Q2 2026 · 2 build slots open · Senior engagements only

The AI Agent Firm That Tells You the Truth First.

We'll tell you if you actually need an agent. If you do, we build it secure from line one. Most firms won't say no — we will.

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30 years of enterprise security. Applied to AI agents.

Aligned with NIST SP 800-53 NIST AI RMF OWASP Agentic AI Top 10 MITRE ATLAS FedRAMP
Who We Work With

Is this for you?

Founder
Building your first AI agent
You don't know if you need an agent or just automation — and nobody is telling you the truth. We assess your business first, then build only what's justified.
→ Start with an AI Readiness Review
CTO / Engineering Lead
Agent in development or already live
Nobody on the team is thinking about security — and the launch date is fixed. We audit what exists and give you a clear verdict before it ships.
→ Get an Agent Assessment
Enterprise Buyer
Agents running in production
You don't have full visibility into what they're doing or what an audit would find. Senior eyes on a live system before your board or auditor asks first.
→ Post-Launch Assessment + Retainer
What changes after working with us
Ship with confidence
Your agent goes live with a written security verdict, not a gut feel.
Pass your first audit
Every engagement produces documentation your board, auditor, and CISO can read.
Know what you actually need
We tell you whether an agent is the right call — before you spend $50K building the wrong thing.
How We Work Together

Three ways to work together.

Each engagement stands alone. Together they cover the full journey.

Start here
AI Readiness Review
Find out if you actually need an agent.

Automation and agentic AI are not the same thing. Many companies spend on agents when a simple automation would cost less and work better. We assess your business, map your workflows, and give you an honest answer: build, automate, or neither.

  • Full workflow and process audit
  • Build vs. automate recommendation with reasoning
  • Implementation roadmap if agents are the right call
1–2 weeks · fixed scope
Already built?
Agent Assessment
Ship / Do Not Ship. We'll tell you which.

Already have an agent? We audit it against the AISS standard and give you a written verdict. If it fails, we fix it. No rubber stamps — if it isn't ready to ship, we'll say so.

  • Full security audit rated across Authority, Autonomy, and Sensitivity
  • Written Ship / Do Not Ship verdict with prioritized fix list
  • Optional remediation engagement if the agent needs work
2–3 weeks · fixed scope
About ARC AI

30 years. One standard.

ARC AI was founded by a senior engineer with 30 years securing NIST-compliant, FedRAMP-authorized, and mission-critical enterprise infrastructure. Environments where a breach was never an option.

That same standard now applies to every agent we touch. The technology is new. The failure modes are not.

NIST AI RMF OWASP Agentic AI Top 10 MITRE ATLAS FedRAMP NIST SP 800-53
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AISS ARC Information Security Standard — our proprietary control standard built on NIST 800-53, adapted for AI agents
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NIST SP 800-53 The federal control catalog AISS is built on. Foundation of every engagement
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OWASP Agentic AI Top 10 The industry's peer-reviewed threat list for agentic AI. Every engagement maps to it
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NIST AI RMF The AI Risk Management Framework. The regulatory standard every engagement traces back to
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MITRE ATLAS · FedRAMP Adversarial AI threat framework and federal cloud security standard
Where We're Not the Right Fit

Engagements we'll turn down.

Saying yes to everyone means saying no to doing the work properly. If any of these match your situation, we're probably not a fit, and that's fine.

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"Can you ship in two weeks?"
A real assessment is two weeks minimum. A real build is four to six. Anything faster means cutting the corners that matter.
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"We'll add security in phase 2."
If security isn't in the original scope and budget, it won't be done properly. We won't take the engagement just to rubber-stamp something that's already broken.
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"It's just a prototype."
We don't audit weekend demos. Bring us a real build: something with users, integrations, and production stakes.
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"We need a compliance check-the-box."
Our findings are based on what's actually there. If a Ship / Do Not Ship verdict wouldn't be welcome, this isn't the right engagement.
Senior engagements only

Not ready to commit? Start with a conversation.

A scoped 30-minute call. No pitch deck, no pressure. We'll tell you exactly where you are and whether ARC AI is the right fit. If we're not, we'll tell you who is.

Book a 30-min call →

Senior engagements only.