Consulting & Engagements

Engineering by Subtraction

We don't trim waste after the fact. We architect systems that refuse to generate it. Every engagement starts with an audit — and the savings we surface are designed to fund the build.

The Doctrine

Forward Subtraction

You were never supposed to pick the model. Efficiency isn't a feature — it's the floor. Every task routes through the leanest capable model automatically, before the call, before the bill.

Before the call: the router picks the cheapest capable model. During the call: cache, batch, and semantic hits absorb repeats. After the call: the meter writes the receipt. No dashboard required.

92–96%
Cost reduction vs. standard inference
12–25×
Cheaper for equivalent output
97–98%
Asymptotic floor on repeat + batch workloads

The six pillars

01RepetitionDon't pay twice.
02CapabilityDon't pay heavy for light.
03LocationDon't pay cloud for local.
04TimeDon't pay live for non-urgent.
05GroundingDon't pay reasoning for retrieval.
06VolumeDon't ship tokens you don't need.

Engagements

What we do

Audit
Entry
01

TITAN LightScan

The entry audit. The foot in the door.

Surface scan of your AI stack: settings optimization, token waste estimate, code and automation hygiene, top-priority fixable risks. Includes a Loom walkthrough and a short review call. Designed to convert cold prospects in one call.

"If we don't identify documented annual savings of at least 3× the audit fee, you pay nothing."

AI/token waste estimate across your vendor stack
Settings optimization recommendations
Top-priority fixable risks with implementation notes
Loom walkthrough + 30-min review call
Token AuditAI StackCost ReductionQuick Turnaround
Audit
Comprehensive
02

TITAN Deep Audit

Full Profit Flywheel. Complete AI/token tear-down.

Complete AI and token tear-down: prompt rewrites, model-substitution recommendations, vendor consolidation map, and threat surface report. Ships with an implementation roadmap and a free first month of ongoing monitoring.

"Same 3× savings guarantee. If the savings aren't there, the engagement is free."

Full AI/token cost tear-down across all vendors
Prompt rewrites and model-substitution recommendations
Vendor consolidation map
Threat surface report
Implementation roadmap + free first month of Watch
Full AuditPrompt EngineeringVendor ConsolidationSecurity
Retainer
Monthly
03

Token Architect AI

Live token-cost watching across your AI vendors.

Live token-cost monitoring across OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, OpenRouter, Zapier AI, and more. Monthly prompt-compression review, model-routing tuning, alerting on cost spikes, and fine-tune candidate identification. Built on the QLoRA-finetuned Token Architect AI model.

Live cost monitoring across all AI vendors
Monthly prompt-compression review
Model-routing tuning and optimization
Cost spike alerting and response
Monthly RetainerToken MonitoringPrompt CompressionModel Routing
Implementation
Build
04

SubtracToken Router Integration

Multi-provider routing, budget enforcement, optimization pipeline.

Deploy the SubtracToken Router v0.4 into your infrastructure: FastAPI multi-provider routing, budget enforcement, optimization pipeline, savings API, rate limiting, and license enforcement. Includes the Step Zero Gate pre-execution decision engine for agentic workloads.

SubtracToken Router v0.4 deployment
Multi-provider routing configuration (Anthropic, OpenAI, Perplexity, DeepSeek)
Budget enforcement and savings API wiring
Step Zero Gate integration for agentic workloads
FastAPIRouter DeploymentBudget EnforcementAgentic AI
Consulting
Engagement
05

AI Architecture Review

System design for AI-native applications.

Structured review of your AI system architecture: inference routing strategy, safety gate design, self-correcting pipeline patterns, audit chain implementation, and cost modeling. Delivered as a written architecture document with implementation recommendations.

Inference routing strategy review
Safety gate and pre-execution check design
Self-correcting pipeline pattern recommendations
Written architecture document with implementation roadmap
ArchitectureSystem DesignSafetyAI Ops
Retainer
Strategic
06

Fractional AI Operator

Strategic operator on call. High-margin, capacity-bound.

Monthly strategy, vendor evaluation, prompt library curation, team training, and quarterly reviews. For clients who have outgrown productized retainers and need a strategic AI operator embedded in their decision-making. Limited concurrent engagements.

Monthly AI strategy and vendor evaluation
Prompt library curation and team training
Quarterly architecture and cost reviews
Priority access and direct operator availability
FractionalStrategyTeam TrainingHigh-Touch

How it works

Recon → Audit → Build → Defend

01

Recon

We map your current AI stack, vendor relationships, token consumption patterns, and cost exposure before the first call. You don't fill out a form — we do the work.

02

Audit

LightScan or Deep Audit depending on scope. Every audit ships with a documented deliverable, a Loom walkthrough, and a client-facing PDF. The savings we surface are designed to fund the next phase.

03

Build

Implementation of the recommendations. Router deployment, prompt rewrites, architecture changes, or a full system build — scoped to what the audit found, not what we want to sell.

04

Defend

Ongoing monitoring, cost alerting, and monthly reviews. The audit pays for the build. The build pays for the defense layer. The defense layer keeps the savings compounding.

Start with the audit.

If we don't find 3× the audit fee in documented savings, you pay nothing. That's the only guarantee worth making.