{
    "version": "1.7.2",
    "built_at": "2026-11-03T11:04:02+00:00",
    "item": {
        "id": "service_prototyping",
        "name": "AI-Assisted Prototyping",
        "summary": "See your platform working before the build: screens, workflows and sample data you can click through and test.",
        "url": "https://www.dbeta.co.uk/ai-assisted-prototyping.html",
        "pricing_model": "quote",
        "deliverables": [
            "a working prototype of the platform: screens, navigation and forms",
            "workflows, statuses and user roles that behave as planned",
            "sample data to test with, so no real customer records are needed",
            "rounds of testing and changes with you",
            "a list of the bugs, gaps and design changes found",
            "a working reference for the engineering work: rules, workflows and styles"
        ],
        "faqs": [
            {
                "question": "What is an AI-assisted prototype?",
                "answer": "A working version of your platform, built quickly with AI coding assistants and checked by a developer. It looks and works the way the finished platform is meant to, so you can click through it and test it before the engineering work begins."
            },
            {
                "question": "How is it different from a design mock-up?",
                "answer": "A mock-up shows what screens look like. A prototype also works: forms save, records change status, different users see different things, and the workflows run from start to finish."
            },
            {
                "question": "Is the prototype the finished platform?",
                "answer": "No. It is built to test ideas, workflows and design. Once it is agreed, the engineering work makes the platform ready for real users and real data."
            },
            {
                "question": "Is the prototype code used in the finished software?",
                "answer": "No. The finished software is written new. The prototype is the reference our engineers build from: it shows the rules, workflows and styles that were agreed, which makes the real build quicker and clearer."
            },
            {
                "question": "Do we need to give you real data?",
                "answer": "No. We fill the prototype with sample data that looks like yours, so you can test it properly without using real customer records."
            },
            {
                "question": "Have you built prototypes like this before?",
                "answer": "Yes, for our own platform. The Bones 9 staff console and customer portal were specified and prototyped before engineering. Both are still in development and not generally available."
            },
            {
                "question": "How is it priced?",
                "answer": "A prototype is quoted after a short call, because the price depends on how much of the platform it covers. The price is agreed before work starts."
            }
        ],
        "related_services": [
            "service_web_development",
            "service_software_engineering"
        ],
        "related_blogs": [
            "blog_v59",
            "blog_v65",
            "blog_v94"
        ],
        "published_at": "2026-11-02T00:00:00+00:00",
        "updated_at": "2026-11-02T00:00:00+00:00"
    }
}