Embedded AI engineering
Now bookingWe build custom software that lets you work how you want to.
Custom software that used to take months to build can now be built in a week-long sprint or a single day. We embed our engineers in your team and build the software that improves how you work: agents, automations, internal tools, and new products. You own every line of code, no strings attached.
Not sure yet? Start with a one-day workshop — $5,000, credited toward your sprint.
01/The shift
English is the new programming language.
You've probably felt it already: software that used to need a dev team and a six-month roadmap now takes a focused week. The cost of writing code has collapsed. The hard part isn't whether something can be built anymore — it's knowing where to start.
That's where we come in. You bring the ideas and the knowledge of your business; we bring a decade of deploying code into production. In a single day, we can build something that solves a real business problem. In a week, we can ship several things into production that change how your team works.
02/Where to start
Start with a workshop. Go as far as you want.
Validate an idea in a single day. Roll it into a sprint week and launch as much as we can. And if there's more you want to build, keep your engineer — month to month, no lock-in.
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Start with a Catalyst Workshop
$5,000
one full day, on site
- Validate an idea by shipping it — something real, in production, that same day
- Leave with a ranked list of what to build next
- Every dollar credits toward a sprint within 30 days
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Most popularMove on to a Code Sprint
Fixed quote
one or two weeks, a fixed price
- We embed with your team and launch as much as we can in a week
- Fixed timeline and budget, open scope
- You own every line from the first commit
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Hire a Forward-Deployed Engineer
Monthly
a fixed price, month to month
- Your own AI engineer, embedded in your team
- Working software every week, steered by you
- Stop anytime with two weeks' notice
03/The deal
Five terms. Every engagement.
- Format
- Embedded. We design and build with your team, end to end — on site or in your tools.
- Timeline
- Fixed. A day, a sprint week, or month to month — agreed before we start.
- Budget
- Fixed. Agreed up front — no hourly billing, no change orders, no surprises.
- Scope
- Open. Build what matters most, and re-aim whenever priorities shift — it's your time.
- Ownership
- Total. The code, the designs, the docs — 100% yours at handover. No license, no lock-in.
We're selling time and skill, not deliverable lists. That cuts both ways: no scope haggling, and no incentive for us to drag anything out.
04/What we build
If it's software, we can build it.
Autonomous Agents
Multi-step agents that handle research, analysis, and execution on their own. Built on Claude, GPT, and open-source models, orchestrated to your workflows.
Internal Tools & Automation
The unglamorous software that saves your team hours every day — integrations, pipelines, and workflows that eliminate manual handoffs.
Data & Insights Platforms
Dashboards and pipelines that turn raw data into decisions. Real-time analytics, custom ETL, and AI-powered summarization — signal, not noise.
AI Features & New Products
Intelligence in your existing product — search, recommendations, generation — or a brand-new MVP from a blank repo. Production-grade, ready for real users.
A sprint works best when you can make decisions fast and want working software at the end, not a strategy deck. If you need a 40-page spec and months of stakeholder alignment first, we're probably not your team.
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Tell us what you want built.
A 30-minute scope call. No pitch — just your idea, a timeline, and a number.
