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Design, specify, and
sell AI solutions.

The PAI Workflow Studio is the professional tool for anyone who designs, delivers, or governs production AI deployments. Map the current process. Generate the PSF-compliant future state. Export a deployment spec. Present the executive brief. Repeat.

Open Studio free →Browse templates
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The Practitioner Loop

From blank canvas to deployed AI — six steps

Every production AI solution starts with understanding the current process and ends with a spec the team can build to.

01
Understand before you automate

Map the current process

Start with a current-state workflow. Document every manual step, decision point, and handoff using the Studio canvas. Capture how long each step takes and where the pain is.

Stakeholder-readable process map
Time-per-step baseline
Bottleneck and risk identification
Browse current-state templates
02
From manual to automated in one click

Generate the AI-automated future state

Hit ⚡ Automate This. The Studio generates a PSF-compliant future state with AI skill nodes, output contracts, human oversight gates, retry policies, and escalation paths.

AI workflow with structured output contracts
Human gate placement on high-risk steps
Before → After transformation story
Open Studio
03
Deployment-ready, not just a diagram

Specify every node

Use the Inspector to define autonomy levels, retry policies, blast radius, and escalation paths on each node. These aren't just labels — they become the AI deployment contract.

Autonomy level per skill (L0–L4)
Retry + escalation policy on every AI step
Blast radius governance on access-sensitive nodes
See the PSF framework
04
Everything a dev team needs to build it

Export the deployment package

Export a ZIP containing YAML skill specs, adapter configurations, a markdown deployment guide, and integration recommendations tailored to the client's productivity stack.

YAML skill specs per AI node
Integration adapter catalog
Plain-English GETTING_STARTED.md for clients
View a sample export
05
The before/after story CFOs understand

Generate the executive brief

One click generates an Executive Brief: ROI calculation, implementation phases, human touchpoints, risks, and a readiness score — formatted for a C-suite audience.

ROI calculation with payback period
Implementation roadmap with phases
Risk register and readiness score
Open Studio and try it
06
The deliverable that wins the work

Present and close

Present the Flow View — a self-contained HTML executive view with live ROI calculator. Clients can explore the workflow, adjust assumptions, and see the numbers change in real time.

Self-contained HTML client deliverable
Live ROI calculator with adjustable inputs
Shareable without any account or login
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Who Uses It

Built for every AI practitioner role

🏢 AI Consultants

Build a consulting practice around AI deployment

The Studio gives independent AI consultants a professional-grade delivery tool. Map the client's process on day one. Generate the future-state workflow and export a deployment spec in the same meeting. Walk out with a client-ready executive brief.

Produce client deliverables in hours, not days
Justify your fee with a quantified ROI calculation
White-label the export with your company name and logo
CPAP certification signals professional-grade AI deployment practice
Get CPAP certified →
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🏗️ Enterprise AI Teams

Govern AI deployments before they go to production

Enterprise AI teams use the Studio to create deployment contracts before code is written. Define autonomy levels, human oversight gates, and escalation paths on every node. The export package becomes the specification that engineering builds to.

AI deployment contracts that survive stakeholder review
Human gate placement documented before development starts
PSF-aligned governance that maps to EU AI Act requirements
AIDA and AIMA certifications for the whole team
Explore certifications →
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⚙️ AI Solution Builders

Spec, sell, and deliver AI solutions faster

If you build AI solutions for clients — whether as a freelancer, agency, or internal product team — the Studio closes the gap between 'we need AI' and 'here is the spec'. Start from a template, customise to the client's stack, and export the full package.

12 templates across 7 industries to start from
Custom output contracts per client environment
Export includes integration adapter recommendations
CPAA certification for senior architects
Browse templates →
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The Export Package

Everything in one deliverable

Export a ZIP package that your client can hand directly to their development team. No interpretation required.

📦 ai-deployment-package.zip
├── skills/// YAML skill spec per AI node
│ ├── extract_invoice.yaml// Input schema · Output contract · Retry policy
│ ├── match_purchase_order.yaml// Confidence thresholds · Escalation rules
│ └── generate_remittance.yaml// Blast radius · Autonomy level: L2
├── integrations/// Adapter catalog for your stack
│ └── INTEGRATIONS.md// O365 / Google / Slack / custom webhook
├── workflow_state.json// Full workflow JSON for Studio re-import
├── executive_brief/// ROI model + phased implementation plan
│ └── brief.html// Self-contained · shareable · no login
└── GETTING_STARTED.md// Plain-English deployment guide for clients
Certifications

Signal that you deploy AI to production standard

PAI certifications are the only independent, vendor-neutral credentials for production AI deployment. CPAP requires submitting a real deployment built with the Studio and assessed against PSF criteria.

AIDA
AI Deployment Associate
Baseline credential. 20-question exam across all 8 PSF domains.
Free
CPAP
Certified Production AI Practitioner
Portfolio of a real deployment assessed against PSF criteria.
$297
CPAA
Certified Production AI Architect
Extended portfolio assessment. Senior practitioner credential.
$797
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Start designing your first AI solution.

The Studio is free, browser-based, and requires no account. Open a template, map the process, and export the deployment spec — today.

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