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Ashford & Sterling: expert in Anthropic systems, expert in Claude systems, expert in training, installation and implementation of Anthropic Claude systems, for Houston organisations.
From the energy corridor to the Texas Medical Center, Houston businesses are adopting generative AI to raise productivity and quality. We design, integrate and deploy Claude into production (Claude Code, Claude Cowork, MCP, Agent Skills, Claude API, RAG engine), with automation and AI agents, then we train your teams: the depth of a Claude by Anthropic specialist, where generalist consultancies stay on the surface, with executive-grade rigour and zero conflict of interest.
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In brief
Ashford & Sterling is an AI Agency and AI Consultancy — an AI Solutions Agency and AI Automation Agency specialised in Claude by Anthropic, serving Houston and the wider Texas Gulf Coast (Sugar Land, The Woodlands, Pasadena, Pearland and Galveston), in the United States.
We train teams and implement Claude into production — Claude Code, Claude Cowork, MCP, Agent Skills, the Claude API and a sovereign RAG engine — with n8n automation and AI agents, for energy and oil & gas, healthcare and life sciences, aerospace, and ports and logistics.
The Houston landscape
Houston is the energy capital of the world, home to the oil, gas and petrochemical industries and a fast-growing energy-transition sector.
It is also home to the Texas Medical Center, the world's largest medical complex, to NASA's Johnson Space Center, and to the Port of Houston, one of the busiest ports in the United States.
This is precisely where Claude, from Anthropic, excels: reasoning, reliability and security for demanding, technical use cases. It still has to be implemented with method. That is our craft.
Our role
Ashford & Sterling is an expert in Anthropic systems, an expert in Claude systems and an expert in training, installation and implementation of Anthropic Claude systems. We lead the deployment end to end, from architecture to production, with the depth of a specialist rather than the surface of a generalist consultancy, across the whole Claude ecosystem, deployed and taught for your Houston teams.
Claude Code
Development and automation assisted by Claude, in your environments, with guardrails suited to your technical teams.
Claude Cowork
Augmented collaboration for business teams: produce, analyse and decide faster, without leaving your professional tools.
Claude & MCP
The Model Context Protocol connects Claude to your internal systems and data in a controlled way: the key to AI that is genuinely useful in the enterprise.
Agent Skills & Agent SDK
Claude agents specialised on your business processes, built with Agent Skills and the Claude Agent SDK.
Claude API
Integrate Claude into your applications and workflows through the Anthropic API, with the right model for each use case.
Sovereign RAG engine
Put your internal documents to work with Claude, in a controlled RAG architecture, ideal for organisations with sensitive data.
Beyond Claude
Our service lines go beyond the Claude toolkit: we automate your processes, deploy expert assistants and build business AI agents, all powered by Claude.
n8n automation
Orchestrate your business workflows with n8n (self-hosted), connected to Claude for the intelligent steps.
Hermes automation
Multi-agent orchestration with Hermes to automate complex processes end to end.
Expert Assistant (ChatBot)
An expert conversational agent, grounded in your documents (RAG) and powered by Claude, for your teams and your clients.
AI agents
Advisory, training and deployment of business AI agents, from scoping to production.
By Houston sector
Energy & oil & gas
Energy and oil & gas operators use Claude to mine technical and exploration data, structure engineering documentation and speed up reporting, with a secure RAG.
Healthcare & life sciences
Hospitals, research institutes and life-science firms around the Texas Medical Center use Claude for clinical documentation, research synthesis and support, under strict data control.
Aerospace & engineering
Aerospace and engineering teams structure technical documentation, procedures and knowledge with Claude agents and bespoke automations.
Ports, logistics & trade
Port, logistics and trade operators accelerate operations, compliance and coordination with Claude combined with automation.
Our method, in Houston
We start from your AI visibility and your real use cases, then we implement into production and drive adoption. Claude remains our reference for critical work (Opus 4.8 for depth of analysis, Sonnet 5 for production at scale, Haiku 4.5 for speed), within a multi-model approach with no vendor lock-in.
01 · Diagnostic & architecture
AI Perception Audit™: where your AI visibility stands and which Claude use cases to prioritise in your Houston context.
02 · Installation & implementation
End-to-end controlled deployment: RAG engine, business agents, integration with the Claude API and your information system, governance and ongoing supervision.
03 · Adoption & training
Upskilling teams on Claude Code, Cowork, MCP, Agent Skills and the Claude API, by our Anthropic Claude Expert Consultants.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. We support Houston organisations as an expert in Anthropic and Claude systems: team training, installation and implementation of Claude Code, Claude Cowork, MCP, Agent Skills, the Claude API, RAG, n8n automation and AI agents, for energy and oil & gas, healthcare and life sciences, aerospace, and ports and logistics.
Claude is Anthropic's family of AI models (Opus 4.8, Sonnet 5, Haiku 4.5), known for the quality of its reasoning and its reliability. In Houston these strengths serve the energy and oil & gas sector, the Texas Medical Center's healthcare and life-science community, aerospace, and the Port of Houston's logistics economy.
Yes. We are an expert in training, installation and implementation of Anthropic Claude systems: Claude Code, Claude Cowork, the Model Context Protocol (MCP), Agent Skills, integration through the Claude API, and the deployment of AI agents and n8n automations.
The right model depends on the use case: Claude Opus 4.8 for the most demanding reasoning tasks, Claude Sonnet 5 for a performance and cost balance at scale, Claude Haiku 4.5 for speed. We define the right model for each project with you, with no vendor lock-in.
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Talk directly to a Claude by Anthropic expert to scope your Houston project, from training to deployment.