Series · 5 parts
AX Project Playbook
How to add AI to the systems you already run, as an open-source SI project.
From choosing the use case and defining requirements to design and build, MCP tool integration, guardrails, and security, governance and handover to operations. Each part comes with example deliverables for its SI phase: requirements specification, API and page permission specs, tool allowlist and more.
The series
- 1
SI phase: Kickoff and analysis
AI Adoption Strategy: Pick Use Cases & Define Requirements
Where AI fits (rule-engine else branches, manual review queues), use-case scoring, open-model licenses, baselines, and an SI-style requirements specification.
Hana Park
- 2
SI phase: Design and build
How to Build RAG with Open Source: vLLM, pgvector & LangGraph
Architecture patterns compared, RAG with vLLM, pgvector and LangGraph, a verdict API with a human review queue, and a golden-set evaluation pipeline.
Sarah Kim
- 3
SI phase: Interface design and build
MCP Security Guide: Connecting AI Agents to Internal Systems
Designing MCP servers and tools, OAuth delegated tokens and least privilege, and defenses against poisoned tool descriptions and tool-result injection.
Soyeon Lee
- 4
SI phase: Security design and testing
LLM Guardrails Guide: Stop Prompt Injection with Open Source
Layered guardrails with Presidio, LLM Guard and NeMo Guardrails, an OWASP LLM Top 10 (2025) mapping, and red-teaming with garak and PyRIT.
Yuna Shin
- 5
SI phase: Testing and go-live
AI Governance & LLMOps: Security and Go-Live Checklist
Threat modeling, AI supply-chain security, regulation, AI incident response, LLMOps and a handover checklist.
James Lee
Download the deliverable templates
One Excel workbook with the requirements specification (54 requirements), traceability matrix, role definitions, API and page permission specs, and the MCP tool allowlist. They are examples based on the open-source AX lab; adapt them to your organization.
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We work with your team SI-style, from choosing the use case and defining requirements to building and running it. If you're considering an AX project, get in touch.