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How engagements work

One path, four stages, evidence at each. You can stop after any stage — nothing is a trap, and everything you get is yours to keep.

Diagram — the engagement flowSVG · code-native
The engagement flow Audit, Sprint, Build, and Operate connected on a single rail, with an evidence gate between each stage. You can stop after Audit, Sprint, or Build — everything shipped to that point is yours. YOU 01 · AUDIT ~1 week Failure mapped + quote 02 · SPRINT ~2 weeks One shipped improvement 03 · BUILD ~4–8 weeks Full system, owned by you 04 · OPERATE ongoing · optional Stays green, compounds EVIDENCE EVIDENCE EVIDENCE SHIPPED & OWNED yours, not mine you can stop after any stage — everything shipped to that point is yours to keep
Audit → Sprint → Build → Operate. Each arrow is an evidence gate, not a handshake — a stage doesn’t count as done until there’s something to point at.

01 · Audit — ~1 week

Your highest-leverage failure mapped, a prioritized plan you own, and a concrete quote for the build. The lowest-risk way to a real number.

02 · Sprint — ~2 weeks

One visible, production-grade improvement — real code, deployed, measured. A minimum viable gate or a shipped workflow.

03 · Build — ~4–8 weeks

The full system: the eval battery, the CI gate, the automation, the runbook — owned by your team at handoff.

04 · Operate — ongoing (optional)

Measure, improve, publish. The system stays green and compounds instead of quietly decaying.

#What every engagement guarantees

  • Built in your repo, your CI, your conventions — not a dependency on me.
  • Every deliverable ends with a runbook and a walkthrough so your team owns it.
  • Nothing is retained after handoff; access is scoped to the engagement.
  • If the scoping shows I can’t help, I say so and it costs nothing.
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Fixed prices for the common paths — a $497 AI Quality Audit, packaged builds from $4,997, monthly care from $299/mo — plus a custom quote via the Scope Studio for anything larger. See Pricing.
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