pdt.dev/#vision
01 / Title

PDT: Process Deploy Tool

Deploying AI-driven business workflows with the simplicity of a web application.

The missing operational layer for scaling AI in production safely and cost-effectively.

02 / Opportunity

AI Capabilities Are Exploding.

Limitless Execution: Large language models can write code, analyze logs, query databases, and draft complex communications at near-zero latency.

The Challenge: Because these models are stateless and probabilistic, scaling them inside core business operations requires an environment built around control.

03 / The Cost Problem

Unbounded Context = Runaway AI Spend.

The Token Multiplication Trap: Unit token prices have dropped 90%, but enterprise spend is soaring. Uncontrolled agent loops execute dozens of recursive LLM calls behind the scenes.

Context Rot & Latency: Appending entire conversation histories to every step degrades model accuracy, causes models to forget core instructions, and spikes operational costs.

04 / The Autonomy Failure

Fully Autonomous is Unsafe in Production.

Unpredictable Improvisation: Models naturally optimize for completion. In core operations, compliance requires the exact opposite: halting, documenting, and routing exceptions.

The Pilot Gap: 88% of enterprise AI agent pilots fail to reach production due to this lack of deterministic guardrails, safety boundaries, and cost predictability.

05 / The Solution

PDT: A Bounded Execution Runtime.

SOP (PROCESS.md)

Write workflows in Markdown

pdt deploy

Compile to production

Serverless API

Run secure endpoints

Executable Procedures: Process owners author operational steps in Git-native Markdown. Custom utilities are integrated as isolated, single-purpose code scripts.

06 / Cost & Context Control

Step-Isolated Context to Capping Costs.

Context Pruning: PDT splits workflows into sequential steps. The model reasons inside a pruned, step-specific context window, eliminating token bloat and context noise.

Execution Bounding: The runtime controls what the model can execute at each step, preventing infinite inference loops and making token spend fully observable.

07 / The Platform

From Local to Prod in One Command.

Instant Endpoints: Running `pdt deploy` auto-provisions API webhook endpoints to catch event pings from CRM, support, and messaging systems.

Automated Tracing: The hosted platform provides a visual dashboard for step-level audit trails, token cost tracking, and human-in-the-loop approvals.

08 / Traction

Addressing the AI Governance Gap.

Current Phase: Pre-product, pre-revenue. The core PDT CLI runtime is under active development.

Market Validation: Operations and product leads reveal a critical gap: they have no mechanism to audit step runs, restrict API writes, or enforce token budgets on autonomous agents.

09 / Team

Combining Operations, Product, and Systems Engineering.

Chris Davis

Founder & Technical Lead
Ex-HubSpot Ex-Cameo

Operations & Product: Co-founder and product head (Followup Edge); Lead Global Operations Analyst managing supply chain and finance metrics (KCI / Acelity).

Systems Engineering: Ex-Senior Analytics Engineer scaling high-volume data platforms and operational pipeline architectures (HubSpot, Cameo).

10 / The Vision

A Vercel for Operational AI.

The Standard: Replacing uncontrolled, expensive agentic loops with versioned, step-isolated, and code-controlled processes in Git.

Goal: Enabling organizations to safely scale AI-driven operations with predictable costs, absolute control, and audit-ready traces.