// About
Small shop. Senior hands.
Built for the work, not the retainer.
DarkForge is an Orange County agency of operators who've been shipping production software for more than a decade. We started this shop because we got tired of watching good teams pay huge bills for work they could own themselves.
What we actually do
- Build autonomous AI agents on your own data — no vendor lock-in, no black-box licensing
- Ship conversion-first websites that load fast, rank, and close
- Wire automations that take the weekly busywork off your team's plate
- Run conversion audits with a written action plan, not a 40-slide deck
- Migrate email, domains, and infrastructure with zero downtime
What we don't do
- Lock you into a SaaS subscription for work you could own
- Bill hourly for coffee chats labeled "strategy sessions"
- Hand you a Figma file and disappear
- Outsource the actual work to a contractor you've never met
"The best technology is the kind you can hand to someone else and walk away. Everything else is rent."— House rule
Shop facts
- Founded
- 2023 · Orange County, California
- Team
- Four operators. Decade-plus each. No juniors billed as seniors.
- Stack
- Python, TypeScript, Postgres, Supabase, Anthropic, Cloudflare. Boring on purpose.
- Billing
- Flat fee per build. No hourly. No "strategy retainer." No surprises.
- Turnaround
- Two to three weeks, measured from the kickoff call.
- Ownership
- Yours from day one. Code, repo, credentials, infra.
House rules
- If a meeting could be a Loom, it's a Loom.
- If a Loom could be a doc, it's a doc.
- Every hour billed should be visible in the diff.
- Clients who ask smart questions get smart answers, not a deck.
- The last 10% is the whole job. We budget for it.
How to reach us
Email info@darkforgeai.com or use the brief form. Most messages get a same-day reply. If you need a kickoff call, we'll suggest three slots in the next 48 hours.