Build your in-house AI operating system with Claude Cowork, OpenClaw, or Hermes
Plinko Solutions builds private AI systems for growing businesses that want more throughput, lower overhead, and tighter follow-up. We wire specialized AI workflows into the tools you already use, keep the system in house, and hand over something you own from day one.
What is an AI harness?
An AI harness is the delivery model behind your AI operating system: a private setup of specialized agents, tools, and workflows that handles recurring business work inside Slack, Gmail, CRMs, calendars, and the rest of your stack. Instead of paying for another platform and forcing your team to live in it, you get a system built around the way your business already runs.
Better AI results usually come from systems, not prompts. Recent multi-agent research keeps finding the same pattern: when research, drafting, checking, routing, and approvals are split into clear roles, reliability goes up. That's what we build, and you own it outright.
Built on open, proven tools
No black boxes. No proprietary lock-in. Just reliable software you can audit, extend, and keep in house.
Claude Cowork
Slack
Gmail
Google Workspace
Notion
Airtable
HubSpot
Salesforce
Calendly
Most AI "solutions" create more work
Teams buy tools, burn credits, and still do the heavy lifting. The real problem is not access to AI. It is the lack of a system that can actually run research, drafting, checking, follow-up, and ops inside your workflows.
Scattered research
Prospect data lives in five tabs, two spreadsheets, and a notebook. Your team repeats the same lookup every week.
Drafting delays
Proposals, follow-ups, and outreach sit in drafts for days because no one has time to polish them.
Follow-up gaps
Leads go cold after one email. CRM reminders are ignored. Revenue leaks through cracks in the process.
Ops overhead
Scheduling, data entry, and reporting eat hours that should go to closing deals and serving clients.
How it works
Three phases from strategy to an AI operating system your team can actually run.
Strategy Session
Book a paid 60-minute session. We map the workflows that cost you time or leak revenue, the tools your team already uses, and the approval gates that matter. You leave with a clear build plan, and the session fee is credited toward your system.
Build & Configure
We architect and deploy your private system using Claude Cowork, OpenClaw, and Hermes. That includes integrations, specialized agent roles, approval gates, and the safety controls needed to move from demo behavior to real operational work.
Handoff & Run
We train your team, document the system, and hand over full ownership. You control the workflows, the data, the integrations, and the operating layer instead of renting access to someone else's platform.
Simple, one-time pricing
Choose the plan that fits your revenue floor and workflow complexity. We scope around the business outcomes you want, the systems you need connected, and how much of the operating layer you want built now.
Starter Harness
Payment plans available
- Single core workflow
- 2 integrations
- Basic approval gates
- 14-day delivery
- 30 days of support
Business Harness
Payment plans available
- Multi-agent system
- Up to 4 workflows
- 5+ integrations
- Advanced governance
- 60-day support
Ongoing Care
- Priority support
- New skills & integrations
- Monthly health checks
- Monitoring & alerts
- Quarterly reviews
Not sure which tier fits? The Strategy Session is credited toward your build.
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Plinko vs. WorkClaw vs. doing it yourself
See how owning your harness compares to renting a platform or building in-house.
| Factor | Plinko Harness | WorkClaw | Months of RnD costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical team size | Solopreneur to 10-person team | Any | 10+ person dev team |
| Best for MRR | $10k – $50k MRR+ | $0 – $100k MRR | $100k MRR+ |
| Platform fees | None — open source | Required | None |
| AI credit costs | You pay API provider directly | Markup + overages | You pay API provider directly |
| Data ownership | You own everything | Hosted on their servers | You own everything |
| Time to launch | 14 – 30 days | Same day | 3 – 6 months |
| Customization | Built for your exact stack | Limited to their integrations | Unlimited (with dev team) |
| Lock-in | None — open source | High — cancel = lose access | None |
Plinko vs. the typical platform
Why own the harness instead of renting access.
One-time cost
Pay for the build once. No recurring platform subscription draining your budget.
No credit gates
Use your own API keys. No artificial usage limits or surprise overage bills.
You own the code
OpenClaw and Hermes are open-source. You control every integration and every workflow.
Custom for your stack
Not a generic template. Built around the tools your team actually uses.
If it does not work, we fix it
Every harness includes a 30-day fix window. If a workflow breaks or an integration fails, we repair it at no extra cost. No blame. Just a working system.
Questions
Claude Cowork means configuring Anthropic's Claude AI as an active coworker inside your tools — handling research, drafting, follow-ups, and operations through OpenClaw and Hermes, with human approval on sensitive actions.
An AI harness is a configured system of AI agents, tools, and workflows that automates repetitive business tasks. You need one when your team spends too much time on research, drafting, follow-ups, data entry, and reporting instead of closing deals and serving clients. A harness connects Claude, OpenClaw, and Hermes to your existing tools and runs them with approval gates for sensitive actions.
WorkClaw charges monthly fees plus AI credits. You rent access. Plinko builds a harness you own outright — one-time cost, no recurring platform fees, no credit gates. You control the infrastructure and the data.
Slack, Gmail, Google Workspace, Notion, Airtable, HubSpot, Salesforce, Calendly, and most tools with an API. We can also build custom integrations for proprietary or industry-specific tools.
Pricing depends on scope and is shared during the Strategy Session. We design tiers around team size and workflow complexity rather than publishing fixed rates. The Strategy Session fee is credited toward your build.
The Starter Harness is delivered in 14 days. The Business Harness typically takes 21-30 days depending on complexity. Both include a Strategy Session, build and configuration, and handoff with team training.
Yes. The harness runs on infrastructure you control — typically a private VPS or your existing cloud account. We do not host your data. OpenClaw and Hermes run locally or on your servers. All workflows include approval gates for sensitive actions.
No. The harness is built for business users, not developers. We handle all technical setup, integration, and configuration. After handoff, your team interacts with the harness through familiar tools like Slack and email. We provide documentation and training so non-technical team members can operate the system confidently.
Jonathan McLemore
Customer Success Manager in enterprise content management. I build practical AI harnesses for lean teams using OpenClaw, Hermes, and Claude. No jargon. Just systems that work.