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aio is an opinionated AI workspace for solopreneurs and very small companies. It runs on your Mac, knows your voice, and evolves every week with your business. Built and maintained by Hanlon.

Product Specification
Category AI installation Ladder Newsletter · Core · Refine · Partnership Runtime macOS · Obsidian · Claude Code Status Installing — Q2 2026 From Hanlon

Four rungs. Enter where it fits.

You can read the newsletter, run the software, or work with me every week. Each rung includes the rung below. Step up or down anytime.

Rung 01
Newsletter
Free
One insight, every Tuesday.

A short piece of writing from last week's refine meetings, anonymized. How a real business used AI to save an hour that morning.

Subscribe →
Rung 02
aio Core
3,500 NOK / month
The system, maintained.

The aio workspace on your Mac. Updates to the core, new packs, community support. No scheduled time with Hans-Jakob.

Learn about Core →
Rung 03
● Flagship
aio Refine
15,000 NOK / month
One hour, every week. Your system, refined.

Core, plus a weekly 60-minute session. We walk through your week inside aio, refine the workspace to match how the work actually happened, and ship changes before you leave the call.

Start with a First Step →
Rung 04
Partnership
From 95,000 NOK / month
Strategic work, dedicated advisor.

For founders redesigning their company around AI. Custom workflows, quarterly strategy, direct line to Hans-Jakob. For when refinement isn't enough.

Start a conversation →

How a First Step works.

One fee. Four weeks. A guaranteed outcome. From there, you're on the ladder.

01 · Week 1
Map

One week of listening. We map the business, the customers, the voice, the calendar. What takes your time. What doesn't. What you'd build if you had a colleague who remembered everything.

02 · Weeks 2–3
Install

aio is configured for you — your voice, your ICP, your integrations. The system learns how you actually work by reading what you've already written. By the end of week three, aio can answer a prospect email in your voice, citing your rates.

03 · Week 4 onward
Refine

Every Tuesday, one hour. We walk through your week inside aio and refine the system to fit how the work happened. New skills. New workflows. New context. The system compounds.

Scope: four weeks · Outcome: one workflow shipped end-to-end · Guarantee: refund if we miss

What aio is, specifically.

Your data stays on your Mac. Your keys are yours. The stack is open, documented, portable.

Stack Components
Runtime macOS — Apple Silicon and Intel Workspace Obsidian — desktop and iOS, synced via iCloud Agent Claude Code Desktop Search qmd — local hybrid BM25 and vector, on-device Memory Markdown files. Local. Yours. Pattern Karpathy LLM wiki — persistent, compounding, maintained Install One command on your Mac Source Open and documented

Three things that don't move.

These are how Hanlon has always worked. aio inherits them.

P.05.01
Human-centered design

The system fits the person, not the reverse. aio is configured to your voice, your customers, your calendar. No workspace looks the same as another.

P.05.02
Single-owner accountability

One owner per client, forever. My name is on every outcome. If it breaks, you know who to call. I don't hand you off.

P.05.03
Guaranteed outcomes

A specific result at the end of the First Step. If we miss, you get the money back. No outcome, no bill.

The small print, plainly.

Your data, your keys

aio runs on your Mac. Your business context — voice, customers, pricing, notes — lives in a folder you own. Hanlon sees usage signals, not content. Your API keys stay in your Keychain. Nothing ships to a server we control.

No lock-in

Month-to-month after the first 90 days. If Hanlon stops, you keep the system. Written into the contract, every time. Norwegian SMBs hate lock-in. We don't do it.

Residency: local · Exit: contractual · Cancel: monthly

One insight. Every Tuesday.

A short piece of writing from last week's refine sessions, anonymized. How a real business used AI to save an hour that morning. 600 words. Tuesday at 07:00 CET.

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Start with the newsletter. Read for a few weeks. Book a First Step when it's time.

aio.hanlon.app · A product of Hanlon · Oslo, 2026