blog
Notes on automation governance
What we learn building Synoptial: what an automation estate really costs, how flows go dormant without anyone noticing, and how to tie an AI bill back to a flow and a person.
-
Tying every AI call back to a flow and a person
Model providers bill you for tokens, not for automations. Attribution is the missing step, and it can only happen on your side. Here is what it takes, and what it lets you do.
-
Dormant flows: the automations nobody drives any more
A flow does not announce that its project ended. It keeps a connection open, holds a licence seat, and waits. Here is how to find them, and how to decide what to do with each one.
-
What an automation estate actually costs
Platform licences are the part you already see. Run volume and model calls are the two that grow without asking permission. Here is how to work out a cost per flow by hand, before any tool.