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We build production software that ships where you need it.

01Apps 02APIs 03Pipelines 04Agents 05Platforms

An engineering practice for teams that need software shipped right. Apps, APIs, data pipelines, multi-agent systems, and platform modernization — designed with your stack, deployed where your compliance says, owned by your team.

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✓ Deploy: cloud · VPC · on-prem · air-gap ✓ Cloud LLMs or local models — your call ✓ Audit-grade logs + HITL gates ✓ You own the IP
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Built for regulated
Finance Healthcare Government Insurance Legal Telco Energy
// 01 · services

Five disciplines. One team. Your stack.

We scope narrow, ship vertical, and leave the system in your team's hands. Cloud, VPC, on-prem, or air-gap — your call. Start price is the floor; a conversation clarifies the right tier in 30 minutes.
// 01 · apps
Custom apps
Internal tools, ops consoles, customer-facing apps. Web + desktop. Shipped to your stack.
Typical start$15K
 // 02 · apis
APIs & integrations
Backend services, system-of-record bridges, legacy-to-modern connectors. Language-agnostic.
Typical start$15K
 // 03 · pipelines
Pipelines & reports
Batch ETL, regulatory reporting, month-end close, reconciliation. Millions of rows a day, tested to the digit.
Typical start$15K
 // 04 · agents
Agents & automation
Plan-validate-act loops, HITL gates. Cloud LLMs (Claude, OpenAI) or local models — whichever fits your compliance.
Typical start$50K
 // 05 · platforms
Platform modernization
JVM migrations, container rollouts, CI/CD, observability. Making old systems ship like new.
Typical start$50K
// 02 · how we ship

Four phases. Duration is a scope question.

Anyone who quotes a timeline before seeing the scope is guessing. We quote duration after the workshop, in writing, with a fixed price. Every phase ends with a signed-off artifact you own.
// 01 · scope
Workshop

Two architects, your operators, whiteboard mode. We map the workload, constraints, data boundaries, and the smallest provable outcome. Output drives every number below.

You leave with // signed architecture doc // risk + failure-mode list // fixed prototype + pilot quotes
// 02 · prove
Prototype

Running software on your infra. Real data subset, real auth, real failure modes. Never a slide deck. We either prove the path or kill the project here — and we'll be the first to say kill if that's the honest answer.

You leave with // running prototype // runbook + observability // go / no-go decision
// 03 · ship
Pilot

Production rollout to a single workflow, team, or region. HITL gates on if you asked. Audit trails on. SLOs measured. Your operators run it, we observe and harden.

You leave with // production-grade system // handoff docs // rollback plan tested
// 04 · operate
Operate

Optional retainer: we stay for incident response, model updates, and scale-out. Or you take the keys and we're out. Both are honest answers — and both are priced clearly before anyone signs.

You leave with // option to own outright // or retained SLA // or a clean handoff
// 03 · workload patterns

The shapes we ship.

Not case studies. Patterns — the classes of work we're built for. Every engagement is bespoke. Every outcome is signed off by your team.
// pattern 01 Banks · Insurance
Report automation at scale

Regulatory reports, month-end close, reconciliation, batch settlements. Millions of rows a day, tested to the digit, reproducible on demand. The kind of work where one wrong number becomes a compliance filing.

  • Idempotent batch pipelines + replay
  • Schema-aware row-level validation
  • Signed-off output artifacts with lineage
  • SLAs for daily/weekly/monthly windows
● Live pattern $50K+ Pilot start
// pattern 02 Finance · Telco · Ops
Tier-1 ops triage

Ops teams buried in tickets. Half are repeat classifications. We build a triage layer with approval gates — using Claude, OpenAI, or local models, whichever fits your compliance and budget.

  • Cloud or local LLM — your call per workload
  • HITL gate before any write action
  • Audit trail + replay for every decision
  • Operator time returned to exception work
● Live pattern $50K+ Pilot start
// pattern 03 Healthcare · Legal · Public
Document extraction at scale

Thousands of documents per day, privileged content, strict retention rules. We build extraction + review tools that match your data-handling rules — self-hosted when required, cloud-hosted when faster and compliant.

  • OCR + structured extraction (self- or cloud-hosted)
  • Reviewer UI with diff and sign-off
  • Scoped field-level access controls
  • Shipped as a bounded internal service
▸ Ready to build $50K+ Pilot start
// pattern 04 Telco · Energy · Gov
Legacy-to-modern bridge

Mainframe or Oracle-heavy system-of-record. Modern frontends and mobile apps need typed access without rewriting the core. We ship the connective layer.

  • Typed API surface in front of legacy
  • Read replicas + change-data-capture
  • Observability from day one
  • Zero migration risk to the core system
✓ Proven shape $15K+ Prototype start
// pattern 05 Regulated · multi-site · high-availability
Platform modernization

Aging JVM or monolithic deployment across multiple sites. Rolling updates fail, observability is blind, and every release is manual. We re-lay the platform with containers, CI, and telemetry — without a six-month freeze.

  • Containerization + signed artifact pipeline
  • Ansible / infra-as-code rollouts
  • OpenTelemetry + structured logs
  • Rolling deploys with verified health probes
● Live pattern $50K+ Pilot start
A note on specifics. We operate under NDA. Logos, vertical names, and metrics are withheld until engagement. If you need a reference call, we'll arrange one after the workshop scope is signed. Ship receipts > stock photos.
// 04 · pricing

One conversation. One price. One handshake.

A ladder, not a menu. Most operators start with the Pilot after a one-week Prototype. We quote fixed prices, not hours.
// tier 01
Workshop
$5K1 week · two architects

Whiteboard the workload, risks, data boundaries. Decide the right shape of the pilot.

  • Signed architecture doc
  • Failure-mode + risk list
  • Fixed prototype quote
// tier 02
Prototype
$15K2 weeks · vertical slice

One thin, running slice of the full system. Real data subset, real infra. Go / no-go answer.

  • Working software on your infra
  • Runbook + observability
  • Honest feasibility verdict
// tier 03
Pilot
$50K+4–6 weeks · production

Production-grade rollout to a single workflow, team, or region. HITL gates on. Audit trails on.

  • Production system on your infra
  • Handoff + training for your team
  • Rollback plan, tested
// tier 04
Retainer
$5–30K/mooptional · monthly

We stay for incident response, model updates, scale-out, and feature extensions. Cancel anytime.

  • Named architect on call
  • Scoped SLA + response window
  • Quarterly roadmap checkpoint
// 05 · not a fit

When not to hire us.

A shop that says yes to everything is a shop that ships nothing on time. Here's where we're the wrong answer. Saves everyone a month of slide decks.

Honest refusal is the first feature we deliver.

  1. 01
    You want an off-the-shelf SaaS.
    If a commodity tool already solves it, buy that. We build when the shelf is empty or the compliance bar rules shelf-ware out.
  2. 02
    You need someone to blame, not to ship.
    We document decisions, name trade-offs, and co-sign the architecture. If the goal is a vendor-shaped scapegoat, there are larger firms for that.
  3. 03
    You need a $500 gig or a quick-fix hack.
    Our floor is $5K for a workshop. Below that, you'll find better value on a marketplace. Not a knock on marketplaces — just not our shape.
  4. 04
    You want a body-shop of swappable hours.
    We engage on fixed scope, fixed price, fixed deliverable — not hourly staff augmentation. If you need T&M contractors, the big consultancies and freelance marketplaces are the better shape for that.
  5. 05
    You have no named operator on your side.
    We need one accountable decision-maker inside your org. Not a committee. Not a "we'll circle back." Without that, nothing ships.
// 06 · deploy truth table

What works where. No magic quadrants.

Four deployment modes. Honest matrix of what's supported, gated, or off-limits inside each. Use it to pre-check your compliance before a scoping call.
Capability Cloud VPC On-prem Air-gap Hybrid
Apps, APIs & pipelines ✓ Supported ✓ Supported ✓ Supported ✓ Supported
Multi-agent systems ✓ Supportedcloud or local model ✓ Supportedcloud or local model ✓ Supportedlocal model only ✓ Supportedgated bridge
Cloud LLMs (Claude, OpenAI, Gemini) ✓ Supporteddirect or proxied ◐ If compliance allowsegress-gated ✗ Not compatibleair-gap has no egress ✓ Supportedgated bridge
Local / self-hosted models ✓ Supported ✓ Supported ✓ Supportedmodels packaged on-site ✓ Supported
Audit-grade logging ✓ Default ✓ Default ✓ Default ✓ Default
HITL approval gates (when needed) ✓ Available ✓ Available ✓ Available ✓ Available
Customer data boundary Your VPCegress on your terms Your hardwarezero egress by default Your sitehardware-guaranteed Your policygated + logged
Team owns the system post-handoff ✓ Always ✓ Always ✓ Always ✓ Always
// 07 · commitment

The contract before the contract.

Four things we commit to in writing, on every engagement, before the SOW is signed.
// 01
Your data stays where you decide.
Cloud, VPC, on-prem, or air-gap — we ship where your compliance says. Nothing we build pipes your data out without you naming the destination.
// 02
You own the IP outright.
Every line of code, model weight, container image, and runbook ships under a license that makes your team the owner.
// 03
Fixed scope, fixed price, fixed date.
Quoted after the workshop, in writing. No time-and-materials creep. If scope changes, we write a new SOW — not a surprise invoice.
// 04
NDA + DPA is the starting point.
We sign your paper, not ours. Standard DPA, GDPR / HIPAA addendums, vendor-security questionnaires — all expected.
// 08 · three ways in

Three ways to start. All of them short.

Pick the entry that matches where you are. A 30-minute call is free. A workshop is $5K. A formal RFP routes to the same inbox.

// 01 · fastest
30-min discovery call
We listen, you sketch. If we can't help, we'll point you at who can. Always free.
No commitmentBook → // 02 · scoped
1-week workshop
Two architects, whiteboard mode, your operators. Signed architecture doc at the end.
$5K · refundableRequest → // 03 · formal
Send an RFP
We respond to formal procurement. Vendor-security questionnaires, compliance addendums — send them through.
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