What delivery formats and first integration steps suit a pilot?
A pilot can be delivered as JSONL or Parquet files, a task manifest and optionally a tool-based environment, with a first step of loading and validating one case.
A pilot can be delivered in one or more forms, chosen during scoping.
**Files**
- JSONL for nested records such as decisions with conditions. - Parquet for larger tabular tables such as parties and documents. - A `manifest.json` listing files, schema versions, record counts for the pilot and a checksum per file.
**Task pack**
- `cases.jsonl` with `case_id`, `seed`, `starting_state_ref`, `expected_state_ref` and `tags`. - Policy files referenced by `policy_id`.
**Environment**
- Tool definitions for actions such as `search_party`, `create_account`, `set_status` and `create_task`, described in a JSON schema that fits common tool-calling formats. - `reset(case_id, seed)` and `snapshot()` endpoints, which a public MCP server or your own wrapper could expose.
**First step**
1. Load the manifest and verify checksums. 2. Check that every foreign key resolves. 3. Reset one case, run it by hand through the tools, and diff the result with the expected state. 4. Run your agent on that case and read the log.
Once one case works end to end, scale to the full sample. The data is generated and synthetic, so keep a review step for grounding and disclosure risk alongside the technical checks.
Starting with a single case loaded and validated end to end exposes integration problems before you scale up.
- Audience:
- Evaluation teams
- Content type:
- Integration
- Buyer question:
- Scope and getting started
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Related questions
- What does a first pilot look like for a client and matter opening agent?
- What licence and usage limits should we ask about before starting?
- How should we scope a first pilot for set-up agents?
- What should we ask for in a sample or pilot release for set-up?
- How do we wire a pilot release into our agent harness on day one?
- How should delivery formats, versioning and data splits be agreed for a pilot?