Architecture advisory,
read against your stack.
Murmuration is our fixed-scope advisory practice: engineers who work at the intersection of AI and infrastructure, brought in for a defined engagement with a written outcome.
Not a slide deck. Not a PDF that collects dust. A structured, reflexive engagement that adapts to your stack and your team as it goes.
Murmuration Plans
Pick the depth you need.
Each plan is fixed-price with included Starling credits. Enterprise is custom — everything else is a one-click purchase.
Niche Advisory
One sharp session. A clear path forward.
- 60-minute deep-dive architecture session
- Written recommendations doc (delivered within 48h)
- Stack-specific GKE / AI infra guidance
- 30-day async Slack follow-up
- 500 Starling credits included
Not for: Large teams or multi-system overhauls
Growth Engagement
Three sessions. A build plan you can ship.
- 3 x 90-minute architecture sessions
- Full GKE / AI infra teardown
- Terraform module recommendations
- Reflexion Engine readiness assessment
- 30-day dedicated async support channel
- 2,000 Starling credits included
Not for: Day-to-day SRE operations or staffing
Scale Partner
Full architectural build plan. We stay until it ships.
- Full architectural design & build plan
- Reflexion Engine pilot setup on your cluster
- Dedicated Slack channel + monthly review cadence
- FinOps + token governance recommendations
- Compliance readiness review (SOC 2 / GDPR baseline)
- 5,000 Starling credits included
Not for: Quick one-off questions
Enterprise
Custom contract. SLA-backed. We're embedded in your team.
- Dedicated Warble engineer embedded in your team
- Custom multi-agent orchestration build
- Air-gapped VPC deployment & FinReg compliance pack
- SLA-backed incident response
- Executive briefing + board-level ROI reporting
- Unlimited Starling credits for contract duration
All paid tiers secured by Stripe. Invoices and receipts issued automatically. Need a custom amount within a range? Talk to us.
Our Philosophy
Why Murmuration isn't just consultancy.
Most consultancies sell access to opinions. We sell access to a methodology — one that runs on the same Actor/Critic Reflexion engine we use to build production infrastructure.
We think in Reflexion loops, not deliverables
Most consultancies hand you a PDF and disappear. We stay in the loop — literally. Every recommendation we make feeds into a continuous Actor/Critic model: we propose, critique our own advice, then refine. You get thinking that improves with every session.
Your stack stays inside your VPC
We never route your architecture diagrams, infra telemetry, or code through third-party tools. Every analysis happens inside your environment or ours — never a shared SaaS dashboard.
We operate at the intersection of AI and infra
Most AI consultants don't understand Kubernetes. Most infra consultants don't understand LLM token economics. We built Starling, ShrikeOps, and the Reflexion Engine — we work at both layers simultaneously, so we spot problems nobody else sees.
Speed is a design constraint, not an afterthought
We don't do 6-week discovery phases. Niche Advisory delivers a written doc in 48 hours. Growth Engagement runs three sessions across two weeks. We're built for teams that are already shipping and need answers fast.
Credits come with every engagement
Every tier ships with Starling credits so your team can run manifest scans, MCP tool calls, and cluster health checks independently — without waiting on us between sessions. The tooling and the thinking compound together.
We've shipped the infra we advise on
Warble Cloud runs on the same GKE, AlloyDB, and Vertex AI stack we recommend to you. We don't advise on architecture we haven't battle-tested ourselves. Every pattern we hand you is already in production.
How It Works
From purchase to build plan in days.
No discovery phase theatre. No 10-page SOWs before the first conversation.
You pick a tier or talk to us
Choose based on team size and complexity. If you're unsure, Enterprise starts with a 30-minute scoping call — no commitment.
We read your stack before session one
You share a brief intake form. We review it and arrive at session one already knowing your architecture, not learning it on the call.
Actor/Critic sessions — not presentations
We bring a draft hypothesis. We stress-test it together. You leave with a specific, actionable build plan — not a slide deck of options.
Written output, always
Every engagement produces a written doc: architecture recommendations, Terraform references, and a prioritised action list. No verbal-only advice.
Credits and async access
Your Starling credits activate immediately. Async questions answered within one business day throughout the engagement window.
Murmuration vs The Alternatives
Why not just hire a freelancer or an SI?
| What you need | Freelancer | Big SI / Agency | Murmuration |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI + Infra expertise in one person | ❌ Usually one or the other | ⚠️ Team of specialists, slow | ✅ Both, same engagement |
| Written output within 48h | ⚠️ Depends on the person | ❌ Weeks of discovery first | ✅ Always |
| Fixed price, no day-rate creep | ❌ Time & materials | ❌ Project overruns are routine | ✅ Scope-locked tiers |
| VPC-native analysis | ⚠️ Rarely | ⚠️ Needs extra NDA/tooling | ✅ By default |
| Tooling you keep using after | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ Starling credits included |
| Reflexion-driven methodology | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ Built into every session |
FAQ
Common questions.
What if I don't know which tier fits?
Start with Growth Engagement ($2,500). It covers 3 sessions — enough to figure out what you actually need. If after session one it's clear you need Scale Partner depth, we'll credit the difference.
What's the difference between Murmuration and just hiring Warble Cloud for a project?
Murmuration is advisory and architecture. We're not writing your production code or staffing your team. We're building the plan and the thinking. If you need implementation, Enterprise engagement includes an embedded engineer — that's where the line is.
Can I use the Starling credits for anything?
Yes — manifest scans, MCP tool calls, Reflexion Engine queries. Credits are added to your Warble Cloud balance immediately on payment and never expire.
Do you sign NDAs?
For Growth and above, yes. We use a standard mutual NDA. Enterprise engagements include full data processing agreements and can accommodate your legal templates.
What if I need a different price within a tier range?
Contact us with your budget and scope. We price on complexity, not hours — if you need a Niche Advisory for $750 instead of $500, we'll scope accordingly.
How quickly can we start?
Niche Advisory: intake form within 24h of purchase, session within 5 business days. Growth and Scale: kick-off within 5 business days. Enterprise: scoping call within 48h.
Ready for an outside read on your architecture?
Pick a tier and we'll be in your inbox within 24 hours with an intake form. No discovery call. No pre-sales theatre. Just architecture.