Production AI, not demos
We put AI agents into production. Then we prove they work.
Embedded engineers and fixed-scope builds for startups that already tried Claude Code, a chatbot vendor, or a six-month hire.
Three ways to buy production AI.
Consultation is not the front door. If you already have an agent, start with the audit. If the audit says do not build, that is the decision.
Embedded AI Engineer
A senior engineer in your repo, Slack, and standups. Flat monthly. Three-month minimum.
02Fixed projectProduction Agent Build
A bounded agent with tools, approvals, evals, and a runbook. Six to ten weeks.
0310 business daysAgent Reliability Audit
A scored review of a live agent: task success, tool use, cost, and the three changes that move the number.
Need the call before the build? AI Build Decision is a two-week written recommendation: buy, build, or stop.
Who this is for
For
- A startup or technical team with an AI feature or internal agent that has to reach production.
- A CTO, head of engineering, or founder who can give repo access.
- A team that already tried Claude Code, a chatbot vendor, or a long hiring search.
Not for
- HVAC, dental, med spa, plumbing, or property-management call answering.
- A chatbot reskin of a model API.
- A strategy deck with no system behind it.
Where Zenovae is the wrong hire
If another option wins your situation, use it. Three verdicts, then the evidence.
See the full comparison
| Situation | Claude Code or Cursor | SaaS agent | Freelancer | Zenovae |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You need a feature your own engineers can already ship | Better. Do this. | Usually worse | Slower | Wrong hire |
| You need a standard support bot a vendor already sells | Unnecessary | Better | Unnecessary | Wrong hire |
| You need a production agent in your repo, with evals and a named owner | You still own the reliability | You rent the workflow | One person, no operating system | This is the build |
| You need a senior engineer in your standups without a six-month search | No | No | Possible, unmanaged | This is the embed |
| You need to know if the agent you have is safe to ship | No score | Vendor dashboard | Opinion | This is the audit |
Questions we get asked
Direct answers. No sales language.
We ship a production agent, an embedded engineer, or a scored audit. A build includes the repo, an eval set, traces, an approval rule, and a runbook. We do not ship a slide deck or a chatbot with your logo on it.
A freelancer leaves when the ticket closes. An embedded engineer sits in your Slack and standups, ships on your stack, and the engagement has a three-month minimum so the system is not abandoned after the demo.
3 more questions
A written score of task success, wrong-tool calls, cost per successful task, and approval gaps, plus the three changes that would move the number. It is not a workshop and it is not a security certification.
We will not reskin a chatbot, write an AI strategy with no system, or take work where we cannot see logs. If a SaaS tool already does the job, we say so.
We do not publish a dollar rate on this page. The embed is a flat monthly fee with a three-month minimum. The audit is a fixed fee over 10 business days. You get the number on the scoping call, before any work starts.