The foundation
Nothing starts from zero.
Here's what “already built”
actually means.
Every project ships with the same proven foundation. Not a template — a production-ready base, configured for your specific context, live before your first standup.
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Day Zero Stack
The complete foundation — pre-built and pre-configured. Every item below is live before your first standup on Day 1.
- Authentication — social login, email/password, magic link
- Database with row-level security — Postgres, migrations, backups
- Admin interface — internal dashboard for your team
- Hosting — staging + production environments, zero-downtime deploys
- CI/CD pipeline — automated test, build, and deploy on every push
- Error monitoring — Sentry or equivalent, alert routing configured
- API scaffolding — typed routes, validation, error handling
- Design system tokens — typography, color, spacing, pre-wired
For existing systems
Day Zero Fit
When you already have a system running, Day Zero is about understanding what exists and mapping the integration — so Day 1 starts building, not discovering.
- Identity provider audit — AD, Okta, Azure AD, or custom
- Data model review — existing schema, relationships, volumes
- Integration patterns — documented API contracts and event flows
- Infrastructure review — current hosting, cloud accounts, access
- Dependency map — third-party services, licenses, SLAs
- Migration risk assessment — what moves, what stays, what changes
- Agreed handover checklist — sign-off before Day 1
Transparency
How we use AI
We use AI where it has a proven, measurable effect on delivery speed — scoped implementation, documentation drafts, test scaffolding. Architectural decisions, security review, and client-specific logic are always human-reviewed. Speed claims reflect actual workflow, not marketing copy.
AI-assisted
- Boilerplate and scaffolding
- Documentation first drafts
- Test case generation
- Code review suggestions
Always human
- Architectural decisions
- Security review and sign-off
- Client-specific business logic
- Production deploy approval
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Every component of the Day Zero stack is documented — open standards, no proprietary dependencies. See the proof before you commit.