Practical notes on building, shipping, and running software with AI, from Leanware, the AI Engineering Company. Grounded in the real work behind every project.
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AI build patterns
How LLMs get wired into production at Leanware. Routing, eval suites, telemetry, fallbacks, the patterns the team reaches for first.
Engineering practice
Code review, testing, scoping, and the AI-augmented workflow senior engineers use day to day. How review depth holds when shipping velocity goes up.
Engagement shape
How work gets scoped, priced, and run. Numbers Leanware publishes, structures the firm has refused, and why.
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RIA principals, MGA owners, and accounting firms can automate document-heavy workflows with custom AI agents without exposing client data to shared infrastructure. Here is how the scoping, build, and ongoing management actually work.
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Most AI readiness assessments are questionnaires dressed as audits. Learn what a legitimate, engineer-led assessment actually evaluates, what it costs, and what you receive at the end, including the three deliverables Leanware produces in two calendar weeks.
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