London • recovery consultancy

Recover Failed AI Projects. Realign Systems for Scale.

Generative tools and rapid delivery often produce systems that look done until the first real load, the first team handover, or the first time someone asks how it actually works. If you are looking at that codebase now, there is usually a clearer path forward than it appears from inside. Mayordomo is a London-based senior consultancy — Robert Butler and Steve Adey work directly on every engagement, from the first read through to a stable system your team can own.

Free engineering assessment — no obligation. Most recovery situations have a clearer path than they first appear. Book below

Common failure patterns

AI-assisted delivery and vibe coding often accelerate output until the system hits production reality. These patterns come from real situations — if one looks familiar, you are not alone in it, and there is usually a path through. Select a pattern to see how the failure typically appears and where recovery starts. More →

AI coding pitfall

SMEs

    Our solution

    Recover ownership of the product

      These are real situations mid-market and enterprise teams hit when delivery outruns ownership.

      Our approach

      We recover and realign AI projects with reliability first. Reliability is a feature, not an afterthought: we design for observability, failure modes, and operability from the start of recovery, not only after the next incident. Mayordomo recovers stalled or failed AI projects and realigns the architecture so it holds up in production and your team can own it.

      Engineering that holds up in production.

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      We specialise in AI project recovery: turning software that has gone awry into stable, maintainable platforms that match how your business works, with architecture, delivery discipline, and ownership restored.

      Our services

      AI project recovery is our primary focus. Each offer below has a dedicated landing with full detail — open a service, then book a free recovery discussion when you are ready to talk technical scope.

      Core engagement

      AI Project Recovery & Realignment

      Our core engagement. We recover stalled or failed AI-driven software projects and realign them for production: architecture boundaries, delivery discipline, and ownership restored to a maintainable baseline your team can run without the original chat history.

      Azure cloud-native delivery

      Secure, scalable services on Microsoft Azure with .NET Aspire.

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      Modernisation & rescue

      Break monoliths into services, or stabilise the platform you run.

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      Site Reliability Engineering

      SRE practice, performance targets, OpenTelemetry observability.

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      Technical leadership & uplift

      Lead .NET teams, run design sessions, grow capability.

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      Event-sourced & CQRS systems

      Audit trails, temporal analytics, production fintech patterns.

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      SEO-ready web platforms & SEO tooling

      Fast, accessible sites built to rank, plus rank monitoring tools.

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      How it works

      1
      You share the outline

      A concise description of the problem, systems involved, languages, cloud estate, scale, and rough timeline.

      2
      We reply with an honest read of the situation

      No padding, no sales script. We tell you what is recoverable, what needs to change, and what to drop — including the parts you were hoping to keep.

      3
      A short technical conversation

      We walk through constraints, risks, and priorities together, then agree sensible next steps.

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      Scope & start

      We agree a bounded scope and begin recovery and realignment work with clear ownership.

      Why choose Mayordomo

      Most consultancies optimise for the next feature release. We specialise in the harder problem: recovering AI work that already went wrong, restoring ownership, and leaving you with a platform your team can operate without permanent external dependency.

      Specialists in recovery and realignment

      We only take recovery, realignment, and modernisation work. That focus means we arrive with patterns for vibe-coded debt, missing ops, and demo-happy AI spikes, instead of learning your failure mode on your bill.

      Founder-led, senior delivery

      You work with the people who design and ship the recovery. No junior hand-off chain, no account manager relaying technical decisions. Robert and Steve stay on the engagement from assessment through production stabilisation.

      Microsoft stack depth for UK mid-market and enterprise

      Deep .NET and Azure delivery, including Aspire and Container Apps, with proven work across Fintech, Gaming, Pharma, and Ecommerce. We speak the stack and the compliance pressure that sits around it.

      You keep ownership when we leave

      The goal is a system your staff can operate without the original chat history. We document real business rules, put delivery basics back in place, and uplift the team so future AI use sits inside clear boundaries.

      If that matches the situation you are in, the next step is a short engineering conversation, not a pitch deck.

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      FAQ

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      How do I start the recovery process?

      See how it works, then book free recovery discussion.

      Is the initial discussion free?

      Yes. The first reply and short technical conversation are always free and carry no obligation. Book free recovery discussion.

      Do you only work on AI projects?

      AI project recovery and realignment is our main focus. We also deliver event-sourced systems, Azure cloud-native work, SRE, modernisation and SEO-ready platforms — see our services.

      Who will I work with?

      Founder-led senior engineers who design and ship the recovery with you — not a hand-off chain. Meet the team.

      What does a recovery engagement look like?

      We assess the situation, agree a clear scope, then recover and realign the system with you. Details are in how it works.

      Can you work with our existing team?

      Yes. We stabilise alongside your staff and leave ownership with them. See our approach.

      How do you handle pricing and next steps?

      Commercials follow a free technical conversation — no price list until we understand the work. Book free recovery discussion to start.

      Book free recovery discussion

      Email goes straight to founder Robert Butler. This is an engineering assessment, not a sales call. Describe what went wrong, the tech involved, and what you need to recover — we will give you a direct technical read of the situation. Most projects have a clearer path forward than they look from inside the codebase. Free and no obligation.

      Email Robert directly

      robert@mayordomo.co.uk

      Include a short outline of the problem, systems involved, and rough timeline. Replies come from Robert, not a queue.

      Email Robert to book free recovery discussion
      • Robert replies within one working day
      • Free — no obligation
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