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Stop doing manually what AI can do for you.

A boutique advisory for businesses scaling with AI. We build the automations, harden the infrastructure, and put your AI to work — without the enterprise price tag.

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Live operations This morning
Inbox triaged
147
3 require your attention
Documents drafted
22
awaiting your review
Time returned
4.2 hrs
to higher-value work

— Trusted experience —

RSA
Conference Speaker
10+ yrs
U.S. Army Special Forces
100+
Automations Deployed
vCISO
Practice Lead
Veteran-Owned
Small Business
Why now

The AI gap is widening fast.

AI use is mainstream. The wins aren't evenly distributed. Mid-market and SMB operators get stuck in pilots while larger enterprises scale and pull ahead. The risk isn't using AI badly — it's being a quarter late.

88%

of organizations report regular AI use in at least one business function — up from 78% a year earlier.

McKinsey, The State of AI 2025 (Nov 2025)

29%

of companies under $100M revenue have scaled AI past pilot — versus nearly half of $5B+ enterprises.

McKinsey, The State of AI 2025 (Nov 2025)

76%

of enterprises cite data privacy and security as their top AI risk — the same concern that stalls most adoption efforts.

Gartner, AI in the Enterprise (2025)

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Agentify your life — not sure where to start?

Perfect. Take our free Agent Profile Assessment: answer a quick set of questions, and we'll identify the agentic setup that actually fits how you work — then hand you your own markdown skill files to load onto your own machine.

  • A quick, guided questionnaire — about 3 minutes
  • Personalized skill files, formatted for Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini
  • An instant download you can drop straight into your AI agent
  • Prefer it done for you? Our team will build, secure & wire it into your workflow

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Agent Profile Assessment
Your personalized AI skill pack
Client Word

What clients say.

Results from teams that stopped doing manually what AI can do for them.

★★★★★

ZaraAI saved our team 15+ hours a week on document prep alone. The automation setup was seamless and Jax walked us through every step. Worth every penny.

Sarah M.
Operations Director · SaaS
★★★★★

Having a vCISO with actual Special Forces background? That's a different level. Jax found three shadow AI tools in our stack we didn't even know existed.

Richard K.
CEO · Financial Services
★★★★★

The engagement paid for itself in the first week. My entire client onboarding workflow is now automated — I went from 3 hours per client to 15 minutes.

Tyler B.
Independent Consultant
The Practice

Three disciplines, one practice.

From your first automation to a fully secured AI operation — we cover the full spectrum, with the rigor of a boutique advisory.

i.

AI Automation

Eliminate the repetitive work draining your team. We automate workflows, email, document processing, and reporting so your people can focus on what actually matters.

  • Workflow Automation
  • Email Triage
  • Document Processing
  • Reporting Pipelines
ii.

vCISO Services

Executive-level security leadership without the executive price tag. Strategic security roadmaps, AI governance frameworks, and board-ready risk reporting — on demand.

  • Security Strategy
  • AI Governance
  • Risk Management
  • Compliance
iii.

Security for AI

Your AI stack is an attack surface. We audit for prompt injection vulnerabilities, uncover shadow AI usage, and build the guardrails to protect your data and your customers.

  • Prompt Injection Defense
  • Shadow AI Audit
  • AI Stack Security
  • Data Protection
i. AI Automation

Your team should not be doing work that can be automated.

Every hour your team spends on repetitive tasks is an hour not spent on strategy, relationships, and growth. We identify every automation opportunity in your stack and quietly remove the busywork — permanently.

  • Automated document generation from templates and data sources
  • Intelligent email filtering, prioritization, and response drafts
  • PM task creation and reporting across Jira, Notion, and more
  • Real-time dashboards that update themselves — zero manual entry
See what we can automate →
Automations deployed
100+
across client workspaces worldwide
Weekly time saved
60–80%
reduction in manual work
Avg. setup
< 2 wks
from scoping call to live deployment
Prompt injection riskPatched
Shadow AI toolsAudited
Data exposure pointsSecured
AI governance frameworkDeployed
Board-ready risk reportDelivered
iii. Security for AI

Your AI is only as safe as its weakest prompt.

Most organizations rush to deploy AI without asking the hard security questions. We do. From prompt injection attacks to unauthorized data exposure, we find the gaps before attackers do.

  • Full AI stack audit — models, APIs, data flows, access controls
  • Shadow AI discovery — find tools your team uses unauthorized
  • Prompt injection testing and mitigation frameworks
  • Executive briefings and board-ready AI risk reports
Book a security audit →
Process

From chaos to automation in three steps.

We make getting started simple. No drawn-out contracts, no protracted onboarding. Just results.

i. Discovery

The first conversation.

We map your current workflows, identify automation opportunities, and scope precisely what AI can do for your business — no fluff.

ii. Build

Architect & configure.

Zara and the team architect your automation stack — connecting tools, training models, wiring the pipelines that eliminate busywork.

iii. Deploy

Launch & refine.

Your automations go live. We monitor, iterate, and keep improving — because AI gets smarter, and so should your operations.

Engagement Model

We scope together. Then we work.

Every engagement begins with a free discovery call and a written scope. You'll know exactly what we're delivering — and what it costs — before either party commits.

Start Here · One-Time Build

The Starter Agent — $325

The simplest way to put an agent to work. We build a lean assistant that answers your email and organizes your files, hand it over working in under 30 days — then the training wheels come off and you finish the build with light support from us.

$325 one-time build

Fixed scope · Email + file storage · Built in under 30 days · One month of light support

What's included
  • Your email — Gmail or equivalent, triaged and answered
  • Your file storage — Google Drive or equivalent
  • Core automations configured and running
  • Written handoff so you know how it works
  • Light-touch support while you take the reins
Start your build →
Most Capable · One-Time Build

The Integrated Agent — $789

Everything in the Starter, plus your calendar and up to five additional integrations — Calendly, Slack or Teams, Notion, your CRM, custom skills and templates. Scoped with you up front so you know exactly what ships, in roughly six weeks.

$789 one-time build + $197 / month care plan

Fixed scope · Email, files & calendar + up to 5 more integrations · Roughly six weeks · Care plan keeps it running as your tools change

What's included
  • Everything in the Starter Agent
  • Your calendar — invites drafted and sent for you
  • Up to 5 more integrations — Calendly, Slack or Teams, Notion, CRM
  • Custom skills & templates built for your workflows
  • Streamlined day-to-day communications
  • Written handoff + 30-day support window
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Reconnaissance
$1,424 starting / month

8 hours per month. For teams with a focused automation need or ongoing maintenance.

  • 8 hours of advisory + build per month
  • Single-process automation focus
  • Monthly check-in & reporting
  • Email support
  • Hosting recommendations included
Inquire →
Most Common
Operations
$3,026 starting / month

17 hours per month. For teams running multiple processes and needing ongoing optimization.

  • 17 hours of advisory + build per month
  • Multi-process automation
  • Tooling integration & documentation
  • Bi-weekly strategy calls
  • Priority response
  • Hosting setup & management
Inquire →
Command
$8,010 starting / month

Customized engagement starting at 45 hours per month. For teams ready for a fully embedded AI operations partner.

  • Custom-scoped hours & capacity
  • Full AI workspace architecture
  • AI security audit included
  • Dedicated account lead
  • Embedded weekly cadence
  • Hosting, monitoring & governance
Inquire →
Free AI Field Manual

Building & Securing AI Agents: The AI Field Manual.

The 30-page guide we wish existed when we started building. How to architect, deploy, and secure an AI agent without exposing your business — written for operators, not researchers.

  • The 7 most common prompt injection vectors (and how to harden against each)
  • How to scope an AI agent build that actually ships
  • A no-jargon checklist for auditing your team's existing AI usage
  • Templates for governance, access controls, and incident response
The AI Field Manual
Building & Securing AI Agents

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The Practice

Built by veterans. Powered by AI.

TheZaraAI combines decades of real-world cybersecurity experience with cutting-edge AI operations expertise.

Jaclyn 'Jax' Scott
Jaclyn "Jax" Scott
Founder & Principal

10+ year U.S. Army Special Forces veteran — Cyber Electronic Warfare Warrant Officer. Cybersecurity expert turned AI automation advisor. RSA Conference speaker, Substack publisher, and active practitioner in AI security & governance. Building the future of human–AI collaboration.

RSA Speaker Special Forces vCISO Cyber EW Officer
Zara
Zara
AI Operations Lead

The AI agent at the heart of the practice. Zara powers client automations, manages workflows, and operates 24/7 to keep systems running. Not a tool — a teammate.

AI Agent Always On 100+ Builds
FAQ

Common questions, straight answers.

Every engagement starts with a free 30-minute discovery call. From there we map your workflows, identify automation opportunities, and deliver a written scope before either party commits. You'll know exactly what you're paying for — and what we're delivering — before any money changes hands.

Three things: depth of involvement (how many hours per month), build complexity (one-off project work vs. ongoing optimization), and hosting needs (whether we manage infrastructure for you). Our published tiers are starting points — every engagement is scoped and quoted to match the actual work.

One-time builds start at $325 for the Starter Agent — a lean assistant that answers your email and organizes your files, built in under 30 days with a month of light support while you take over. The Integrated Agent is $789 and adds your calendar plus up to five additional integrations — Calendly, Slack or Teams, Notion, CRM, custom skills and templates — delivered in roughly six weeks, with an optional $197/month care plan that keeps the agent running as your tools and their APIs change. Larger builds are scoped and quoted individually, and can be rolled into a monthly engagement.

Yes. Engagements are flexible by design. You can step up from Reconnaissance to Operations as needs grow, scale down between busy seasons, or shift to a fully customized Command engagement. We re-scope together — no contract penalties, no surprise fees.

We work with the tools your team already uses: Notion, Jira, Slack, Gmail, Outlook, Google Drive, Zapier, Make, n8n, HubSpot, Salesforce, and many more. If you're using it, we can likely automate around it.

Two things: security and depth. Jax brings 10+ years of U.S. Army Special Forces cybersecurity experience — we think about AI security in ways most automation shops don't. And Zara isn't just a brand name; it's an actual AI agent actively running client operations.

Security is core to everything we do — it's literally one of our services. We follow enterprise security practices, never store sensitive client data beyond what's needed, and can provide a full data handling overview on request.

Ready to stop doing work that can be automated?

Book a free 15-minute discovery call. We'll map your automation opportunities together — no commitment, no pitch, just a conversation.

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Contact

Let's talk automation.

Whether you're ready to start or just curious what AI can do for your business — reach out. Jax responds personally to every inquiry.

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