- 1Requester opens a Jira ticketThe ticket enters a general queue.Jira
- 2Requester searches for an ownerContext is copied into a Slack message.Slack
- 3Wrong team redirects the requestA new ticket or thread starts elsewhere.New queue
- 4Reviewer asks for missing proofThe requester reconstructs context again.Follow-up
Turn one stalled handoff into a pilot plan your security team can review.
The 3A Handoff Pilot Blueprint maps the workflow, local-first control path, policy gates, and success criteria before you commit budget or connect a production system.
Start with one 20-minute fit review. Qualified teams receive one decision-ready package.
- No payment or purchase commitment
- No production access for fit review
- One active workflow
- Owner
- Platform security
- Action
- Review exception
- Source data
- Keep local
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THE 3A HANDOFF PILOT BLUEPRINT
One workflow in.
One pilot decision package out.
For IT, security, and platform leaders who need enough evidence to approve, reject, or reshape an agent pilot without starting with a generic demo.
Access requests, incident response, release approvals, and service requests are strong starting points.
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Handoff Baseline Map
Queue time, manual touches, repeated context, and current owners.
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Local-First Control Map
What stays on device, what crosses teams, and who can act.
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Policy and Approval Matrix
Identity, permission, data rules, risk tiers, and human gates.
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Pilot Success Scorecard
Baseline, target metrics, acceptance criteria, and stop/go rules.
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Economics Scenario
A directional local-versus-cloud model with assumptions made explicit.
If we cannot define a safe, measurable pilot around your workflow, we will recommend no pilot. The blueprint requires no payment, purchase commitment, or production-system access.
Why intake is limited: every blueprint requires hands-on workflow, architecture, and security review. Requests are reviewed in cohorts based on fit.
THE 3A THESIS
Automate your handoffs.
Keep human accountability.
Give each employee a role-aware local agent that coordinates bounded requests while your identity, policy, and execution controls stay outside the model.
SOURCE CONTEXT
Processed on the managed workstation
MODEL ROLE
Proposes a typed plan - nothing more
CONTROL POINT
Deterministic code checks every handoff
TEAM COORDINATION
Only the approved request crosses teams
FIVE-SECOND ARCHITECTURE
See what stays local - and what crosses teams.
ONE REQUEST, END TO END
What stays local. What crosses teams. Who decides.
“Approve exception for release 4.2”
Role, ticket, linked policy
- ✓ Identity
- ✓ Permission
- ✓ Data rules
Finds the control owner and relevant policy
Decision · status · audit receipt
The model drafts. Deterministic policy controls what moves. People retain approval.
THE SAME RELEASE REQUEST, TWO PATHS
Move the decision - not all the source data.
- 1Local agent reads the approved sourcesThe raw ticket and files remain on Maya's device.Local
- 2Policy validates the proposed handoffIdentity, permission, and data rules are checked first.Checked
- 3Jordan's agent receives a bounded taskOnly the release ID, reason, and requested decision cross.Minimum payload
- 4Both people receive the review packageDecision, provenance, status, and receipt return to Jira.Review
Each pilot measures elapsed time, manual handoffs, repeated context, and policy exceptions against the current workflow.
SECURITY-FIRST ARCHITECTURE
Let the model suggest.
Let your controls decide.
Keep the model separate from identity, policy, credentials, and execution so your code - not a prompt - controls each handoff.
- 01Sensitive context local by default
Source documents, prompts, and local memory are intended to stay inside the managed device boundary.
- 02Minimum necessary coordination
Only a typed, policy-approved payload - not wholesale source context - is intended to cross between agents.
- 03Constrained execution
Separate code checks schema, identity, permission, risk, and approval before an action can receive a one-time capability.
Deployment scope, integrations, endpoint requirements, data retention, and security acceptance criteria are documented before a pilot begins. No certification is implied.
A COST HYPOTHESIS WORTH TESTING
Use compute you already manage for routine inference.
Test whether local execution gives you more predictable unit economics than per-seat or usage-metered cloud agents at sustained volume.
Directional model only. Excludes endpoint hardware, deployment, support, administration, central services, and depreciation. Workload and provider assumptions must be validated before any purchasing decision.
WORKS ALONGSIDE YOUR CONTROL PLANE
Keep your systems of record.
Add a controlled handoff layer.
- 1Read locally
- 2Check policy
- 3Send minimum task
OBJECTIONS, ANSWERED HONESTLY
Questions your security review should ask.
Does data really never leave the device?
Sensitive source documents, prompts, and local memory stay on the managed workstation by default. Only a typed payload that passes policy and data-loss checks crosses the network, along with required metadata.
Isn't this just Jira or ServiceNow automation?
Jira and ServiceNow automate known workflows. 3A handles the ambiguous work between them: finding the right counterpart, assembling permitted context, and returning a reviewable handoff.
How is this different from Copilot or Agentforce?
3A runs routine reasoning on managed endpoints, keeps sensitive context local by default, and places deterministic policy outside the model. It complements suites rather than replacing them.
Can a hallucinating or compromised model take action?
The model proposes a typed request. Separate code verifies schema, identity, authorization, policy, risk, and approval before a constrained executor receives a one-time capability.
Will local models slow employee laptops?
Each pilot defines qualified hardware, resource budgets, and pause controls, then measures memory, thermal, battery, and latency impact on managed endpoints.
How can my team access 3A?
3A is available through a limited private pilot. Access starts with one workflow, a security review, and agreed success criteria.
What exactly is in the Handoff Pilot Blueprint?
Qualified teams receive a current-state handoff map, local-first control path, policy and approval matrix, measurable pilot scorecard, and directional economics scenario in one decision package.
Does the blueprint require payment or production access?
No. The blueprint is part of design-partner qualification and carries no payment or purchase commitment. Any implementation pilot is scoped separately only if both teams agree.
Why is private-pilot intake limited?
Each request receives hands-on workflow, architecture, and security review. We review applications in cohorts based on problem fit instead of using an artificial countdown or deadline.
3A HANDOFF PILOT BLUEPRINT
Bring one stalled handoff.
Leave with a pilot decision.
Qualified design partners receive the five-part blueprint before deciding whether to run an implementation pilot.
20-minute Pilot Fit Review
Map the workflow, accountable owner, current delay, and blockers.
Five-part decision package
Review architecture, controls, metrics, and economics in one place.
Fit-First Promise
If there is no safe, measurable path, we recommend no pilot.
REQUEST YOUR PILOT BLUEPRINT
Start with one active handoff.
REQUEST RECEIVED
Your blueprint request is in.
We review one active workflow for pain, ownership, security fit, and a measurable baseline.
If it qualifies, we will contact you to schedule the 20-minute Pilot Fit Review. No production access or purchase commitment is required.