Now Open · Charter Cohort 2026

Mark the path.
Automate the climb.

Cairn is an AI automation studio for ambitious teams. We build the workflows, agents, and integrations that turn rugged, repetitive work into clear ground — so your team can focus on the summit.

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Workflows that find their own way — and bring your team along for the view.

Most automation projects bury teams in tooling. We focus on outcomes: the three or four routines that, if they ran themselves, would change how the work feels. Then we build them, train them, and hand you the trail map.

/ 01

AI Agents & Workflows

Custom agents that handle research, drafting, triage, and ops handoffs. Built on the model stack that fits the job — not the one that's trending this month.

/ 02

Systems Integration

We connect the tools you already use — CRM, inbox, docs, data — into one quiet, dependable spine. No more copy-paste between four browser tabs.

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Automation Audits

A structured review of where your team's time actually goes — and a ranked map of what's worth automating, what's worth replacing, and what to leave alone.

Four markers. One clear ascent.

A cairn isn't a shortcut — it's a signal that someone trustworthy has been here before. That's how we run engagements: small, visible markers, no surprises.

01

Survey

Two weeks. We sit with your team, map the work, and identify the top three opportunities by hours-returned and quality-of-life. You get a written report whether or not we keep going.

02

Stake

We pick one workflow and ship a working prototype within 14 days. Real data, real integrations, real users testing it. No slide-deck demos.

03

Build

Once we've proven the path, we build out the rest of the system — production-grade, monitored, and documented for the people who'll inherit it.

04

Hand off

Your team owns it from here. We train, we document, we stay on call. The goal is leverage that survives us — not a vendor lock-in.

14
Days from kickoff to working prototype
Average throughput on automated workflows
Curiosity for the work that nobody enjoys doing
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Trail. Marked, tested, walked with you.

We're taking on twelve teams this season.

The waitlist gets first access, founder pricing, and a free 30-minute Survey call. Tell us a little about the work and we'll be in touch within a week.

  • Same-day reply, usually within an hour
  • No obligation — the Survey call is genuinely free
  • Founder-cohort pricing locks in for the first engagement
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