Controlled AI operations.
Starting where you are.
Three products. One methodology. Every engagement — from a first diagnostic to ongoing monthly oversight — runs on the same scored framework, the same evidence standard, and the same commissioning principles.
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"The gap between the AI you have deployed and the AI you can actually account for — that gap is where risk lives."
— Alcoden Control Method, Commissioning Standard v2.6Three products. One methodology.
Find where you are.
Start from there.
Every Alcoden service is scoped before work begins, evidence-backed in its findings, and priced at a fixed rate agreed before anything starts. Choose based on where your AI stack is today.
Audit
A structured diagnostic of your AI and automation stack — identifying drift, risk, missing control, and the exact priority order for what to fix next. Delivered in five business days.
- AI Operations Current-State Map
- Drift & Risk Findings Summary
- Missing Structure Report
- Priority Matrix — Now / Next / Later / Not Yet
- Executive Summary & Recommended Next Step
Implement.
Choose Sprint Spec, Sprint Build, or Sprint Implement according to where Alcoden responsibility should stop. Each level offers published Core and Expanded scope limits.
- Scoped rollout plan & implementation map
- Integration contracts & boundary notes
- Preflight & safe-run checklist
- Operator handoff notes & change summary
- Risk & rollback note with known-good reference
Optimization Retainer
Monthly visibility into what changed, what worked, what drifted, and what needs attention — delivered as a structured written report with specific recommendations every governance cycle.
- Monthly AI Operations Oversight Report
- Tool & Vendor Watch Log
- Change / Drift / Risk Findings Summary
- Cost & Tool Efficiency Observations
- Monthly Review Call + Escalation Calls
Order of engagement
Most clients move
through all three.
The Audit finds the problem. The Sprint fixes the highest-priority finding. The Retainer watches what was fixed and catches what drifts next. They are designed as a continuous governance loop — but each works as a standalone.
Clarity Audit
A structured diagnostic across 11 AIGOV dimensions. Scored by rules, not judgment. Every finding evidence-backed. Closes with one specific next-step recommendation.
Book a AuditRollout Sprint
Take the audit's top finding and commission a controlled build. Scope locked before work begins. Integration contracts written. Preflight validation before go-live. Handoff documentation that outlasts the person who built it.
Scope a SprintOversight Retainer
Monthly oversight of what was built — and everything else in your AI stack. Drift detection, change summaries, cost observations, and a specific action list every governance cycle.
Start a RetainerThe problems Alcoden solves
You know something
is off. Or about to be.
Alcoden engages when AI and automation are already running in your business — and the gap between what you know and what is actually happening is growing.
Something changed. Nobody logged it.
A prompt was updated, a model swapped, a connection reconfigured. No record. Something downstream behaves differently and no one knows why.
Workflows exist. Documentation does not.
The person who built it has moved on. The workflow still runs — but nobody knows what to do when it stops.
Tools keep multiplying. Nobody controls them.
Overlapping capabilities, duplicate subscriptions, unclear ownership. Nobody knows the actual cost of the AI stack.
Problems are discovered by clients, not systems.
No alerting. No monitoring. No audit trail. Problems surface when a client complains — not when a control system flags them.
Recommended starting points
Where to start
depends on where you are.
Read the three profiles. Pick the one that matches today.
"Something feels off — I need to know what and where."
Start with the Audit. You get a scored diagnostic across 11 dimensions, a prioritised fix list, and one specific next-step recommendation. From $2,500 · 5 business days.
"I know what to fix. I need it built right."
Start with the Sprint. Scope locked before work begins. Integration contracts, preflight validation, operator handoff. From $4,500 · 1–4 weeks.
"My stack is running — but nobody is watching it."
Start with the Retainer. Monthly written oversight, drift detection, change summaries, and a specific action list. From $1,500/mo · 90-day founding cycle.
Why Alcoden
Not a consultant with an opinion.
A system with a standard.
Every claim has a source. Every finding has a severity. Every engagement closes with a named next step and a price.
Rules, not judgment
11 AIGOV dimensions. Observable Y/N sub-questions. Scores normalise automatically. No analyst gut-feeling in the scoring layer.
Every finding has a source
The Alcoden Law Registry governs how findings are classified — Directly Proven, Directly Absent, or Not Yet Proven. Nothing ships without a traceable reference.
No hourly billing. Ever.
Every product has a fixed price agreed before work begins. No change fees. No scope creep invoices. No surprises.
Scope before work. Proof before handoff.
Every Sprint follows the Alcoden Commissioning Standard — defined scope, integration contracts, preflight validation, and documented closeout.
Built for founder-led operations
Sized, priced, and scoped for businesses that have outgrown improvised AI. Not enterprise consulting. Not freelance guesswork.
Every engagement closes with a named next step
A named product, a rationale, and a price — based on what the engagement actually found. No menu of options. No upsell pressure.
Alcoden
Controlled Launch
Package
The Sprint builds it under controlled conditions. The Retainer watches what was built and catches what drifts next. One agreement, continuous control.
- Starter or Expanded Sprint — 1–3 workflows scoped and commissioned
- Integration contracts, preflight validation & operator handoff
- 3 months of Oversight Retainer — monthly drift monitoring & written report
- Monthly escalation signal when Sprint work is identified
- Streamlined re-scoping for follow-on Sprints during retainer period
- One agreement. One relationship. Continuous control.
Controlled AI operations.
Starting today.
Choose your starting point below — or contact us if you are not sure where you are. Every path leads to a stack you can trust and account for.
Audit from $2,500 · Sprint from $4,500 · Retainer from $1,500/mo · No hourly billing