Our process - How we work
The same three phases whether we are building a Django platform, a React Native app, a Web3 product, or an AI agent.
Scope it
We start with what the product has to do for real users, and with what already exists: code, data, tools, and deadlines.
If you bring an AI-built prototype, we read the code first and tell you what can stay and what has to be rebuilt. If you ask for an AI agent, we check whether a simpler automation would do the job.
You leave this phase with a written scope: what we will build, the stack, what is out of scope, and how we will know it works.
Included in this phase
- Codebase and data review
- Stack decision
- Build or automate decision
- Permissions plan
- Success criteria
- Written scope
Build it
We ship in small pieces you can click through every week, shared in Slack or Discord.
The stack depends on the job. Next.js or Django for web platforms, React Native and Expo for mobile, Solidity and Thirdweb for Web3, Stripe and PayPal for payments, and LangGraph with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini models for AI work.
We use AI coding agents where they help. A person still reads, tests, and ships every change.
Ship and hand over
Before launch we add what prototypes usually skip: permissions enforced in the database, end-to-end tests, error tracking, and admin tools your team can use.
AI agents go live with a person approving their actions and a log of every run. Approval steps come off only when the logs support it.
After launch you can keep us on a monthly retainer for fixes, new features, and the next project.
Included in this phase
- Tests and monitoring. End-to-end tests for the flows that matter and error tracking in production, so problems show up before users report them.
- Deployment in your accounts. We deploy to your hosting and your API keys where possible, so you own the system and the bill.
- Handoff docs. A written guide to how the system works, how to change it, and what to check when something breaks.
Our values - Rules we follow on every build
These come from client work since 2021, from lending platforms to Web3 exchanges to AI products.
- Scope before code. Fewer features, finished properly. We cut scope before we write code, not after the deadline slips.
- Numbers over adjectives. Every build has a way to measure it, like subscriptions tracked, hours saved, or bugs closed.
- Humans approve what matters. Money, customer messages, and deletions get a person in the loop, whether the code came from us or from an agent.
- You own it. Your accounts, your keys, your code. You can leave us without rebuilding anything.
- Boring tech where possible. If Postgres and a cron job do the work, we skip the vector database and the agent framework.
- Proof over promises. Level 2 on Fiverr with 100+ orders delivered. We would rather point to shipped work than describe how good we are.
Have something that needs building?
Tell us what you are building, your timeline, and where you are stuck. Start with the form, or call if you would rather talk it through.
Reach DevThinks directly
We take on web and mobile apps, Web3 products, payment systems, AI agents, and AI-built prototypes that need to reach production.
- Distributed
No office. We work async across time zones and meet on calls when a decision needs one. - Contact us
nasir@devthinks.com
+1 (559) 238-1537 - Legal Address
8 The Green Ste A
Dover, DE 19901