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Client Offboarding for AI App Builds: The Ownership Terms Agencies Must Set (2026)

Offboarding an AI app build hands over five assets, not one: the repository, the model-provider accounts and keys, the prompts and eval sets, the data and vector store, and the domain and secrets. The 2026 ownership terms agencies must set.

August 5, 20267 min read102

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How to Price a White-Label AI App Maintenance Retainer (2026 Agency Framework)

Most agencies price the build and give away the maintenance. Here is a 2026 framework for structuring a white-label AI app maintenance retainer that protects margin: four models, the percent-of-build math, and SLA tiers.

July 29, 20268 min read92

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AI App Builder Lock-In: A 2026 Code-Ownership Scorecard for Agencies

Most AI app builders promise you own the code. For an agency shipping client work, ownership is five separate questions, not one. Here is a scorecard, a comparison table, and the worked cost of a bad exit.

July 27, 20269 min read143