Consulting

We build AI systems that survive production

Three engagement shapes, depending on what you actually need. Sometimes a normal consultancy. Sometimes a hybrid (reduced cash plus equity) when the project is one we want to be part of. Either way, we optimize for the outcome shipping, not for hours billed.

Build

Ship a working system

"I need to ship something that works."

We build the whole system. Not just prompts. Not just a demo. You get code, evals, monitoring, and a workflow that holds up in production. Typical work: document intelligence, agentic RAG, internal copilots that actually do things, reliability retrofits for prototypes that need to grow up.

What ships

  • Production system, deployed to your stack
  • Architecture documentation
  • Evaluation suite with success criteria
  • Monitoring and cost instrumentation
  • 30-day post-launch support
  • Optional knowledge transfer sessions

Best when

  • You do not have AI engineering depth in-house
  • The scope can be defined cleanly up front
  • Execution speed matters

Engagement shape

Fixed scope, committed timeline. Typical engagements run four to twelve weeks.

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Architect

Design the plan you can execute

"I need to understand what to build."

We design the plan, your team executes. What to build, what not to build, how to measure success, how to avoid the failure modes that recur across most AI projects. The deliverable includes an evaluation plan because if you cannot measure it, you cannot ship it.

What ships

  • Technical architecture document
  • Stack recommendations with rationale
  • Evaluation criteria and success metrics
  • Risk register with mitigations
  • Implementation roadmap

Best when

  • You have engineering capacity but no AI expertise
  • You need stakeholder alignment before committing budget
  • You are evaluating build vs. buy

Engagement shape

Fixed-fee engagement. No hourly billing, no scope-creep surprises. Typical engagements run two to four weeks.

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Enable

Make your team capable without us

"I need my team to do this."

We embed, pair, review, and transfer patterns until your team can ship AI features without us. The point is to remove the dependency. We are here to help you not need us.

What ships

  • Synapti engineer embedded with your team
  • Pair programming and structured code review
  • Architecture mentorship
  • Process and tooling recommendations
  • Documented patterns the team can repeat

Best when

  • You are building long-term in-house AI capability
  • You are hiring AI talent and want to accelerate ramp
  • Learning matters as much as shipping

Engagement shape

Retainer-based. Six-month minimum, because real capability transfer takes that long. No public timeline commitments on outcomes, because the outcome is your team, not a deliverable we hand over.

Discuss an Enable engagement

How we differ across tiers

The same team handles all three. The differences are real but bounded:

Outcome
Build ships a working system. Architect ships a roadmap. Enable ships a capable team.
Who executes
Build: Synapti. Architect: you, against our spec. Enable: you and Synapti together.
Timeline commitment
Build: yes, on date. Architect: fixed scope, fixed window. Enable: ongoing, no public commitments because the goal is capability, not delivery.
Knowledge transfer
Build: optional add-on. Architect: documentation is the deliverable. Enable: it is the entire point.

Hybrid (cash plus equity)

On a subset of projects, we trade reduced cash for equity in the company we are building with. This makes sense when the work is differentiated, the founders are people we want to be partnered with, and the upside is real enough that taking part of our compensation in it is rational. We do not push hybrid as a default. We accept it when both sides agree the math works.

If you are interested in a hybrid arrangement, mention it on the contact form. We will be honest about whether it fits.

Talk to us

Book a call. We will help you figure out the right tier, even if that means doing it yourself.

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