Services
Clear pricing. Fixed scope. Real results in the age of AI agents.
Senior technical leadership without the full-time CTO cost or commitment. Every engagement is fixed-scope and fixed-price, so you know exactly what you're getting and what it costs before we start.
Retainers
Fractional CTO
Ongoing senior ownership of technical decisions for teams shipping with AI agents: architecture, model and vendor strategy, hiring guidance, agent workflow oversight, and honest code evaluation. A trusted, always-reachable partner with pattern recognition from building and exiting a company — without the $300K+ all-in cost of a full-time hire.
Light Advisory $9,000 / month
Strategy calls, architecture reviews, ad-hoc guidance, and AI decision support — ideal for teams with strong execution that need senior judgment on tap.
What you're buying
- Recurring strategy calls plus async access, with same-week answers when decisions can't wait
- Architecture and design reviews before the big calls get expensive to reverse
- AI model, vendor, and build-vs-buy decision support
- Hiring guidance: role definitions, interview loops, and final-round technical interviews
- A quarterly technical summary you can put in front of your board
Standard / Embedded $12,000 / month
Deeper involvement: regular architecture and code reviews, hiring support, agent workflow design, and active participation in the technical decisions that matter.
What you're buying
- Everything in Light Advisory
- Regular working sessions with your engineering team
- Ongoing architecture and code reviews — including the code your agents wrote
- Agent workflow design: prompts, guardrails, evals, and review gates
- Active participation in key technical decisions and vendor negotiations
- Hiring support through to offer, with onboarding plans for senior hires
AgentOps Add-on +$3,000 / month
Ongoing optimization of agent workflows, guardrails, evaluations, cost and latency monitoring, and production reliability — added to either retainer.
What you're buying
- Continuous tuning of agent workflows as models and tooling change
- Guardrails and evaluation suites kept current with your codebase
- Cost and latency monitoring with monthly optimization recommendations
- Production reliability reviews for agent-generated changes
All retainers are month-to-month with a simple 30-day notice. A minimum three-month engagement is recommended for best results.
Projects
Fixed-scope, fixed-price work with clear deliverables and timelines.
AI Engineering Pilot $25,000 / 6 weeks
A six-week structured pilot that installs proper agent workflows, guardrails, evaluations, and before/after metrics — plus a realistic rollout plan.
What you're buying
- Baseline metrics in week one: cycle time, review load, and defect rates
- Agent workflows designed around your stack, with one pilot team
- Guardrails and evaluation suites so output quality is measured, not vibes
- A before-and-after report you can defend to the board
- A realistic rollout plan for the rest of the organization
Vibecode Rescue $18,000 / 4 weeks
A four-week audit and stabilization of codebases built through rapid AI-assisted development. Fix the critical issues, improve maintainability and security, and get an architecture and hiring plan — without a full rewrite.
What you're buying
- Full audit of the AI-generated codebase: security, data handling, and scaling hot spots
- Critical fixes shipped — auth, secrets, and the issues that can take the business down
- A refactoring map that avoids the full rewrite
- Architecture documentation your next engineers can actually read
- A hiring plan for your first technical hires
Zero to Launch $20,000 / 4 weeks
A four-week engagement to ship a production-ready MVP with strong technical leadership and a sustainable architecture from day one.
What you're buying
- Product scope cut to a shippable MVP, with the cuts documented
- Production-ready architecture: auth, payments, deployment, and monitoring
- Agent-assisted build with senior review on every merge
- A launch checklist and operational runbook
- Handoff documentation so the next engineer isn't starting from zero
AI-Native Product Roadmap $12,500
A one-time engagement to create a prioritized product and technical roadmap that clearly separates what AI agents can build from what still needs human ownership.
What you're buying
- Working sessions that map your product goals to technical reality
- A prioritized roadmap separating agent-buildable work from human-owned work
- Build vs. buy vs. agent analysis for each major component
- Cost and timeline estimates you can take to investors
- A scoped first milestone, ready to execute
Technical Due Diligence $15,000
A clear-eyed assessment of AI-written codebases during investment or acquisition. Understand what's real, what the risks are, and what it will actually cost to reach production quality.
What you're buying
- Codebase review focused on AI-written code: quality, security, and maintainability
- Architecture and scalability assessment against the growth story you're being sold
- Team and process evaluation — who actually understands the system
- A risk register with cost-to-fix estimates
- A written report and a walkthrough call with your partners
AI Code Health Check $9,500 / 2 weeks New
A focused two-week diagnostic of your AI-generated codebase. Identify quality, security, and maintainability risks with prioritized quick wins.
What you're buying
- Static and hands-on review of your AI-generated codebase
- Security and data-handling assessment
- A maintainability read with the reasoning shown, not just a score
- A prioritized quick-wins list your team can start on immediately
- A 90-minute readout call with your team
AI Strategy Workshop $4,500–$7,500 / 1–2 days New
A one- or two-day intensive session to cut through AI hype and build a practical plan tailored to your team, product, and constraints. Price depends on format and length.
What you're buying
- Pre-workshop questionnaire and a review of your current stack and AI usage
- Facilitated sessions with leadership and engineering in the same room
- An honest assessment of where AI helps your product — and where it doesn't
- A practical 90-day plan with owners and milestones
- A written summary delivered within one week
Recommended bundles
Bundle
AI Strategy Starter
AI Strategy Workshop + AI-Native Product Roadmap
$14,500 Save $2,500+
Know what to build and exactly how to build it — strategy and roadmap in one continuous engagement.
What's inside
- Everything in the AI Strategy Workshop and the AI-Native Product Roadmap
- Workshop findings feed directly into the roadmap — no re-explaining your business
- One combined executive readout at the end
- A scoped first milestone you can hand to your team or to me
Bundle
AI Adoption & Validation
AI Engineering Pilot + AI Code Health Check
$30,000 Save $4,500+
Roll out agent workflows and independently verify the code they produce — adoption with a built-in audit.
What's inside
- Everything in the AI Engineering Pilot and the AI Code Health Check
- The health check validates what the pilot's agents actually produced
- Before/after metrics plus an independent quality read on the output
- A rollout plan grounded in evidence, not enthusiasm
Bundle
Rescue & Stabilize
Vibecode Rescue + Technical Due Diligence (internal)
$28,000
Stabilize your vibecoded product and walk away with an investor-grade assessment of what you own.
What's inside
- Everything in Vibecode Rescue
- An internal due-diligence report — the same rigor investors would apply
- Critical security and scaling fixes shipped during the engagement
- A risk register, refactoring map, and hiring plan to carry forward
- Ideal before a fundraise: find the problems before your investors do
Bundle
Full AI-Native Leadership
Fractional CTO retainer (3 months) + AgentOps add-on + AI Code Health Check included
Custom
The full package: embedded technical leadership, production-grade agent operations, and a code health baseline to measure progress against.
What's inside
- Three months of embedded fractional CTO leadership
- AgentOps add-on: workflows, guardrails, evals, and cost monitoring kept healthy
- An AI Code Health Check included to baseline where you're starting from
- Priced to your team size and scope — we define it together on the fit call
How pricing works
- All project work is fixed-scope and fixed-price. No hourly billing surprises.
- Retainers are designed for ongoing partnership, with clear scope and responsiveness expectations.
- I only take on work where I can deliver meaningful impact. If we're not a fit, I'll tell you.
- Payment terms are straightforward: 50% on start for projects, monthly in advance for retainers.
- Every engagement includes a clear kickoff, regular updates, and documented deliverables.
Why work with me
Former CTO who helped build and exit a company for $140M+ CAD. I've lived through the full cycle — from early-stage chaos to scaled operations — and now specialize in helping teams navigate the realities of shipping with AI agents.
I focus on practical outcomes: guardrails that actually work, code you can maintain, roadmaps that reflect what AI can (and cannot) do, and leadership that reduces risk instead of adding theater. More on my background here.
FAQ
How do I know which option is right for me?
Book a short fit call. We'll quickly assess your stage, current AI usage, and biggest pain points, then recommend the best starting point.
Can I start with a smaller engagement and expand?
Yes. Many clients begin with a Pilot, Health Check, Roadmap, or Workshop and move into a retainer once they see the value.
What if the scope changes mid-engagement?
We define scope clearly upfront. If new needs emerge, we discuss and agree on adjustments before any extra work begins.
Do you work with early-stage startups or only later-stage companies?
I work with teams that have (or are close to) product-market fit and are serious about building something durable with AI. Pre-MVP or pure idea-stage work is usually better served by a technical co-founder or agency.
How quickly can we start?
Most engagements can begin within 1–2 weeks of agreement, depending on current availability.
Is there a money-back guarantee?
I stand behind the work. If we don't deliver what was agreed in the scope, we'll make it right.
Do you also write?
Yes — code-first technical content for developer platforms, the kind I've written for AppSignal, Sauce Labs, and two dozen other outlets. Pick “Writer for Hire” on the contact form.
Ready to get started?
Book a 20-minute fit call to discuss your situation and find the right engagement — or
email me directly at
info [at] allanmacgregor.com
with a short description of what you're working on.
Pricing is transparent because the work should be too. Let's build something that actually lasts.