Define the contract
Trigger, systems, data owner, volume, failure consequence, and one explicit acceptance test.
Production automation sprint
One workflow. Built to survive reality.
For agencies and SMB operators with a concrete manual process: implementation, deduplication, recovery paths, end-to-end tests, and a clean handover—inside one bounded sprint.
No GitHub account required. Never send credentials, customer records, or private system data.
The operating sequence
A demo is not a production workflow.
The sprint ends only when the agreed fixture passes, the recovery path is exercised, and your team receives the source, runbook, and handover evidence.
Implement the path
n8n, Make, Zapier, or an API-first equivalent—chosen for the actual workflow, not for fashion.
Exercise failure
Duplicate inputs, provider errors, partial writes, retries, alerts, and manual recovery are tested deliberately.
Transfer ownership
Exported source, fixtures, architecture, runbook, test receipt, and a named production owner.
Included in the sprint
Everything needed to operate the agreed workflow.
01
Workflow map
Inputs, outputs, system boundaries, data ownership, and exact acceptance criteria.
02
Production implementation
The approved workflow with credentials kept in the target platform's secret store.
03
Reliability controls
Deduplication, bounded retries, structured errors, alerts, and a manual recovery route.
04
End-to-end fixtures
Repeatable happy-path and failure-path tests with captured results.
05
Architecture + runbook
A readable system diagram and operating notes for the person who owns it after launch.
06
Defect-repair window
Seven days of post-handover repair for defects inside the agreed scope.
Qualification before code
Good automation begins with a narrow, expensive problem.
Strong fit
- A named workflow already exists and has a real owner.
- The manual process consumes at least five staff-hours each week or delays revenue.
- The source systems offer APIs, webhooks, exports, or stable integration surfaces.
- You can provide sandbox access and a safe test dataset.
- Your team values documentation and a recoverable handover.
Not this sprint
- Open-ended “automate the whole company” discovery.
- Bulk unsolicited outreach, deceptive flows, or uncontrolled scraping.
- Work that depends on bypassing access controls or platform terms.
- Regulated decisions without an accountable human owner.
- A prototype with no acceptance test or production operator.
The named operator
A real person owns the handover.
Meridian is built and operated by Shamil Kaye, an ecommerce operator and AI-automation builder. Every sprint stays attached to one named workflow, one acceptance condition, and one accountable production owner.
Inspect Shamil’s GitHub ↗Inspect before you inquire.
The open-source demos and site source are public, so the operating standard is visible before a sales conversation.
No borrowed authority.
Claims stay tied to artifacts and receipts. Unverified client outcomes, anonymous case studies, and vague “AI transformation” promises are not used as proof.
Ownership survives launch.
The recovery route, production owner, and repeatable acceptance test are documented before the workflow is called complete.
Two bounded starting points
Clear scope. Clear price. No mystery retainer.
$250
A workflow map, integration-risk review, acceptance-test definition, and implementation recommendation. Credited toward the sprint if the same scope proceeds.
Request an audit ↓Paid work begins only after written scope, schedule, and payment terms are agreed.
$2,500
One qualified workflow, built and tested in seven calendar days, with the controls and handover artifacts listed above. Paid third-party services and scope expansion are excluded.
Scope the sprint ↓Final acceptance criteria are confirmed before implementation. This page is an offer overview, not a binding contract.
The proof standard
“It ran once” is not the receipt.
Completion means the agreed output exists, the test can be repeated, failure behavior is known, and the next operator can recover without guessing.
$ workflow verify --fixture accepted.json
input_schema ............ PASS
happy_path .............. PASS
duplicate_guard ......... PASS
provider_retry .......... PASS
failure_alert ........... PASS
handover_artifacts ...... PASS
receipt: acceptance-001.json
input_schema ............ PASS
happy_path .............. PASS
duplicate_guard ......... PASS
provider_retry .......... PASS
failure_alert ........... PASS
handover_artifacts ...... PASS
receipt: acceptance-001.json
Private, no-login intake
Bring the bottleneck. Leave with an operating system.
Describe the workflow at a high level. Meridian will review the fit before requesting access or proposing paid work.
Prefer a public, inspectable route? Use the GitHub intake ↗