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AI workers for workflows you cannot automate blindly.

We help operations, finance, support, and IT teams turn one risky, exception-heavy workflow into a controlled AI worker with scoped identity, approval gates, short-lived access, workflow memory, and a complete execution ledger.

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Built for workflows that are too contextual for Zapier, Make, n8n, or classic RPA — and too risky for open-ended AI agents.
One workerOne defined business workflow
One trust boundaryScoped tools, data, and actions
One audit trailEvery decision and action recorded
Invoice Exception Worker Paused for approval
SOP imported:
When an invoice arrives, check vendor status, PO match, and amount. If above $500, pause for finance approval before updating the ERP.
1. Workflow Supervisor builds the blueprint Rules, tools, approval thresholds, exception paths, and audit needs are extracted from the SOP.
2. Secure Worker Runtime executes bounded steps Vendor and PO are checked using approved systems only.
3. Human approval required Invoice amount is $650. The worker pauses before updating the ERP.
4. Execution ledger updated Input, rule, decision, approver, tool action, output, and cost are recorded.

The missing layer between automation and autonomy.

Simple automation tools break when workflows require context, judgment, policy checks, and human approval. Generic AI agents are flexible, but often too open-ended for real operations.

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Not another chatbot. Each worker is built for one defined business workflow.
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Not blind automation. The worker pauses at thresholds, unknown cases, and policy boundaries.
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Not a developer framework. We configure the first worker with you, then productize the pattern.

Start controlled. Earn autonomy over time.

Your first worker does not need full autonomy. It can start by drafting, then move step by step toward safe execution as your team builds trust.

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Select one workflow

Choose a workflow that is painful, repetitive, and too risky or contextual for simple automation.

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Map the rules

We extract SOPs, business rules, tools, thresholds, approval gates, and exception paths.

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Build the worker

A Workflow Supervisor designs the worker. A Secure Worker Runtime executes bounded steps safely.

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Run with control

The worker pauses before risky actions and gives humans clear approve, reject, or adjust options.

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Audit and improve

Every decision is logged. Repeated patterns become reusable templates in the workflow vault.

Every worker runs inside a Trust Boundary.

The worker does not get broad access to your company. It receives a scoped identity, approved tools, action-level permissions, short-lived access, approval gates, and a complete audit trail.

Worker identity: Invoice Exception Worker
Allowed tools: Invoice inbox, ERP read, approval channel
Blocked actions: Create vendor, change bank details, release payment
Approval rule: Amount above $500 requires finance approval
Access model: One-time permission for one approved action

Built for workflows where trust matters.

We are looking for early adopters with real workflows that are painful to keep manual, but too sensitive to hand over to an open-ended agent.

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Invoice exception approval

Check invoice details, PO match, vendor status, and approval thresholds before routing or updating finance systems.

IT

Internal IT requests

Classify requests, verify policy, draft actions, and pause before access changes or production-impacting steps.

CX

Support escalation

Summarize tickets, detect urgency, check SLA, draft a response, and escalate low-confidence or high-risk cases.

Not a generic company brain. A scoped Workflow Brain.

Each worker uses only the context it needs for its workflow: SOPs, policies, approval rules, exception history, and past decisions. It does not freely search all company data.

SOPs and rulesThe active process, thresholds, exceptions, and escalation paths.
Past decisionsApproved, rejected, and escalated cases from this workflow only.
Workflow versionsWhich rules, prompts, and tool permissions were active in each run.
Reusable patternsSanitized patterns can become templates in the workflow vault.

What makes the worker safe enough for real work?

The product is designed around controlled execution, not open-ended autonomy.

Capability
What it means
Why it matters
Scoped identity
Every worker has a clear purpose, workflow, tenant, and permission boundary.

No anonymous or shared-agent activity.

Approval gates
The worker pauses before sensitive actions, thresholds, or unknown cases.

Keeps humans in control during early adoption.

Tool permissions
The worker can only use approved tools for approved workflow steps.

Prevents unrelated or unsafe actions.

Short-lived access
Approval unlocks a specific one-time action, not broad ongoing permission.

Limits blast radius and supports auditability.

Execution ledger
Inputs, rules, decisions, approvals, tool actions, outputs, and cost are recorded.

Creates accountability and evidence.

Gradual autonomy
Start with draft-only or approval-before-action, then automate low-risk steps over time.

Lets trust grow based on evidence.

Is this a fit for your team?

The best first workflow has real pain, repeated volume, clear business rules, and meaningful risk if automated poorly.

Good early-adopter fit

  • Manual workflow with recurring exceptions.
  • Requires judgment, policy checks, or approvals.
  • Touches systems such as email, tickets, finance, CRM, ERP, Slack, or Jira.
  • Has measurable pain: delays, errors, SLA misses, review bottlenecks, or repetitive admin work.

Probably not the right first use case

  • Fully deterministic workflow that Zapier, Make, n8n, or RPA already handles well.
  • Open-ended personal assistant tasks without a defined business outcome.
  • High-risk production actions where no human approval model exists yet.
  • Workflows with no owner, no process, and no measurable success metric.

Have a workflow stuck between manual work and risky automation?

We are selecting a small number of early design partners to help shape the first controlled AI workers. Bring one workflow. We will help map it, simulate it, and define a safe pilot.

Early adopter fit

Best fit: operations, finance, IT, support, or product teams with a workflow that has exceptions, approvals, and measurable pain.

Apply for early access