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We build the systems
your agents run on.

We help operators, founders, and small businesses deploy production AI — the operator tools, agent stacks, local voice systems, and workflow automation that run real operations. Most AI projects fail in the last 10%. We get you from “mostly works” to “actually deployed.”

operator tools · ai copilots · workflow automation · local voice · client portals · ops dashboards

FIG. 01where the work happens

Most AI work fails in the last 10%, not the first 90%.

Cursor and Claude get you to a prototype in a weekend. The week after that is auth edge cases, deploy config, vendor lock-in, observability, the agent that hallucinates only in production. That's where we work.

  • ·shipped 90% · stuck at deploy
  • ·agents working in dev · failing in prod
  • ·team using AI · no system underneath
FIG. 02capabilities — 06 specimens
what we actually build

Not decks. Working systems.

Internal operator tools, AI copilots, workflow automation, local voice agents, client portals, and operations dashboards — built to survive real use, not a demo.

FIG. 01
DISPATCH
load 402on time
load 417at risk
load 419on time

Dispatch dashboard

Live operator view that merges your systems of record and flags at-risk work before the customer calls.

FIG. 02
WORK ORDERS
#1182 urgentvendor
#1183 routinescheduled
#1184 done

Maintenance portal

Multi-channel work-order intake, vendor coordination, and tenant updates in one supervised pipeline.

FIG. 03
LOCAL VOICE
recwhisper (stt)
notestructured
stays on device

Local voice assistant

On-device transcription and TTS. No cloud, no per-minute billing, no audio leaving the machine.

FIG. 04
WORKFLOW
triggerclassify
draftapprove
update + log

Workflow command center

Hybrid automation: code for the predictable steps, AI for the judgment, a human checkpoint where stakes demand.

FIG. 05
OPERATOR VAULT
agentsvaultteam
sops · decisions
context compounds

Agent workspace

A vault and agent stack giving humans and agents one shared source of truth that compounds over time.

FIG. 06
OPS
orders1,204
exceptions7
weekly reportauto ✓

Operations dashboard

Scattered tools turned into one legible operating picture, with the recurring reports assembled for you.

deployment philosophy

Production first.

Most software demos well. Very little software survives contact with reality. That second thing is the whole job.

  • ·reliability
  • ·observability
  • ·maintainability
  • ·operator adoption
  • ·measurable outcomes
how engagements run
01intake

30-min screen, no obligation.

02scope

Written SOW with price and ship date.

03ship

The work. Daily async updates.

04handoff

Receipt and 30-day follow-up window.

receipts

We sell what we use. Every framework on this site runs the studio.

FIG. 01 · receiptlocal-voice · shipped

Replaced a $480/mo cloud transcription vendor with on-device Piper.

Operator runs clinical notes through a local model on their own iron. No per-minute billing, no audio leaving the laptop, no vendor renewal anxiety. Deploys in one session.

engagement · 3 days · deploy + handoff·shipped / handoffchecksum ok
FIG. 02 · receiptoperator workspace · substrate

Installed the vault and agent stack that runs every Stride engagement.

The same Obsidian + agent fabric this site is built from. Twelve specialised agents (Vitrine, Vaulture, Atlas, Steward, …) operate against a single source of truth. Customised per client; same substrate.

engagement · 7–14 days · install + 30-day support·shipped / handoffchecksum ok
why this is different

Most AI consultancies write decks. We commit code.

The agents on this page reviewed this page. The vault behind this site has 12 agents, ~2,000 notes, and a working memory fabric. Every engagement we run leaves behind the same substrate we run ourselves. That's the differentiator — receipts, not theory.

studio · operator

Run by Stephen Talley — operator-first, agent-pilled, building from Philadelphia.

The vault that runs this studio is the same one we install for clients. The agents writing our internal specs are the agents we deploy in Operator Workspace. We sell what we use.

start here
SPEC. 01 — WORKFLOW AUDIT$750 · 3–7 days

Workflow Audit

We sit with your team for a week and hand back a written plan for what to keep, kill, and automate. 90-minute recorded walkthrough plus a 3–5 page report.

· For

Teams already using Claude / Cursor / agents who can't tell if the workflow is actually working.

· You get

Recorded session · written report · keep/kill/automate matrix · 30-day async follow-up.

FIG. 07engage

Have a system that should be running itself?

30-minute screen, no obligation. First reply within one business day. We'll tell you honestly whether we're a fit and what the engagement would look like.

book an audit call
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