Map the real workflow
I trace the work from trigger to handoff, including the awkward human decisions that should not be automated away.
Approach
Ship the smallest sturdy system. Hand it back.
The best automation is not loud. It removes one recurring burden, names the edge cases, and gives the team a system they can trust without thinking about it every morning. Here is how I get there.
Work that gets quieter after launch.
The best automation work is not loud. It removes one recurring burden, names the edge cases, and gives the team a system they can trust without thinking about it every morning.
Contract signedok
Workspace createdok
Follow-ups scheduledok
Runbook writtenok
Build the smallest sturdy system
The first release handles the core path, the known errors, the retry logic, and the handover notes.
Leave it owned by your team
You get the build in your accounts, a written runbook, and a walkthrough that makes maintenance feel ordinary.
Principles
Four rules that survive every project.
Every build I ship has these properties. If a project would violate one of them, I say so before the contract.
- 01
Smallest sturdy system
I do not build big when small will hold. Most workflows need one well-built path, not a configurable platform.
- 02
Owned by your team
The build lives in your accounts on infrastructure your team can maintain. No proprietary platform. No mandatory retainer.
- 03
Documented end to end
Every build ships with a runbook and a walkthrough. Onboarding a new operator should take 20 minutes, not 20 hours.
- 04
Edge cases named, not hidden
I tell you which cases will route to a human and why. Honesty about limits beats theatre about capabilities.
Cadence
One workflow, three weeks, no surprises.
I am not a retainer shop. I ship one workflow, hand it back, and leave. If the next workflow makes sense, you tell me. If it does not, you keep the build.
- Day 0
Send the workflow
One paragraph, one voice note, or one Loom. No discovery questionnaire, no sales call.
- Day 1
Written audit returned
What is automatable, what stays human, fixed price, fixed timeline. You read it, you decide.
- Week 1-3
Build + ship
Live in your accounts. Real data. Real edge cases. Daily progress in a shared channel.
- Week 3+
Hand back
Runbook, walkthrough, 30-day stability window. Retainer is optional, never the business model.
What I do not do
The list I keep short on purpose.
These are the patterns I will not adopt - not because they are evil, but because they erode the kind of work I want to keep shipping.
- Retainers by default
- Discovery questionnaires
- Strategy theatre
- Mystery platforms
- Forever-betas
- Lock-in pricing
- Slide decks instead of working systems
Who builds it
You are hiring one engineer, not a black box.
I am Armintas, a senior software engineer with 5+ years building software, much of it in fintech where a wrong number is a real problem. Azanagi is a one-person studio, so the person who scopes your build is the person who writes it and hands it over.
Everything I build lives in your accounts, documented end to end, with no lock-in. If you ever stop working with me, you keep the system and the keys and can hand it to anyone.
Ready when you are
Send the workflow that is costing you.
One business day for a written audit. No discovery questionnaire, no sales call before the build.