Foundations Build
6 to 9 months · Blueprint → Forge → Sustain
Most platform teams inherit fragmented infrastructure. Hand written Terraform, undocumented pipelines, tribal knowledge, and now AI agents pushing changes from outside the system. This engagement replaces all of it with a production grade, GitOps governed foundation your team can own and extend.
How the engagement runs
Three Foundations Framework phases. Each closes with exit artifacts before the next begins.
Blueprint
Architecture decisions documented as ADRs. Module library designed. GitOps strategy agreed. AI agent contract drafted.
Forge
Terraform or Crossplane build. Kubernetes cluster hardening. CI/CD pipeline implementation. Policy as code enforcement, including AI agent guardrails.
Sustain
Drift detection. On call runbook. Cost visibility dashboard. AI agent observability. Knowledge transfer to your team.
AI agent contract built in
Platform architecture that accounts for non-human traffic from day one.
The AI agent contract defines the deploy origin rules, scope boundaries, and rollback conditions that govern agent-generated changes. It is not a policy document. It is enforced at the pipeline level, with OPA or Gatekeeper, and tracked in the agent observability dashboard. When an agent opens a pull request at three in the morning, the platform knows it and handles it differently.
Exit artifacts
- Production ready IaC module library (Terraform or Crossplane)
- GitOps driven CI/CD pipeline with environment promotion
- Policy as code enforcement with audit trail
- Runbook library and on call escalation paths
- Cost visibility dashboard with per team breakdown
- AI agent contract with deploy origin, scope, and rollback rules
- Architecture Decision Records for every key choice
Technology we work with
We are tool agnostic. Every technology choice is documented as an ADR with explicit trade off reasoning.
Not sure if this is the right pattern?
Start with the Assessment.
Four weeks gives you a maturity radar and a sequenced roadmap, including whether this engagement is the right next step.