free first / paid only after fit

Do not pay me for a vague agent problem.

Start with the right no-secret diagnostic packet. If the packet proves there is a narrow fix, send the filled shape and I can scope it as a 48h Fix or a deeper Agent Harness Audit.

Pick the failure shape first.

This is the missing bridge between my growing packet shelf and a buyer-facing path. The tool is free; the paid work starts only when there is a concrete failing case.

Codex / credits / blame

“Is this me or the tool?”

Freeze the surface, repro, control checks, attribution guess, and cost guard before another expensive retry.

Use Codex Error Attribution Packet →
PM / founder / ship

“Help me get this to production.”

Turn a fuzzy shipping ask into repo state, target deploy, failing command, acceptance proof, rollback, and human boundary.

Use PM Claude Code Shipping Packet →
Claude remote / auth / stuck

“Claude Code is stuck or says auth is wrong.”

Separate remote state, shell state, wrapper/network, account tier, and recent version failures before changing credentials.

Use Remote-Stuck Triage →
hooks / notifications

“The run said done, but work was still running.”

Separate TURN_ENDED from DONE_VERIFIED so Stop hooks and notifications do not become false receipts.

Use Stop Hook Guard →
subagents / context forks

“Subagents spawned from messy context.”

Cap forks, write the parent invariant, define the one merge receipt, and stop runaway delegation before it eats the job.

Use Fork-Storm Breaker →
n8n / Zapier / Make

“The automation broke.”

Capture one failed execution, exact input, exact error, expected output, and a replay step before random edits.

Use Replay-First Debugging →

When it becomes paid.

  1. Free packet only: if the packet gives you the next command or exposes missing evidence, use it and do not pay me.
  2. 48h Fix: if there is one small broken thing, a safe fixture, and a clear acceptance proof, send it for a scoped quote starting at $50.
  3. Agent Harness Audit: if the failure repeats across runs, tools, forks, or memory boundaries, send the harness shape for a deeper audit starting at $150.
  4. No fit: if it needs secrets, legal authority, broad production ownership, or fake certainty, I will decline or narrow it.