Retainer · monthly · ongoing optimisation & a fractional AI lead · scoped on a call
Embed Retainer.
The build ships, but the work doesn't stop: models change, your business changes, and the system should keep getting better. Embed is the ongoing partnership that keeps your Company Brain sharp: monitored, tuned, and growing. At the top tier, a fractional AI lead embedded in your team. This is what makes “AI-native” durable instead of a one-off.
this is for you if.
You've built something that works and you don't want it to rot. New jobs keep surfacing that the system could take on. You'd rather have a senior AI partner on tap than hire a full-time AI lead you can't yet justify, or watch a great build quietly fall behind.
the terms.
Minimum 3 months, then month-to-month. Unused hours don't roll over, but utilisation is reported monthly. You always see what you're getting. Scope flexes with 30 days' notice. No lock-in beyond the initial term.
the tiers.
Guardian (8-12 hrs/mo)
System monitoring, prompt tuning, minor fixes, and a monthly performance report. Keeps what you've built running clean.
Partner (15-25 hrs/mo)
Everything in Guardian, plus strategic advisory, quarterly roadmap reviews, and priority support. Keeps the system improving, not just running.
Embedded (30-50 hrs/mo)
A fractional AI lead inside your team: drives the roadmap, attends your standups, builds hands-on. The capability of a senior AI hire, without the hire.
what you walk away with (every month).
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A system that stays current as models and your business change.
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A growing Skills pack: new jobs automated as they surface.
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A monthly performance report: what changed, what it saved, what's next.
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A senior AI partner who already knows your operation.
what you're paying for.
Durable capability, not dependency. How deep we go scales with your needs: from light-touch Guardian to a near-full-time Embedded lead. Terms: minimum 3-month commitment; scope flexes up or down on 30 days' notice, and longer commitments earn better rates. We size it with you on a call.
the receipts.
Azgard's own Company Brain is never “finished”: it gets a new skill the week a new job shows up, and a tune-up the week a new model lands. Embed gives your system the same standing care, from the people who built it.
your guide.
Angus McDonald, founder of Azgard. As your Embedded lead he works as part of your team, not a ticket queue: he knows the system because he built it, and he knows the operation because he takes the time to.