Opensteer

Opensteer discovered genuine demand through concrete behavioral signals rather than survey responses. Early customers began integrating the agents into their existing workflows unprompted, with several companies requesting custom tool integrations within weeks of initial access. The team measured interest by tracking actual agent deployment hours—customers ran agents continuously across their operations, not just during trial periods. Early traction emerged when a mid-market logistics company automated their entire order-routing process, reducing manual work by 40 hours weekly. This led to referrals to three competitors in the same industry. Beyond stated interest, Opensteer validated demand by observing customers building custom guardrails and tool configurations independently, indicating they'd moved past evaluation into operational dependency. Expansion requests for additional agent instances proved the approach worked—companies weren't just testing the concept but scaling it across departments. These behavioral commitments, particularly the willingness to integrate agents into critical workflows and invest time in customization, demonstrated that demand extended far beyond initial enthusiasm.