Calm code. Steady systems.

A one-person dev studio building and maintaining e-commerce sites for independent retail. Shopify migrations, Smooth Operator maintenance, and custom React storefronts.

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Services

Commerce Engineering

Unified retail systems that bridge in-store and online operations. Custom Shopify apps, real-time inventory sync, and POS integrations engineered for scale.

Real-time inventory & order sync
Custom POS workflows
Multi-location architecture
Shopify & POS integration with existing systems
30-day post-launch warranty on everything we ship

Applied Intelligence

Production-grade AI agents tailored to your operations. From customer support automation to internal copilots — built with modern LLM infrastructure and reliable evaluation.

Workflow automation agents
Domain-specific copilots
Eval & monitoring systems

Smooth Operator — Managed Maintenance

We watch the boring stuff — uptime, security patches, POS-to-Shopify sync — so you can run the store.

Managed hosting
Security & software updates
Inventory sync monitoring
Priority support
Quarterly health report
3 hours of dev work each month (Pro plan)
SEO & product page optimization (Pro plan)
Email marketing flows (Pro plan)
Monthly strategy call (Pro plan)

The Lab

Side projects and experiments in retail technology and AI tooling.

SmartRetail Agent

An AI assistant that analyzes Shopify sales data to predict liquor restock needs.

E-comm Skeleton

A high-performance React template for retail businesses.

Work with Ataraxia Studio

A real person reviews your message, usually within 48 hours. No slide deck, no pressure — we figure out fit together.

Based in the US. Serving independent retailers across North America.

ceokylehawkins@gmail.com