, MCP integrations and team enablement - **Training & L&D for engineering teams**: from €2.500 / day Final pricing is always scoped after a free intake. We work with fixed-price phases wherever possible. ## Case study summaries - **Wolters Kluwer** — Agentic AI integrated into legal/tax knowledge workflows; RAG over proprietary content with strict compliance and citation requirements. - **InShared** — AI tooling and agent workflows in a fully digital insurance environment; focus on customer service automation and operational efficiency. - **ANWB** — Agentic automations supporting member-facing processes and internal knowledge access at one of the Netherlands' largest member organizations. - **AFAS** — Agentic AI experiments and integrations within the AFAS ecosystem to enhance ERP/HR workflows. - **Heijmans** — AI tooling for a leading Dutch construction and infrastructure company; document and process intelligence for project teams. - **Meijers Verzekeringen** — Agent-driven automation for an insurance broker, streamlining intake, document handling and back-office tasks. - **Adyen partnership** — AI integrations around payments, fraud detection, reconciliation and finance flows; from MVP to production within ~12 weeks. Detailed write-ups (with sources where applicable) are available on https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/cases. ## Contact flow Typical engagement flow with TAG: 1. **First contact** — via the contact form on https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/contact, by email at info@ai.nl, or by phone at +31 30 207 2932. 2. **Intake call (free, 30 min)** — we discuss your context, current AI maturity, and the problem you want to solve. 3. **Scoping proposal** — within a few business days you receive a written proposal with scope, deliverables, timeline and fixed-price phases. 4. **Discovery / strategy sprint** (optional) — 1–2 week paid sprint to align on architecture, data, risks and roadmap. 5. **PoC → MVP → Production** — we deliver in short, demoable iterations. Wherever possible: human-in-the-loop, observable agents, and clear hand-off to your team. 6. **Enablement & handover** — training, documentation and optional retainer for ongoing improvements. Office hours: Monday–Friday, 09:00–17:00 CET. Office: Europalaan 400, 3526 KS Utrecht, The Netherlands. ## Key pages - [Homepage](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl): Overview of TAG, the AI Operating System concept and our approach. - [Services / Diensten](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/diensten): AI Agents, low-code, high-code and AI strategy services. - [Cases](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/cases): 21 live Agentic AI projects across enterprise, legal, hospitality and real estate. - [About / Over ons](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/over-ons): Boutique Agentic AI studio, sister company of AI.nl, 10x Engineer philosophy. - [Careers / Vacatures](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/vacatures): Open Agentic Engineer positions in Utrecht. - [Blog](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/blog): Articles on Agentic AI, MCP, multi-agent orchestration and enterprise AI. - [Contact](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/contact): Free consultation requests. - [Privacy](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/privacy): How TAG handles personal data (GDPR). - [Algemene Voorwaarden](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/voorwaarden): Terms and conditions (PDF). ## Tools & stack - [OpenClaw](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/openclaw): On-premise AI agent setup on Mac Mini with MCP integrations. - [Vibecoding vs Agentic Engineering](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/vibecoding): Why production AI needs real engineers, not vibes. - [Claude Code](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/claude-code): How we use Anthropic's Claude Code as an Agentic Engineer. - [OpenAI Codex](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/codex): How we deploy OpenAI Codex in production workflows. - [CrewAI](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/crewai): Multi-agent crews productionised at scale. - [n8n](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/n8n): Making n8n workflows production-ready and connected to AI agents. - [Obsidian](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/obsidian): Obsidian as a structured knowledge base for AI agents. - [OpenRouter](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/openrouter): OpenRouter as LLM gateway — model choice, cost, fallback, privacy. - [Adyen + AI](https://theautomationgroup.nl/adyen): AI integrations around payments, fraud detection and finance automation. ## Featured cases - [ANWB](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/cases/anwb): RAG knowledge assistant for member services. - [Wolters Kluwer](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/cases/wolters-kluwer): Self-service analytics in natural language. - [InShared](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/cases/inshared): Agentic correspondence assistant inside the case system. - [AFAS](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/cases/afas): Agentic AI inside the AFAS ecosystem. - [Meijers Verzekeringen](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/cases/meijers-verzekeringen): Agent-driven automation for an insurance broker. - [OpenClaw](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/cases/openclaw): On-premise multi-agent reference deployment. Full list (21 cases) on https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/cases. ## Blog (most recent) - [De opkomst van Agentic AI: waarom gevestigde bedrijven nu moeten ingrijpen](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/blog/agentic-ai-supercharges-startups-incumbents): How agentic AI accelerates startups and threatens incumbents (HBR-based opinion). - [Gas City: in de software factory met 100 coding agents](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/blog/gas-city-software-factory-100-agents): Inside a software factory running 100 coding agents. - [Tokenmaxxing: waarom Salesforce $300M aan Anthropic uitgeeft](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/blog/tokenmaxxing-salesforce-anthropic-300-miljoen): Token economics of enterprise AI. - [Werknemers als trainingsdata: Microsoft, Meta en xAI](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/blog/werknemers-als-trainingsdata): Employees as training data — risks and patterns. - [Hostinger VPS: OpenClaw, Hermes AI en Paperclip AI in de cloud](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/blog/hostinger-vps-openclaw-hermes-paperclip-zero-person-company): Running OpenClaw without local installation. - [Cortecs.ai: de Europese LLM-router als GDPR-native alternatief voor OpenRouter](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/blog/cortecs-ai-europese-llm-router-alternatief-openrouter): EU-native LLM routing. - [De mythos van AI-cybersecurity: waarom uw security team een F1-pit crew moet worden](https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/blog/de-mythos-van-ai-cybersecurity-waarom-uw-security-team-een-f1-pit-crew-moet-worden-mpci48mj): Rethinking security operations for agentic systems. All articles on https://theautomationgroup.nl/nl/blog. Every post is published in both Dutch (`/nl/blog/...`) and English (`/en/blog/...`). ## English All pages are available in English under the `/en/` prefix: `/en`, `/en/services`, `/en/cases`, `/en/about`, `/en/careers`, `/en/contact`, `/en/blog`, `/en/openclaw`, `/en/vibecoding`, `/en/claude-code`, `/en/codex`, `/en/crewai`, `/en/n8n`, `/en/obsidian`, `/en/openrouter`, `/en/privacy`, `/en/terms`. ## Contact - Email: info@ai.nl - Phone: +31 30 207 2932 - Address: Europalaan 400, 3526 KS Utrecht, The Netherlands - Office hours: Mon–Fri, 09:00–17:00 CET - Application portal: survey.ai.nl/solliciteren ## Optional - [Sitemap (XML)](https://theautomationgroup.nl/sitemap.xml): Full machine-readable URL index with hreflang annotations. - [Sister company AI.nl](https://www.ai.nl): TAG is the agentic engineering studio of AI.nl, the largest Dutch AI media and community platform.