Code Operators

About Code Operators

Code Operators is an AI engineering studio in Los Angeles. We build AI systems — and the operations they run on. Most "AI projects" stall for the same reason: the model isn't the problem, the data and process underneath it are. So we fix the substrate first — map the workflow, clean the data, repair the operations the AI depends on — then design the agents and ship the product. One senior engineer, from architecture to production. What we build: • Agentic systems and automation — agents, retrieval, evals, and the glue that makes them reliable • Full-stack product — web apps, headless commerce, owner-controlled payments • Local-first AI — models running on hardware you own, not rented by the token • The operational layer — the data, integrations, and workflows the AI runs on How we work: • Substrate before automation — no AI bolted onto a broken workflow • Local-first — we check every feature for on-device execution before defaulting to a hosted API • Own the funnel — your brand, your domain, your payments, not rented from a third party • Underclaim, then deliver — we tell you what the software does, in plain terms The proof is open source. We build and maintain Axocoatl, an agentic runtime written in Rust (Apache 2.0): persistent, supervised agents that survive crashes, stay on budget, and keep your data on your own hardware. codeoperators.com