AI Features That Actually Ship in v1: Practical Use Cases for MVPs in 2025
Cut through AI hype. Add small, high-impact AI features to your MVP—summaries, autocomplete, routing, and insights—without derailing your timeline.
AI belongs in v1—not as a headline, but as leverage. Here are features that ship fast and create value.
High-Impact, Low-Risk Features
- Text summarization for threads and notes
- Autocomplete for form-heavy flows
- Smart routing (triage tickets, categorize content)
- Insight generation on existing data
Implementation Patterns
- API-first with fallbacks for failure cases
- Strict token and cost monitoring
- Logged prompts/responses for quality tuning
Tools and Integrations
- Claude/OpenAI via API
- MCP for tool access patterns: /blog/mcp-model-context-protocol-mvp-development-2025
Guardrails
- Never gate core flows behind AI
- Provide human override and explanations
Ship assistive AI now; leave generative heavy-lifting for later iterations.