Design Partners
We are selecting a limited set of regulated-industry organizations to deploy alongside.
A design partner engagement is a real deployment of STS-001 against a real write surface in your environment — not a proof of concept with synthetic data. We work alongside you on integration, validation, and the compliance evidence your organization needs.
What Design Partners Receive
Direct architect access
Direct access to the founder and principal architect throughout the engagement — not a support queue. Your integration, compliance, and validation questions are answered by the person who built the system.
Validation documentation
Full GAMP 5-aligned validation documentation: URS, FS, DS, risk assessment, IQ/OQ/PQ protocols, and validation summary report templates. Available exclusively to design partners. Not available separately.
Roadmap input
Design partner requirements directly shape the development sequence — integration surface coverage, regulatory evidence package format, and operational tooling. Your compliance needs are reflected in the product.
Confidential engagement
All pre-engagement disclosures, architecture discussions, and deployment details are treated as confidential. A mutual NDA is available before any architecture review. No case study or reference request without explicit written consent.
Who This Is For
21 CFR Part 11 · GxP · ALCOA+
Pharma & Life Sciences
Organizations with a LIMS, eDMS, or batch record system subject to 21 CFR Part 11 audit trail requirements where AI agents or automated pipelines are being introduced. Ideal: CSV team is already asking how to validate AI agents in a GxP context.
CMMC 2.0 · NIST AI RMF
Defense & Government
Organizations under CMMC 2.0 Level 2 or above where AI systems are being introduced into workflows that touch CUI. Ideal: the SSP is being updated to address AI system controls and the audit trail gap has been flagged.
SR 11-7 · SOX · DORA
Financial Services
Organizations where model risk management applies and AI models are making or influencing decisions that alter ledger entries or position records. Ideal: model risk function has flagged the audit trail gap for AI-generated decisions.
The Selection Process
Introduction
5 minutesDescribe your environment and compliance requirement via the contact form. Five minutes. No commitment.
Discovery Call
45 minutesA 45-minute conversation with the founder and principal architect. We map your write surface, actor model, and compliance context.
Architecture Review
Written deliverableA written assessment — how TAO gates map to your specific systems, what the integration path looks like, and where the enforcement point sits in your write path.
Engagement Proposal
Upon review completionScope, timeline, and pricing specific to your environment. Structured around the number of governed systems and integration complexity. Design partner pricing reflects the mutual investment.
Ready to describe your environment?
No commitment at the introduction stage. NDA available before architecture discussion.