Fractional Chief AI Officer
I put coding agents into the delivery path.
Same review and test gates I already run. Agents draft first-pass code and tests. Typecheck, lint, and tests decide what lands. I stay in review so the queue does not become the bottleneck.
This is a monthly retainer. It is not a chatbot setup, an AI strategy retainer, or a transformation program.
Fit
Is this right for you?
Good fit
- ✓You want coding agents drafting real work in the repo
- ✓Humans will stay in review
- ✓Agent work and human work should face the same promotion gates
- ✓You already have an engineering team and a delivery path
Not a fit
- ✗You want a chatbot or a personal assistant installed
- ✗You want an AI strategy deck or a transformation program
- ✗You want a policy written and then left behind
- ✗You have no engineering team and no delivery path yet
Process
How I do the work
Start from the path you already ship on
I look at the repo, the pipeline, and where review piles up. The point is to put agents on that path, not beside it.
Put agents on first-pass code and tests
Coding agents draft inside file ownership so parallel work does not collide or overwrite the same files.
Keep the same gates
Typecheck, lint, and tests decide what lands. Broken work stays out of main. There is no separate, softer bar for agent output.
Stay in the review
I do not hand you a queue of agent output and leave. Review stays on the work that matters so the queue does not become the new bottleneck.
Scope
What the retainer covers
- ✓Coding agents in the delivery path, drafting code and tests
- ✓The same review and test gates I already run
- ✓File ownership so agents do not overwrite each other
- ✓Someone in the loop when the review load grows
Investment
What it costs
a month
Same monthly band as my fractional CTO retainer. This one is for coding agents in the delivery path, not for general engineering leadership. The time-boxed install of the operating model is a separate engagement.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is this an AI strategy retainer?
No. I put coding agents into the delivery path your team already uses. I do not run an AI strategy retainer or a transformation program.
Is this a chatbot or personal assistant setup?
No. The work is coding agents drafting code and tests inside your repo, with the same review and test gates I already run.
What gates do you keep?
Typecheck, lint, and tests decide what lands. Humans stay in review. File ownership keeps parallel agents from colliding or dumping a pile no one can merge.
How is this different from the coding agents engagement?
That page is a time-boxed install of the operating model, typically 8 to 12 weeks, at $25,000 to $50,000. This is the ongoing retainer, $15,000 to $25,000 a month, using those same gates.
How is this different from fractional CTO?
Fractional CTO is technical leadership across the engineering org: hiring, architecture, process, and delivery. This retainer is one job: coding agents in the delivery path, with review and test gates.
Want coding agents in the path your team already ships on?
Book a free 30-minute call. I will tell you whether this retainer is the right work, or whether you need the time-boxed install or a fractional CTO instead.
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