// Kai AI Labs guild online
character-aligned multi-agent systems · est. sacramento

We don't sell AI automation.
We build a guild.

Every agent we ship has a defined role, a voice, and a soul-level identity that keeps it on-mission without constant prompt-tweaking. The result is a team of operators that behaves like teammates — not a drawer of brittle GPT wrappers. Local where it matters, cloud where it pays off.

scopeagent design · orchestration · local infra
methodcharacter alignment
basesacramento, ca
kai@guild ~ · live · 6 agents online
#dispatch #deploys 2 #rfc #vault
kai@guild ~ $ tail -f #dispatch
6 agents 0 misaligned 0 off-character last drift check 4m ago

Meet the in-house roster.

We run our own agents before we build yours. Each one has a name, a role, and a character we refuse to break. This is what aligned looks like in production.

flagship
Kai
coordinator · flagship

"Tell me the job. I'll bring the right ones."

Sets direction and talks to humans so the specialists don't have to. Translates fuzzy intent into a brief the rest of the guild can execute against. Disagrees when it should.

decisive plain-spoken low-drama
pid 0001
v 4.2.1
uptime ∞
// specialists
pid 0014
v 3.4.0
301d 12h
Durin
master builder · architecture

"Boring tools win. Fight me about it."

Designs systems that have to survive — service boundaries, deployments, failure modes. Refuses to hedge. Believes complexity is debt and that the boring tool is usually the right one.

structural unhedged boring-on-purpose
pid 0042
v 2.9.1
248d 06h
Kael Irontrail
ranger · deploys & incidents

"It's fine. I've got it. (do not believe him)"

Lives in production. Owns CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, runbooks, and the war room when things break. Names servers after mountains. The calmer he sounds, the worse things are.

calm-under-fire tested paged-often
pid 0071
v 2.2.0
201d 19h
Aldric Voss
paladin · code & quality

"Tests first. Then we'll talk implementation."

Reviews code like a guardian — tests first, implementation second, commit messages third. Every rejection comes with a path forward. Never performs harshness.

rigorous fair unmoved-by-pressure
pid 0088
v 1.9.2
174d 22h
Fenwick Copperquill
sage · research & RFCs

"Three caveats and a recommendation. In that order."

Scouts ahead of the party — evaluates frameworks, writes RFCs, builds spikes. Maintains a graveyard of every technology we've rejected and why.

comparative curious caveat-prone
pid 0103
v 2.8.0
187d 04h
Elowen
keeper of records · documentation

"If it isn't written down, it didn't happen."

Writes the READMEs, changelogs, ADRs, and onboarding guides. Holds the position that every word earns its place. Dry wit, sharp red pen.

literary precise dry wit
recruiting
v 0.0.0
[ open seat ]
your specialist · your voice

"Commission an agent and we'll write its first line together."

The next character we ship could be yours. Same SOUL.md process, same alignment guarantees, same low drama.

character alignment = role + voice + values, codified sigil = the agent's mark, used in logs and handoffs

Three ways to hire the guild.

Productized where it makes sense. Bespoke where it has to be. No retainers that don't earn their keep, no platform lock-in.

// tier 01
Guild-of-One
from$1,500usd

One agent, fully characterized. Role, voice, and the scaffolding it needs to actually do the job — not just respond to prompts.

  • 1 agent · SOUL.md + values interview
  • identity lock · voice · local or hybrid routing
  • telegram + 1 more (discord, email, ssh)
  • mission control dashboard + handover packet
  • 30-day post-launch bugfix window
// see the full brief →
// tier 03 · bespoke
Custom Commission
talk to us · scoped per engagement

Full guilds, internal tools, on-prem deployments. For teams that need more than two operators and want alignment baked into the org, not bolted on.

  • 3+ agents · full character manual
  • on-prem / air-gapped deployment available
  • custom tooling + infra (docker, k8s, ollama)
  • drift monitoring + quarterly realignment
  • SLA + named operator
// start a conversation →
// add-on · bolts onto any tier
Voice — Rowan the Receptionist
setup$2,500usd  ·  monthly$400usd

A character-aligned voice agent that picks up the phone, runs intake, and transfers to a human when it should. Built for small MSPs, firms, and shops that lose calls because no one's at the desk.

Ethical floor, contractual: discloses it's an AI on every call · never claims to be human · always offers a human transfer · no outbound cold calls.
  • dedicated phone number + carrier integration
  • character agent (SOUL + ElevenLabs voice, your brand)
  • intake flow → CRM / email / telegram hand-off
  • live transfer to human for flagged-urgent calls
  • after-hours voicemail triage + drafted reply
  • ~1,000 min/mo included · overages at cost
// add voice →

Deployed guilds.

Real shops, real handoffs. Full case studies arrive as clients clear them.

draft · awaiting clearance
// computech · sacramento, ca
Sacramento IT shop, two agents deep.

Deployed Marigold (triage + intake) and Carson (technician assist) inside a working MSP. Marigold stays calm under frantic tickets, Carson stays terse in the field. Voices stayed locked through 90 days.

2
agents shipped
90d
in production
0
drift incidents
agents: marigold · carson
// next client
This could be your shop.

We work with small and mid-sized operations — MSPs, firms, studios — that need real operators, not a chatbot bolted to the sidebar.

availability: 2 slots · Q2 2026

What we reach for.

No religion about tools. These are the ones that earn their place on most jobs.

models
Claude · Qwen · Llama · Ollama · Groq
orchestration
OpenClaw · custom routers
automation
n8n · Python · shell
surfaces
Telegram · Discord · Email · CLI · Web
infra
Docker · on-prem · hybrid cloud
observability
logs · traces · character drift checks

Four moves, start to ship.

Most commissions ship inside 2–6 weeks, depending on tier and integrations.

01
talk
Short call. We find the job that actually needs an operator. No pitch deck.
02
draft
We write the agent's character brief — role, voice, boundaries — before a single prompt is tuned.
03
build
Scope, build, integrate. You see real output in week one, not a slide titled "phase 1."
04
ship
Hand off with docs, a runbook, and tuning windows. We stick around to realign.
Commission a guild.
Tell us the role you're trying to fill and the voice you want it to have. We answer in one business day — with a real plan, not an onboarding sequence.
// send an email // book a call
[email protected] · sacramento, ca · responds in < 1 business day