A small, technical AI lab founded by builders.
Two people, one workshop, a steady output of client systems and open-source tools. We work at the intersection of product design, software engineering, and applied AI.
TEAM 02 / two
BASE San Jose / CR
TZ UTC -06:00
WORK Worldwide
STACK Full-stack / LLM / RAG
We build systems that move from idea to production - not systems that stay in demos.
Two builders, shared workshop.
Daniel Phillips
Product Architect and AI Developer. Focus areas: strategy, architecture, discovery, technical direction.
Andrea Phillips
Full-Stack Developer and Engineer. Focus areas: implementation, infrastructure, reliability, product builds.
Small team. Deep ownership. Fast prototypes. Production mindset.
A two‑person studio is a feature, not a constraint — every project ships through the same hands.
How we build, what we build, and who we build with.
Production Over Demos
Systems that survive real users, messy data, and operational pressure.
Human‑in‑the‑Loop by Design
AI should accelerate work without removing human judgment where it matters.
Architecture Before Automation
Bad workflows do not become good workflows just because AI is added.
Open When Useful
Some internal tools should become open‑source infrastructure when they help the wider ecosystem.
Small Teams, High Leverage
Compact systems that give small teams capabilities usually reserved for larger companies.
"The goal is not to build AI for the sake of AI. The goal is to build systems that make work better."— Controlled Mayhem
Bring us the messy version. We will help turn it into a system.
Tell us what you are trying to build. We respond within 48 hours, NDA on request, and work worldwide from Costa Rica.