# Who we are: Kontrollfeld, an AI agency from Berlin > Kontrollfeld is an AI agency from Berlin. We build AI and automation systems for B2B use — and then we operate them, too. Quelle: https://kontrollfeld.de/en/articles/wer-wir-sind/ Sprache: en Veröffentlicht: 2026-07-17 Hinweis: KI-generiert, menschlich reviewt. --- Kontrollfeld is an AI agency from Berlin. We build AI and automation systems for companies and institutions — and we hand them over as running, maintained software, not as a slide deck. This piece summarises who we are, what we build, and how we work. ## What we build We specialise in AI integrations and systems architecture, with a focus on systems that move past the prototype and into operation: - **RAG systems** (retrieval-augmented generation): your internal knowledge becomes queryable — with an evaluation harness and an operating model, not just a demo. - **MCP servers:** connecting tools and data sources to language models cleanly and under control. - **Single sign-on with Keycloak:** identity and access solved centrally and to standard. - **WebRTC architectures:** real-time audio and video where latency and reliability matter. - **Software and systems architecture:** the foundation that lets the building blocks above carry weight in production. On top of that, we bring years of web-platform experience, Drupal among them. As an AI agency from Berlin, we connect the two worlds: AI systems embedded into existing platforms and processes, rather than bolted on beside them. We don't sell a feature list; we deliver a result that holds up in your organisation's day-to-day. What ties these building blocks together is less the individual model than the question of how it fits reliably into an existing context: where the data lives, who may access what, how quality is measured, and how the system keeps running day to day. Those questions decide whether an idea becomes an operation. ## How we work Our guiding principle is simple: we operate the systems we sell. This website is the proof — it runs on the same Git-based pipeline we use for client projects. Every editorial decision is a commit; every line of the pipeline is code-reviewed. Four principles follow from that: - **Productive, not a demo.** We deliver systems that live on after the prototype — with operations, monitoring, and documentation. A proof of concept nobody runs is not a result to us. - **Self-hosted by default.** Data and models stay where you want them. That is GDPR-friendly and avoids lock-in to third-party clouds. - **Auditability over magic.** Decision logs (ADRs), reviewable pipelines, and visible provenance of AI-generated content are part of what we ship, not an extra. - **Straight to the engineers.** There is no sales layer between you and the implementation. We name trade-offs rather than smoothing them over. Whatever technology we recommend follows the use case — not a hyperscaler stack we happen to be tied to. ## How a project starts with us It starts with a concrete problem, not a tool. First we clarify what should measurably improve — answer quality, turnaround time, operating effort — and derive the architecture from that. We record the key decisions as ADRs, so it stays clear later why a solution looks the way it does. Then comes a narrow but real slice: a working path rather than a presentation, instrumented with evaluation from the start so quality is demonstrable. Only once that holds do we build out the breadth and set up operations — monitoring, deployment, documentation. That keeps the path from prototype to production short and verifiable. ## Who is behind it Kontrollfeld is a small team that works directly with its clients. The agency was founded and is technically led by Jakob Lipps (Founder & Technical Lead), who has been building web and AI systems for B2B clients for over a decade — from Drupal platforms to RAG pipelines and MCP servers. ```mermaid graph TD KF["Kontrollfeld GmbH"] KF --> Jakob["Jakob"] KF --> Markus["Markus"] KF --> Robert["Robert"] KF --> Tomaś["Tomaś"] ``` The flat structure is deliberate: short paths, shared responsibility for both implementation and operation. ## Who we work with We work with mid-sized companies and institutions that want to use AI productively while keeping data sovereignty. In projects like these, technical decision-makers and budget owners sit at the same table — both have to stand behind the solution. So we explain architecture and trade-offs in a way that makes sense to both sides, rather than hiding behind jargon. ## Where we come from Our project experience reaches beyond AI integration alone. We have worked in, among others, these sectors: - Media and publishing - Market and opinion research - Culture and events That range means we know the usual friction points: heterogeneous legacy systems, distributed data, and the demand to fit AI reliably into existing workflows. It shapes how we set up projects — pragmatic, integration-aware, and with an eye on later operation. We rarely start on a greenfield; we work with what is already running and extend it where it makes a measurable difference. ## In short - Kontrollfeld is an AI agency from Berlin for AI and automation systems in B2B. - We build production-ready systems — RAG, MCP, SSO with Keycloak, WebRTC, architecture — and we operate them. - Self-hosted, auditable, with no sales layer between client and implementation. If you want to move an AI or integration project from prototype into operation, get in touch with us.