Development Services

AI-Powered Development at 10× Velocity

We've invested thousands of hours building with AI development tools like Claude Code. The result? We ship production-ready applications faster than traditional development teams—without sacrificing quality or maintainability.

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Our Methodology

How We Work

AI handles implementation. We focus on architecture, strategy, and ensuring the solution actually solves your problem.

Human-driven architecture

AI-Assisted Development, Human-Driven Architecture

We use Claude Code and other AI tools to accelerate implementation—but humans own the architecture and strategic decisions. The AI handles the typing; we handle the thinking.

This means faster delivery without quality trade-offs. We review every line, enforce patterns, and ensure the solution is maintainable long-term.

Spec-driven development

Spec-Driven, Not Vibe-Driven

Most teams prompt until something works. We use spec-driven development: clear specifications before code, with AI executing against defined contracts.

The result is consistent, predictable output that reinforces your architecture instead of fighting it. Technical debt is managed from the start.

Cloud-native solutions

Cloud-Native and Production-Ready

We build on AWS with serverless-first architecture where it makes sense. Fully automated CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and all the DevOps best practices you'd expect.

But we also know when traditional approaches are the right call. Pragmatic beats trendy every time.

Deliverables

What You Get

Fast delivery

Production-ready applications shipped at 10× speed

Team enablement

AI workflow adoption for your development team

Automation

Automated CI/CD and infrastructure as code

Quality code

Maintainable code with consistent patterns

Engagement Options

How We Can Help

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We Build It For You

Need an application shipped fast? We take your requirements and deliver a production-ready solution using our AI-powered development workflow. You get the benefits of accelerated development without changing how your team works.

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We Enable Your Team

Want your team to adopt AI-powered development? We train your engineers on spec-driven workflows, help set up tooling, and mentor them through their first AI-assisted projects until they're confident working independently.

Ready to Ship Faster?

Whether you need us to build your application or help your team adopt AI-powered workflows—let's talk.

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Get in touch

Why wait? Get in touch with us today to have a yarn about how we can help.

info@mckinnelconsultants.co.nz

(+64) 20 4099 7112 (Chris)