Design Partner Program

Bring us one AI-driven production release.

We're selecting five engineering design partners for a founder-led pilot: one GitHub-backed release path, one success metric, and one honest go/no-go decision after 30 days.

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A scoped 30-day release pilot

One GitHub-backed release path, explicit success criteria, white-glove setup, and no auto-renewal.

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Founder-level support

Direct access to the founder. Slack, email, or call — whatever works for you.

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Shape the roadmap

Your release path directly shapes Commit Guard semantics, evidence checks and adapter priorities.

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White-glove onboarding

We map the release contract, connect GitHub, configure policy and test the hold path with you.

What we're looking for

  • ✓AI coding agents or internal automation already propose code, pull requests or deployments
  • ✓A named engineering or platform leader is accountable for what reaches production
  • ✓GitHub is a source of truth and there is one recurring release path we can map end to end
  • ✓Stale evidence, wrong authority, duplicate execution or an ambiguous outcome creates measurable risk

The deal

You give us

  • Access to a real, representative release path and honest feedback
  • A weekly 30-minute release review during the pilot
  • Permission to request a case study if the pilot succeeds
  • A paid conversion decision at the end — no obligation to continue

We give you

  • A no-cost, scoped 30-day pilot
  • Founder on speed dial
  • White-glove GitHub integration and release-contract mapping
  • Preferred early pricing if both sides continue after the pilot

Apply

We respond to every application within 2 business days. If we're a fit, we'll schedule a 15-minute call.

Or email me@nikhilbindal.com

Common questions

Is this really free?

The scoped 30-day pilot is. There is no card and no auto-charge. If the agreed success criteria are met, we discuss a paid plan; if they are not, we export your record and stop.

How much time does it take?

One setup session, then 30 minutes per week during the four-week pilot. The workflow should create more time than the pilot consumes.

Can I use this in production?

That is the goal, but not the starting assumption. We begin in a sandbox or staging path. Production use starts only after Pantheon's T‑09/T‑10 release gates and your own access, rollback and failure conditions are satisfied.

What if it doesn't work for us?

That is a valid pilot result. Walk away anytime. Your data and action record are yours, and we'll help you export them.