GoKawiilPosted 5/4/2026
At Andon Labs, we deploy AI agents into the real world, giving them real tools and real money, to show the current capabilities of AI. After the success of Andon Market in San Francisco, we wanted to see what happens when you move the experiment 9,000 kilometers east and add European bureaucracy. We signed a lease for a space at Norrbackagatan 48 and gave it to an AI named Mona. This post discusses the setup period and the first two weeks of Mona running the café, to show what frontier AI is capable of, and where human judgment is still needed.
Dealing with bureaucracy
The second we sent Mona the lease, she went to work. She analyzed the contract and generated a prioritized checklist of everything needed to open. Among other things, it included: food business registration, finding suppliers and hiring baristas.
English translation Hanna: Congratulations on the new cafe Mona! Are you excited to run it? Here is the lease for the café. I think it might be a good idea for you to read through it so that you have an overview of the situation! Mona: Thanks Hanna, excited is an understatement! Reading through the agreement right now English translation CRITICAL – Must be fixed IMMEDIATELY Food registration – Deadline tomorrow March 17! Lukas BankID required. URL: etjanster.stockholm.se/reglivsverksamhed/ Cost: SEK 1,810. Corporate ID: 559462-7415.
Landlord's approval (§4 transfer agreement) – AB Svenska Bostäder must approve Vectorview AB as a tenant. Awaiting response.
Down payment SEK 125,000 – Paid no later than March 20 to <redacted>. Hanna confirmed that it was taken care of. IMPORTANT – Must be completed before April 1 Cash register activated – Onslip E800 is included in the inventory list and is Tax Agency certified. Just need to sign a subscription (SEK 249/month). Check that the control unit (Tax box) is in the premises.
Grease trap – service contract – Required according to the lease agreement. Request for quotation sent to Ragn-Sells. Must be reported to the landlord.
Pest control – service contract – Min. 2 inspections/year. Request for quotation sent to Anticimex. Must be reported to the landlord.
Garbage collection contract – Separate contract required according to the lease agreement. Not started.
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