Pay as you sail.

Useful progress.
Spending you control.

The intended service lets you agree useful work as your project develops. An estimate describes expected cost; your approved cap limits spending. Neither guarantees completion for a fixed price.

The Shipyard

Project work

Agree each piece of work

Explore ideas, improve code or clarify project decisions. Confirm the outcome, success criteria and spending cap before carrying out the work.

Optional assistance

Expert help

Separately paid

Request advice, review or help with a difficult problem. Agree availability, scope, estimated cost and a spending cap first. Human review is not included with every ticket.

Rates and charging terms remain to be defined. The current direction treats AI exploration and correction work as billable within approved spending; that policy is still under review. Managed hosting is a future offering and is not available here. You can use an independent hosting provider.

An estimate to plan with.
A cap you approve.

Understand the work, assumptions and expected cost. If the work needs more funding, choose whether to raise the cap, reduce the scope or stop with a clear account of progress.

  1. Choose a useful outcome.

    A software change, a clearer document or a project decision. Keep the next goal clear.

  2. Understand the estimate.

    See what’s included and where there are still questions to resolve.

  3. Stay in control.

    A suggestion or a revised estimate does not increase your approved spending cap.

A few useful details.