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Custom Tooling

Companies have long been forced to shape their workflows around the opinions of SaaS founders, but AI is changing that. In many organizations, subscription SaaS products are being replaced by in-house solutions perfectly tailored to their needs. If you're looking to do the same, we can support you on that journey.

You Don't Need to Settle

The software as a service business model relies on the fact that it's cheaper and easier to pay for a partial solution than build something that solves the problem the way the customer wants it solved. Those dynamics are shifting, as the cost and difficulty of creating custom solutions is being driven down by AI.

Exploration

We take the time to fully understand the problem that you're trying to solve, working with all interested stakeholders until the solution takes shape.

Docs & Prototype

We thoroughly document your new tool and create a prototype to validate the user experience and ensure all requirements are captured.

Build

We build out the finished product and get it deployed. We can hand it off to your team for ongoing maintenance or set up a maintenance contract for you.

Examples of Tools We Build

If the story you're looking to tell is "We replaced a $300 / month SaaS with Claude", then this isn't the right offering for you. We build custom tools when the right solution to your problem isn't available on the market at any price.

Collaborative AI

AI is straining teams because all of the major offerings on the market are built for individual contributors. We can bring collaboration back.

Self-Healing Software

Orchestrate deterministic tooling and specialized AI workflows to automatically fix and improve your software based on telemetry.

Token Watch

Understand where your AI tokens are being spent and monitor your roadmap to ensure that your AI spend is really delivering the value you're paying for.

Project Prioritization

Use telemetry and stakeholder feedback to surface and prioritize work that can lead to better outcomes.

How It Works

Some teams come to use for a finished product. Others just want a solid plan to hand off to their AI and a little support along the way.

1

Initial Consultation

A free 30-minute call to discuss your needs and agree on a discovery engagement (3 or more days, based on scope).

2

Discovery

We deliver a PRD and TDD to guide the build-out. Your internal team can take over from here.

3

Docs and Prototype

We write the documentation and deliver a UI prototype to ensure that the disvovered requirements are perfect.

4

Build Out

Your team can take the PRD, docs, and prototype and do the build-out themselves, or we can take it over the finish line for you.

Ready to Stop Compromising?

Book a call to discuss your needs. We'll determine together if this is the right approach.

What You'll Get

  • Well-crafted software
  • Exceptional software
  • Affordable ongoing support

Let’s talk

We want to hear about your company. What you're building, what's working, and what you wish you could improve.

  • Be confident in your security posture
  • Keep control of your token cost
  • Improve quality across your entire stack

Ready to start the conversation?

You can book a quick intro call or send us an email. No pressure, no forms — just a friendly hello.