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Production systems with the numbers attached.

A selection of client engagements and the internal platform we build them on. Every metric below is pulled from production. Detailed case studies for regulated clients are available on request under NDA.

KeyKarams homepage on desktop
KeyKarams homepage on a phone
E-commerce · D2C · 2025 · keykarams.com

KeyKarams: a storefront built to hold a brand.

ShopifyLiquidKlaviyoStripe

The brief

A precision-machined key spinner needed a store that presented the product like the object it is, and a checkout that did not lose people on mobile.

What we built

  • End-to-end Shopify build with custom product detail pages and filtering across 10+ SKUs
  • Mobile-first checkout flow with a brand system that scales as the catalog grows
  • Klaviyo abandoned-cart and post-purchase sequences, with deliverability configured so they land
  • Stripe payments, analytics and lead capture wired from launch

Results

98PageSpeed score
+22%Cart recovery
10+SKUs launched
The Network Agency homepage on desktop
The Network Agency homepage on a phone
Real estate · Lead generation · 2025 · thenetworkagency.com

The Network Agency: inbound that reaches the inbox.

Next.jsTailwindNetlifyResendSPF · DKIM · DMARC

The brief

An Orange County brokerage was losing inbound to spam filters and a slow template site that did not reflect the quality of the agents behind it.

What we built

  • Custom Next.js marketing site with listings search, agent profiles and an editorial design system
  • Spam-protected contact pipeline with honeypot and validation, routed through Resend
  • Netlify deployment with custom DNS, SSL and full email deliverability hardening
  • Search Console, analytics and structured data for local search

Results

100Lighthouse
3.4×Inbound leads
100%Spam blocked
A monitor on a steel desk in the studio showing a dark chat interface
AI systems · Customer operations · 2026

AI Support Agent: two thirds of tickets resolved, the rest handed off cleanly.

ClaudepgvectorNodeStripeShopify

The brief

D2C brands with growing ticket volume needed support that answered instantly and accurately, and never guessed on a refund.

What we built

  • Claude-powered agent over a pgvector knowledge base of policies, product data and order history
  • Tool calls into Stripe and Shopify for order lookups, refunds and exchanges, with every action logged
  • Confidence thresholds with structured handoff to a person, including full conversation context
  • Evaluation suite before launch; response-time and resolution monitoring after

Results

68%Tickets auto-resolved
1.4 sAverage response
99.97%Uptime
An unlabeled amber dropper bottle on dark slate under warm light
Telehealth · Prescription commerce · 2026

FoliRx · HairRx Lab: an editorial storefront for a compounded prescription.

Next.js 14Framer MotionLenisRadix UI

The brief

A compounded hair-regrowth prescription needed a premium, trustworthy buying experience that still met the disclosure requirements of a regulated product.

What we built

  • Six-page editorial experience with a 3D product hero, a scroll-pinned how-it-works flow and an animated comparison table
  • Thirty-plus motion blocks tuned for performance and reduced-motion preferences
  • Compliance pages and disclosures generated for the vertical and reviewed by counsel
  • Accessible component system on Radix UI

Results

6Pages
30+Motion blocks
RxCompliance reviewed

Full case study available on request. Image is illustrative.

Plain black boxes of different sizes on a dark metal shelf with a warm light strip beneath
Platform · Multi-vertical commerce · 2024 to 2026

Compliance-ready storefronts, shipped at a fraction of the usual timeline.

Next.jsShopifySupabaseStripeClaude

The program

A repeatable delivery system for production e-commerce across wellness, retail and regulated verticals, where requirements, architecture, code, copy and legal pages are produced with AI assistance and reviewed by people.

What it includes

  • Honeypot-protected forms and zero third-party trackers by default
  • Vertical-aware compliance pages with state-by-state additions
  • Deliverability, DNS and SSL provisioned as part of every launch
  • A shared component and content system across properties

Results

5+Sites shipped
60 to 80%Timeline reduction
100%Compliance checks passed

The Forge: the platform every engagement runs on.

We build and maintain our own delivery tooling. It is why fixed dates hold: the parts that are the same on every project are automated, and people work on the parts that are not.

The DarkForge workshop: shelves of tools, a long steel desk with three monitors, and the DarkForge neon sign on the brick wall
Automation · Python

Product Image Pipeline

Batch generation of product variants from a single base photo: pixel-level color detection, region isolation, gradient interpolation, precision text. Replaces 15 to 20 minutes of manual work per image.

500×Faster
<2 sPer image
2,000+Variants
Sales operations · AI

Lead Sourcing Stack

Scrapers, model-driven enrichment and browser automation that turn raw business data into a deduplicated, qualified outreach list. It bootstrapped our own pipeline and is now deployed for clients.

12k+Leads enriched
94%Dedupe rate
Infrastructure · DevOps

Multi-Domain Infrastructure

One-command deploys and hardened hosting across a portfolio of domains and three DNS providers: records, SSL, security headers, environment isolation, subdomain routing.

12Domains
<60 sDeploy time
100%Deliverability
Security · CLI

Deliverability Audit

Pulls live DNS for any domain portfolio, validates SPF, DKIM and DMARC, scores deliverability and writes a report. Runs before every launch and on a schedule after.

12Domains audited
<5 sPer domain
100%Inbox placement
Compliance · Templates

Compliance Page Generator

Vertical-aware privacy, terms and disclosure pages with state-by-state additions, generated per project and reviewed by counsel before anything goes live.

8Verticals
<30 sPer site
0Compliance flags
Lead generation · Interactive

ROI Calculator

The estimator on our homepage: three inputs to annual savings in real time. It qualifies leads before the first call and is available as an embed for client sites.

~30%Of qualified leads
<1 sLatency

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