[001] · THE HOOK ↓
[001] · The Hook

If your team is still doing work an agent could do,you are not behind on software.You are behind on leverage.

[002] · RECEIPTS ↓
[002] · ReceiptsOpen source · Single author

The pitch is in the code.

Read it. Run it. Decide for yourself.

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[003] · THE PATTERN ↓
[003] · The Pattern

The work we walk away from.

We build the class of software that SaaS cannot. Autonomous systems that execute workflows end-to-end.

[004] · SERVICES ↓
[004] · ServicesFive tiers · Architect-led

How to engage SheryLabs.

Five productized engagements with locked scope and shipped timelines. Architect-level engagement. No surprise extras. Pricing and full scope are available on the Upwork marketplace.

01
TIER 01

Agentic AI Audit.

Written strategic assessment for founders serious about AI. Decide what to build before you build it. Architecture recommendations grounded in your stack, your team, your revenue stage.


Deliverable:Written audit + roadmap PDF
Timeline:5 days
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02
TIER 02

Production-Grade AI Agent.

Built end-to-end. From Slack-driven n8n and Zapier orchestration to full agentic state machines with CrewAI, LangGraph, and MCP. Schema validation, bounded retry, full observability. Shipped to your production environment.


Deliverable:Production agent + admin UI + handoff docs
Timeline:21 days
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03
TIER 03

SaaS MVP Build.

Full-stack V1 product with AI integrated from day one. Next.js 15, Supabase with row-level security, Stripe payments, modern patterns. Deployed and demo-ready for your fundraising or pilot.


Deliverable:Production SaaS + auth + payments + admin
Timeline:28 days
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04
TIER 04

Native iOS App.

Built in SwiftUI with on-device intelligence. Swift 6, SwiftData, ActivityKit, Core ML. No React Native, no Flutter, no wrappers. Native performance, modern patterns, App Store deployed.


Deliverable:Production iOS app + App Store deployment
Timeline:35 days
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05
TIER 05

Custom Engagement.

Scope doesn’t fit a tier? Let’s design a phased engagement together. Architecture audits, retainer arrangements, team augmentation, long-form builds.


Deliverable:Phased scope defined together
Timeline:Determined in scoping call
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Every engagement includes
[005] · HOW WE WORK ↓
[005]

Four principles. No exceptions.

One architect. No handoff coordination. Every commit, every decision, every line of code traceable to one operator.

01

Solo-architect engagements

Full-stack accountability. No handoff coordination, no internal Slack threads you’re not in.

02

ROI-based scoping

We quote returns, not line items. Every engagement opens with a measurable outcome.

03

GitHub-first transparency

Source code, commit history, and architecture decisions visible from kickoff through hand-off.

04

Documentation-grade ship

Every project ships with architecture docs, runbooks, and outcome verification.


[006]

From “we need software” to “the agent is shipping” in six weeks.


01
Audit / Blueprint
1 WEEK · WRITTEN AUDIT + ROADMAP PDF
One call to understand what you’re building. We come back with a system architecture, a build plan, and a measurable outcome definition.
02
MVP Build-Out
6-8 WEEKS · PRODUCTION SAAS, AGENT, OR iOS APP
End-to-end engineering. Web, mobile, AI agent, or whichever combination fits the scope. Production-grade from day one. Daily commits, weekly architecture reviews.
03
Retainer + Agentic Layer
MONTHLY · AUTONOMOUS WORKFLOW LAYER
Once the MVP is shipping, we wire the autonomous layer that replaces manual workflows. No retainer trap. Month-to-month, exit clean any time.
4
Pillars · full-stack SaaS · native iOS · AI agents · growth engineeringPillars
2026
Stack · the year, not the trendThe stack year
100%
Single-author commits · every line of code traceableSingle-author
0
Handoffs · one architect · every commit · every decisionZero handoffs
BY THE NUMBERS
[008]Reference work

Compliance evaluation built.
Yours next.

Your compliance audit doesn’t need 4–8 weeks and $5K. It needs accuracy at scale.

AuditDoc — an AI compliance evaluator that assesses your documents in 45 seconds, cites exact pages (no hallucinations), and verifies findings against verified government data sources (SEC, FDA, Federal Register).

See source on GitHub
[009]Reference work

Programmatic video built.
Yours next.

You’re not behind on AI video tools. You’re behind on the orchestration layer between scripts and rendered output.

ReelMind — an agentic video production pipeline. A 7-node LangGraph state machine decomposes a script into scenes, validates output, self-corrects on failure, and renders three aspect ratios (16:9, 9:16, 1:1) in parallel from a single source.

See source on GitHub
[010]Reference work

Observable AI automation built.
Yours next.

Most n8n and LLM workflows ship without validated outputs, bounded retries, signed webhooks, or a record of what the model did. They fail without warning, and you still pay for the calls.

AutoStream is a three-workflow n8n reference implementation for lead qualification, content briefs, and email classification. Every Anthropic Claude call writes one row to Supabase Postgres with its tokens, duration, cost, and status. External calls are capped at two retries, the lead webhook is HMAC-gated so requests with a forged signature return 401 before any model runs, and model selection is set in the JSON, with Haiku 4.5 for routing and Opus 4.7 for the content critic.

See source on GitHub
[010] · FAQSix answers · Before you ask

Questions worth answering.

The six questions every serious buyer asks before signing. Answered here so the discovery call can focus on your project, not on logistics.

Every engagement has a defined scope, timeline, and outcome agreed upon before any work begins. Pricing scales with scope. The full catalog of productized engagements is published on the Upwork marketplace, where you can review tier details, delivery timelines, and platform-verified history. Custom engagements outside the productized tiers are scoped in a discovery call. No hidden fees, no scope creep, no surprise invoices.
One architect. Every engagement is delivered by Sheharyar Ahmed personally. No subcontractors, no offshore teams, no handoff coordinators. The person you talk to in discovery is the person writing the code, making architecture decisions, and answering questions after launch. This is the deliberate engagement model, not a temporary state.
Scope changes are common and expected. Small adjustments inside the original scope are absorbed without charge. Larger changes that expand scope are quoted as a separate addendum before any work proceeds. You always see the updated cost and timeline before approving any change. Surprise invoices are not part of the engagement model.
You do. Every commit is pushed to a repository you control. You receive full source code, architecture documentation, decisions log, and deployment access on engagement completion. No proprietary frameworks, no licensed black boxes, no vendor lock-in. The code is yours from day one and remains yours after the engagement ends.
Fourteen days of post-launch support is included with every engagement. Bug fixes, deployment issues, documentation clarifications, and handoff questions are covered. After the fourteen days, ongoing engagement options include retainer arrangements for monthly maintenance, scoped addendums for new features, or full handoff to your internal team with comprehensive documentation.
Three paths. For productized engagements, the Upwork catalog tiers can be purchased directly with platform-verified payment and escrow. For custom engagements that don’t fit a tier, a 30-minute discovery call scoped via Cal.com defines the work before any commitment. For founders unsure which path applies, the agentic AI audit at the Upwork starter tier is a low-commitment way to establish the relationship and define what to build before committing to a full build.
[011] · Let’s build ↓
[011]

Tell me what you’re building.


One call. No sales pitch.
I come back in 48 hours with a system architecture and a price.

Book a 20-min architecture call or explore the full catalog on Upwork
Direct lines
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Emailping@sherylabs.tech
Calendarcal.com/sheharyar-ahmed
Upworkupwork.com/freelancers/sherylabs
Responsewithin 24 hours
LocationsWorldwide · timezone neutral
[012] · ManifestoFour lines · No exceptions
Software should execute.
Engineers should ship.
Buyers should know what they’re paying for.
No exceptions.
Sheharyar Ahmed
Founder · SheryLabs