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PRACTICAL AI. REAL-WORLD IMPLEMENTATION.
AI consulting, automation, private AI, custom software, cybersecurity—
and practical ways to learn, create, and grow with AI.
Based in Olean, New York and serving businesses across Western New York and beyond.
Four decades
of technology.
A few lessons you can’t learn from a prompt.
THE LONG VIEW
We’ve spent decades learning how technology works in the real world.
AI shouldn’t have to be mysterious.
A PRACTICAL NEXT STEP. ON US.
Put AI to work for your business, one useful prompt at a time. Get 16 copy-and-paste prompts for clearer marketing, smoother operations, and a focused growth plan.
Made for Olean & Western New York.
LESS MYSTERY. MORE POSSIBILITY.
AI gets interesting when it helps with
something that matters to you.
LEARN. APPLY. BUILD SOMETHING REAL.
From the job site to the roadside.
Software shaped around the work.
Explore the CNERD workbench ↗
An illustrated site supervisor uses a tablet, followed by a real meJobSiteLog workflow view showing the path from site information and tasks to approval and completion.
MEJOBSITELOG / IN THE FIELD
Capture the job. Organize the work. Keep the crew and customer on the same page—from the site to the office.
Meet meJobSiteLogAn illustrated tow operator and customer use a tablet, followed by real Tow Center demo views for dispatch and job status, from accepting a job through delivery.
MEJOBSITELOG / ON THE ROAD
Dispatch, job status, photos, and the next step. Purpose-built workflows that travel with the people doing the work.
Explore the field appAI-illustrated workplace scenes paired with actual application views. Tow Center uses demo data.
CNERD FORGE / YOUR NEXT CAPABILITY
Start with a real job to do. Bring together specialist agents, shared skills, and a workflow you can review.
A short visual introduction: bring a real problem, give specialist agents shared skills, and review the work. Includes actual Forge skill and task workspace captures with example project data.
Inside the real Forge workspace · Example project data · Silent film
A recurring task. An idea. A better way to help a customer.
Choose specialists, connect skills, and define their handoffs.
See the work, check the result, and decide what happens next.
A RUNNING START
Explore included teams and specialist team concepts. Choose a starting point, shape the roles, and connect the services you need.
Architecture, implementation, review, and testing.
Built inDocument processes, find bottlenecks, and organize repeatable work.
Team PackSupport playbooks, customer onboarding, and feedback.
Team PackCampaign planning, useful content, and sales preparation.
Team PackPlan, design, build, and improve web experiences.
Team PackResearch a decision, compare options, and set priorities.
Team PackPlanning, controls, and reports for human review.
Team PackOnboarding and people operations with privacy boundaries.
Team PackInvention research and drafting support with legal review.
Team PackOrganize case material, research sources, and prepare draft documents for a qualified legal professional to review.
Custom team conceptOrganize visit notes, prepare client education, and coordinate follow-ups with veterinary review. Clinical decisions stay with the veterinary team.
Custom team conceptOrganize health information, prepare visit summaries, and draft patient education for clinician review. Diagnosis and treatment stay with qualified professionals.
Custom team conceptSoftware Development is built in; eight Team Packs are bundled. Legal Support, Veterinary Support, and Health & Medical are custom team concepts to configure. Model accounts and runtime setup are separate.
YOUR WORK. YOUR WAY.
Ways to tailor agents and skills to your field. These are workflow ideas to build, rather than preinstalled industry teams.
Prepare client education, organize visit notes, and build follow-up workflows. Clinical decisions stay with the veterinary team.
Client communication · Knowledge organization · Follow-upOrganize case material, assemble chronologies, and prepare source-linked research and draft documents for a qualified lawyer to review.
Document organization · Research · Draft reviewPrepare listing drafts, organize property documents, and coordinate transaction checklists. People verify facts and approve communications.
Listing support · Document checks · Transaction coordinationOrganize an asset inventory, gather documents, and prepare questions for estate-planning professionals. Final legal documents need qualified review.
Document gathering · Inventory · Professional handoffMake a study plan, compare a complex set of options, or break a personal project into achievable steps. Adapt the roles around what you need.
Learning · Planning · Creative projectsTHE HISTORY OF AI
ChatGPT’s public research preview gave people a simple way to explore language AI: ask a question, then keep talking.
Read the momentThe Model Context Protocol proposed an open standard for connecting AI assistants to data and tools.
Read the momentChatGPT agent brought a virtual computer into the workflow, combining research and actions under user direction.
Read the momentThe breakthroughs. The context. The human impact. With original sources, always.
CNERD FIELD NOTES
Olean businesses
A hands-on companion to CNERD’s first business email: original campaign images, five copyable prompts, a review workflow, and an offline business-listing code example.
Read articlePractical AI
Build a small app with four clear prompts. Follow a recipe-app example, learn what AI work can cost, and see how to avoid wasted work.
Read articleA LONG VIEW. A CURIOUS MIND.
Behind CNERD is Michael Kintner, a maker with decades of experience turning real-world problems into working technology. Software, engineering, mobile tools—and now AI agents.
The through line is practical: understand the work, build something useful, and help people make it their own.
The person behind the workTHE FUTURE HAS ROOM FOR YOU.
One question. One idea. One small beginning.
Let’s find your first step
