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VibeSec Advisory helps teams move from random AI usage to governed AI workflows. Ryan Macomber works with GTM, operations, product, and support teams to map existing workflows and rebuild them using the FORGE Methodology. Security is built into every engagement as the Guardrails pillar. It is not a separate add-on or a later conversation.

Teams using AI inside repeated business workflows. Sales teams researching accounts. Marketing Ops teams checking campaigns. Customer success teams preparing QBRs. Product and operations teams standardizing repeatable AI-assisted work. The fit depends less on company size and more on whether the team can name a real process, baseline metric, and 90-day target.

Many AI consultants deliver strategy decks without enough operating detail. Many security firms start after the workflow already exists. Ryan Macomber created the FORGE Methodology to connect workflow design, reusable skills, guardrails, and measurement in one operating model. That combination of process design experience and guardrails depth is the differentiator.

Traditional firms usually start with testing and findings. VibeSec starts with the FORGE framework. Guardrails is one of the six FORGE pillars and includes human approval steps, automated checks, data boundaries, and escalation rules. Security is designed into your agentic workflows from the start instead of audited after the workflow is already spreading.

Yes. The FORGE AI Workflow Starter Kit is free. It gives you a workflow map, reusable Skill template, guardrails checklist, and 30-minute implementation plan before you consider deeper advisory support.

No. Start with the free FORGE AI Workflow Starter Kit or send an async advisory inquiry. If the fit is clear, Ryan will reply with written next steps, clarifying questions, or the right intake path.

FORGE is a methodology for redesigning knowledge work using autonomous AI agents. It has six pillars: Baseline, Skills, Agents, Guardrails, Schedule, and Capture. Security lives in the Guardrails pillar of every engagement.

The FORGE AI Workflow Starter Kit is a free PDF for mapping one AI-enabled workflow. It includes a workflow map, reusable Skill template, guardrails checklist, and a simple 30-minute plan for turning scattered AI usage into a governed workflow.

The Async Advisory Retainer is the recurring public paid offer at $3,000/month. It includes async advisory through email, Loom, and shared docs, one priority workflow or guardrail problem per month, monthly process reviews, AI tooling guidance, and written next actions.

Yes. Private scoped engagements can be handled through a written proposal or SOW after Ryan reviews the workflow context. The public offer ladder starts with the free Starter Kit and Skill Library, then moves to the Company-Specific Skill Library Blueprint, Skill Library Buildout, or Async Advisory Retainer when the fit is clear.

Not at all. FORGE engagements are designed for business teams, not only engineers. We explain everything in plain language and focus on your team's actual workflows. Technical details only matter when they affect data boundaries, tool permissions, review gates, or operational risk.

Yes. The public paid support path is the Async Advisory Retainer at $3,000/month. It includes async advisory through email, Loom, and shared docs, one priority workflow or guardrail problem per month, monthly process reviews, AI tooling guidance, and written next actions.

AI Security Governance is part of the Guardrails pillar. It covers prompt injection awareness, MCP and tool poisoning risks, data leakage patterns, agent permission boundaries, shadow AI auditing, and model output verification guidance. This is advisory work delivered through structured interviews and workflow analysis, not external scanning.

Security lives inside the Guardrails pillar of the FORGE framework. When we map your workflows, we identify where data boundaries are unclear, where agents or tools have excessive permissions, and where human checkpoints are missing. Separating security from workflow design creates blind spots.

Not by default. FORGE work is advisory and focuses on your team's AI tool configurations, workflows, and governance practices through interviews, shared docs, and artifact review. External scanning, penetration testing, or automated testing against your applications requires explicit scope and written approval.

Agentic AI refers to AI systems that can take autonomous actions on behalf of users. These tools let people describe tasks in natural language and then execute steps, such as drafting, searching, writing code, calling APIs, or moving information between systems. That can improve productivity, but it creates new risks around data access, tool permissions, and unreviewed AI actions.

The biggest risks for teams using agentic AI tools are exposed API keys and credentials in AI-generated code, MCP server vulnerabilities that let attackers hijack AI tool actions, prompt injection attacks that manipulate AI behavior through malicious input, data leakage through AI tools that send sensitive information to external services, shadow AI usage where teams adopt tools without IT or security review, and AI-generated code with missing security controls. Guardrails in the FORGE framework address these risks through boundaries, approvals, and review checks.

Not inherently. Research shows that a significant percentage of AI-generated code ships with security vulnerabilities. AI coding tools optimize for functionality, not security. Common issues include missing input validation, insecure default configurations, exposed API keys, and outdated dependency patterns. This is exactly why Guardrails is a core pillar of the FORGE Methodology, not an afterthought.

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the standard that lets AI tools connect to external services like databases, APIs, and file systems. When you install an MCP server, you may give the AI the ability to take real actions in your environment. A compromised or malicious MCP server can read files, exfiltrate data, or modify code without your knowledge. Guardrails design in FORGE work covers how to evaluate and safely configure MCP servers.

Yes. Guardrails, one of the six FORGE pillars, covers human approval steps, automated checks, data boundary definitions, acceptable use rules, model access frameworks, and escalation procedures. VibeSec can map workflow controls to frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, and the EU AI Act, but this is not legal advice or compliance certification. Legal, privacy, or compliance counsel should review final obligations.