The Solidus Brief
Notes from the team that ships.
What we built, what we learned, what we think is worth doing about it. Weekly cadence. Founder writes every word.
The Solidus Brief
Weekly notes on AI automation — what we shipped, what we learned, what to do about it.
One email per week. From Aiden, founder of Solidus. Worth your time or we don\'t send.
June 8, 2026 · 7 min read
We Built a Productized $4,500 AI Automation Audit. Here's the System Behind It.
Most AI consultancies sell hours. We built one that sells a productized $4,500 audit delivered by an automated Claude Opus pipeline. Here's the architecture.
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June 8, 2026 · 6 min read
The Five Layers of Real AI Automation (Why Most Projects Fail)
Every working AI automation system has five layers. Most failed projects are missing one or more. Here's what they are and why the missing-layer pattern keeps showing up.
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June 8, 2026 · 5 min read
Why Zapier Breaks at Scale (And What to Replace It With)
Zapier is excellent for 3-step glue workflows. It falls apart somewhere between 15 and 30 workflows. Here's why, and what to migrate to.
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June 8, 2026 · 4 min read
AI Features vs AI Agents: The Distinction That Matters
Most "AI products" in 2026 are features, not agents. The difference matters a lot for what you can actually accomplish with them.
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