Cromus — The AI Department You Don't Have to Hire
Cromus is the AI department you don't have to hire. Three roles activate automatically as your plan scales: the Specialist (Builder, $49/mo) reviews every SKILL.md change against 24 governance rules and blocks bad merges in CI; the Manager (Ops, $99/mo) watches the full workflow portfolio and runs weekly cost briefings; the CWO (Agency, $249/mo) signs governance reports and handles client-facing attestations.
The page leads with the three questions most AI teams cannot answer: who reviewed this workflow before it merged, what will it cost at scale, and who is accountable when it fails. The answer is the AI Department — a function that traditionally required headcount, now staffed automatically from $49/month.
An interactive department demo section ("Watch the department work") lets visitors see the Specialist, Manager, and CWO in action on a live workflow — no account required. A dedicated "Built to run without you" section explains the CWO's autonomous authority: signing governance reports, handling client-facing attestations, and running the department when no one is watching.
A "No specs yet?" section guides teams with no existing SKILL.md files through the SOP compilation flow — paste any workflow SOP and Cromus compiles it into a governed specification in seconds. A step-by-step "From signup to first finding" onboarding walkthrough shows exactly what happens between account creation and a first Specialist scan, removing signup friction for new visitors.
A cost comparison section shows the real cost of hiring these three roles ($42,000–$61,000/month at US market rates including benefits) versus Cromus Agency at $249/month — a saving of up to $60,751/month. A White Label signpost section at the bottom surfaces the $499/month resale tier for agencies delivering AI workflow services under their own brand.
The Specialist is active from the first commit on Builder. No team required. The department grows as the practice grows: add the Manager at Ops for team coordination, add the CWO at Agency for client governance. Enterprise adds unlimited seats and custom contracts.