AI systemsDiagnose - implement - operateAleksei Balchunas

Put one AI workflow or agent system into production.

AI automation consulting and hands-on implementation for founders and small teams. I start with one bounded business outcome, then make the workflow useful, observable, and maintainable.

Already have an agent or automation that works in a demo but fails in real use? That is a valid starting point.

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Three ways to engage

The unit of work is one concrete operating outcome with a bounded scope.

Diagnose

Paid diagnostic - $299

Up to two hours to map the current workflow, failure modes, data access, tool permissions, and production risks. The output is a scoped recommendation: proceed, narrow the system, or stop. Any deeper review is scoped separately.

Implement and stabilize

Fixed-scope implementation

Build or harden one workflow or agent system. Add the controls that demos skip: approvals, retries, fallbacks, logs, cost limits, and a clear handoff.

Operate

Ongoing AI systems ops

Review failures and costs, tune the workflow, maintain integrations, and keep the system useful as tools, prompts, data, and business rules change.

02

What I work on

AI implementation services are most useful when there is an owner, a repeatable workflow, and a result you can inspect.

AI workflow automation

One business workflow with explicit boundaries

Connect the trigger, source data, model, business rules, approval points, and destination. Useful examples include research preparation, support assistance, reporting, structured review, and internal handoffs.

AI agent consulting

An agent that can survive real use

Define tool access, state, stop conditions, human review, evaluation cases, failure handling, logs, and cost limits. The goal is a controlled system with bounded autonomy.

Internal knowledge workflow

A focused Company Brain, connected to work

Turn a specific set of company sources into a grounded internal knowledge system, then connect it to one executable workflow. Source ownership and update rules matter more than the label.

Integrations and reliability

Tools, APIs, MCP, monitoring, and recovery

Connect models to the systems they need without giving them unlimited access. Add observability so a person can understand what ran, what failed, what it cost, and what to do next.

Separate release problem? App Store, Google Play, mobile packaging, and production release work for an existing app belong at App Release Ops. This page is for the behavior, tools, data, reliability, and operation of AI systems.

03

Owned-product proof

My perspective comes from building and operating products, including the parts that appear after the first successful demo.

10+

Consumer products

Built across approximately seven years, spanning AI apps, marketplaces, creator tools, growth, and infrastructure.

48h

Production AI delivery

A production Stable Diffusion API launched in approximately 48 hours on serverless AWS. It is an operating example, not a delivery-time promise.

2

Completed exits

Hypee was acquired by Yandex. AI Boost, an AI photo and video editor, exited in 2025 for approximately $450,000.

I still write production code. The diagnostic and implementation are grounded in the same constraints: small teams, imperfect data, limited attention, and systems that need an owner after launch.

04

From brief to an operating system

A small first step protects both sides from a vague build with no reliable definition of done.

Step 1
Send the operating problem. Describe the current workflow, its owner, inputs, output, tools, volume, and what failure costs.
Step 2
Confirm fit. I separate an AI systems problem from a process, data, staffing, or app-release problem.
Step 3
Run the $299 paid diagnostic. In no more than two hours, you get a risk map, recommended scope, boundaries, and a practical implementation plan.
Step 4
Implement a fixed scope. If the diagnostic supports it, we agree on the outcome, acceptance checks, handoff, and operating responsibilities.
Step 5
Handoff or operate. Your team takes over with documentation, or we define ongoing AI systems ops around observed failures and changes.
05

Good fit and bad fit

Good fit

  • There is one workflow or agent system to improve.
  • A person owns the business outcome and can review edge cases.
  • The required systems and data can be accessed legitimately.
  • You want reliability, traceability, and a handoff plan.

Not a fit

  • A broad request to add AI everywhere without a first workflow.
  • A promise that an agent will replace a team with no human owner.
  • Hidden or unauthorized access to third-party data and systems.
  • A guarantee of model behavior where the evidence cannot support one.
Start with the real workflow

What runs today, where does it break, and who owns the result?

Send that context. I will tell you whether the $299 diagnostic is the right next step.

Send a project brief