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EngagementsScoped before you commit

The first step is a fixed-fee diagnostic. Everything after it is scoped there.

How pricing works

The diagnostic is a fixed fee, agreed before we start. It ends with a scoped, priced plan for the build. Nothing after it is open-ended.

The engagementsOne catalog
01

Forge Diagnostic

Where every engagement starts.

Fixed fee · 2 weeks
Fixed fee
02

Eval and Reliability Audit

For AI systems you already built. An eval harness, reliability gates, a fix plan.

Fixed fee · 2 weeks
Fixed fee
03

Forge Sprint

A live production system. Ships with an eval harness and reliability gates as a named deliverable.

10 to 14 weeks
Scoped in the Diagnostic
04

Forge Scale

The Adoption Mile. The top tier is a Fractional Chief AI Officer engagement.

Monthly
Monthly retainer
05

Forge Run

Managed agent operations after a build. Monitoring, production evals, SLAs, model upgrades.

Per system · Monthly
Monthly, per systemper system per month

PE and multi-company platform work

Diagnostics and builds across the portfolio companies you choose.

Portfolio scopeScoped with the sponsor
The first two weeksForge Diagnostic · fixed fee

What happens in the first 2 weeks

The Diagnostic is a fixed fee, agreed up front. It ends with a decision you can price, not a report you file.

Forge Diagnostic2 weeks · fixed fee
  1. Week 1

    Map the workflow, size the opportunity

    We sit inside the workflow and put a number on what the manual steps cost.

  2. Week 2

    Prove viability, price the build

    We test the system against your real data and scope the Sprint.

  3. Day 10 to 14

    A decision you can price

    Build, fix, or stop. If you build, the Sprint arrives already priced.

The Adoption MileThe top tier of Forge Scale

70%

weekly-active adoption
by day 90

The Adoption Mile

A named operator. A weekly working cadence. A live adoption scoreboard. The system is not done when it ships. It is done when your team uses it.

  • Named operator
  • Weekly working cadence
  • Live adoption scoreboard
Common questionsBefore the call

Questions buyers ask before the call.

If yours is not here, the 30 minutes with the founder will cover it.

How does an engagement start, and how is the fee set?

Every engagement starts with the Forge Diagnostic: two weeks, one workflow, a fixed fee agreed up front.

How long until a live system?

The Forge Sprint runs 10 to 14 weeks from kickoff to a live production system. Pricing is scoped in the Diagnostic and agreed before any build.

What is the Adoption Mile?

Forge Scale, a monthly retainer scoped to the system. A named operator, a weekly working cadence, and a live adoption scoreboard. The bar is 70 percent weekly-active adoption by day 90.

What does Forge Run cover?

Managed agent operations after a build: monitoring, production evals, SLAs, and model upgrades. It runs as a monthly operations retainer, scoped per system.

How is pricing set?

The Diagnostic is a fixed fee, agreed up front. Everything after it is scoped in the Diagnostic and agreed before any build. PE and multi-company platform work is scoped with the sponsor.

Start with the fixed-fee Diagnostic.

Fixed price. 2 weeks. Where every engagement starts.