Escape Velocity

Escape Velocity is the point where your organization can operate AI systems without external help. You can monitor agents, diagnose failures, update Business-as-Code artifacts, deploy new skills, and extend the system to new use cases. It's the measure of a successful implementation, not whether the system works, but whether you can keep it working.

Typically 60-90 days from engagement start. The first 4 weeks build the systems and capture knowledge. The following 4-8 weeks are the handoff period, your team operates with decreasing support until they're fully independent. The exact timeline depends on your team's technical capability and the complexity of the implementation.

You don't need AI expertise, you need operational capability. Business-as-Code artifacts are readable by non-engineers. MCP servers are maintainable by your existing dev team. The knowledge is captured in schemas, skills, and context files that any technically competent person can update. We train your team on the specific systems we built, not on AI theory.

Running production systems (Upjack apps, MCP servers, agent configurations), all Business-as-Code artifacts (schemas, skills, context), operational documentation (monitoring, debugging, updating), and a recorded training session. Everything your team needs to operate, improve, and extend the AI systems without us.

Yes. Many clients engage for additional sprints after operating independently for a quarter. But it's a choice, not a necessity. The second engagement is always faster because the Business-as-Code foundation already exists. Each sprint compounds on the last.