AI Foundation Certification: AI Autopilot
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AI Autopilot

Your busywork, on autopilot

Your tools finally working together, quietly handling the repeat work while you sleep.

You've got a dozen AI tools and apps — and you're still the one connecting the dots between them.

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Who this is for

Owners and solopreneurs who are done being the glue between a dozen tools and just want the repeat work handled.

  • Operators running 10+ tools that never talk to each other
  • Business owners losing 15+ hours a week to work that should be automated
  • Independents who need consistent output without hiring a team
  • Anyone who has shipped one workflow and is ready to connect the rest

What you ship

Five of your most time-consuming routines set up to run themselves and hand work to each other — saving 15 to 30 hours a week.

15-30 hours back per week, every week
  • Five routines that run themselves — no more doing them by hand
  • Your tools connected so they pass work to each other automatically
  • Everything runs on schedule, daily and weekly, without you
  • A simple hand-off doc so a VA or teammate can run it too
  • A one-glance view of what it's doing and what it costs

You went from juggling a dozen tools to owning one system that runs the busywork for you.

Week by week

1

Identify the 5 flows

Ships: 5 flow candidates picked + ROI math + go/no-go per flow

Live session: Wednesday 12pm ET · 90 min · Map your operating layer and pick the right 5 flows.

Workshops

  • Map your operating layer (10 min audit)
  • The 5 flows that are 80% of your time
  • Pick 5 candidates that are paste-in/paste-out shape
  • ROI math per flow

Homework

  • Run the operating layer audit
  • Score each candidate by hours-saved
  • Write input/output diagrams for the 5 picks

Success criteria

  • 5 flows scoped with input/output diagrams
  • Hours-saved estimate per flow
2

First automation: email triage

Ships: Email triage automation live in your real inbox

Live session: Wednesday 12pm ET · 90 min · Pick a platform and ship your first real automation.

Workshops

  • n8n vs Make: pick your platform
  • First trigger: Gmail/Outlook to AI processor to drafted reply folder
  • Voice calibration so replies sound like you
  • Stress-test with 1 week of real inbox

Homework

  • Set up the platform account
  • Wire the email trigger
  • Run drafts on 1 week of real email and tune voice

Success criteria

  • Trigger fires on real email
  • Drafts land in correct folder
  • Voice passes the read-aloud test
3

Second automation: meeting prep + recap

Ships: Meeting prep + recap automation live

Live session: Wednesday 12pm ET · 90 min · Calendar-driven prep and post-meeting recaps.

Workshops

  • Calendar trigger to AI agent pulls context to pre-brief in your inbox 30 min before
  • Post-meeting: transcript to summary to action items in your task system
  • Connecting to your second brain if you have one

Homework

  • Wire the calendar trigger
  • Test pre-briefs on 5 real meetings
  • Test recaps on 5 real meetings

Success criteria

  • Pre-brief delivered for 5 real meetings
  • Recap pushed to task system for 5 real meetings
4

Third automation: status reporting

Ships: Weekly status report automation running

Live session: Wednesday 12pm ET · 90 min · Aggregate the week and ship the report on a schedule.

Workshops

  • Aggregate: tasks done, metrics moved, blockers
  • Output: Slack post + email + dashboard update
  • Weekly trigger schedule
  • Office hours: week 4 1-on-1 with the founders (30 min) to review your 3 automations and unblock issues

Homework

  • Wire the aggregation logic
  • Send the report for 1 real week
  • Track stakeholder open rate

Success criteria

  • Status report delivered for 1 real week
  • Stakeholders read it (track open rate)
5

Fourth automation: decision support

Ships: Decision support automation live

Live session: Wednesday 12pm ET · 90 min · Run real decisions through a structured agent.

Workshops

  • Input: a decision you face to AI runs structured analysis to output decision memo
  • Pulling from second brain if available
  • When to trust the agent vs override

Homework

  • Run 3 real decisions through the agent
  • Log 1 full decision memo
  • Note where you overrode the agent and why

Success criteria

  • 3 real decisions run through the agent
  • 1 decision memo logged
6

Fifth automation: output generation

Ships: Output generation automation live + 5 outputs shipped

Live session: Wednesday 12pm ET · 90 min · Wire your highest-value output to a repeatable pipeline.

Workshops

  • Pick: writing / proposals / content / briefs
  • Connect input format to output template
  • Voice and quality calibration
  • Edge case handling

Homework

  • Pick your output type
  • Build the input-to-output pipeline
  • Generate and ship 5 real outputs

Success criteria

  • 5 outputs generated and shipped (not just drafted)
7

Connect via central event bus

Ships: 5 automations wired to a central event bus, cost dashboard live

Live session: Wednesday 12pm ET · 90 min · Wire the 5 flows together so they trigger each other.

Workshops

  • Why an event bus matters
  • n8n / Make as the orchestration layer
  • How the 5 automations talk to each other
  • Failure handling + retries
  • Cost-per-run dashboard
  • Office hours: week 7 1-on-1 (30 min) for architecture review

Homework

  • Wire the event bus
  • Test downstream triggers across all 5 flows
  • Stand up the cost dashboard

Success criteria

  • Event bus running
  • Each automation can trigger downstream actions
  • Cost dashboard shows monthly burn
8

Hand-off + maintenance

Ships: Hand-off runbook + maintenance plan + 30-day check-in scheduled

Live session: Wednesday 12pm ET · 90 min · Make the OS hand-off ready and plan the next 90 days.

Workshops

  • Hand-off doc for VA / contractor (the runbook)
  • Monitoring: when to know an automation broke
  • 30-60-90 day maintenance plan
  • When to add automation 6, 7, 8
  • Final certification showcase + alumni community

Homework

  • Write the runbook and have another person test it
  • Wire monitoring alerts
  • Calendar the maintenance plan

Success criteria

  • Runbook complete and tested by another person
  • Monitoring alerts wired
  • Maintenance plan calendared

Companion materials

Everything you need to ship, in-platform

Weeks
8
Workbooks
8
Prompts
43
Templates
32

32 homework tasks · weekly live sessions · capstone showcase

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How it runs

Weekly live QA calls, afternoon and evening

12 weeks / 90 days. Self-paced coursework plus weekly live QA calls, basic and advanced on rotation, held afternoon and evening. Join any time; your 12 weeks start when you enroll.

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Format

  • Weekly live QA calls, basic and advanced, afternoon and evening
  • Homework: 3 to 4 hours per week
  • Skool community open 24/7
  • Office hours: 1:1 with BrainVaultAI instructors mid-program
  • Lifetime access to recordings
  • Final certification showcase

Your instructors

BrainVaultAI founders

Vikram, Kelvin, and Rajiv built BrainVaultAI for operators who need AI to work without hiring a tech team. Every certification group is led by the founders. You get direct access, not a course assistant.

Real questions. Real answers.

Who is this certification for?
Owners and solopreneurs who are done being the glue between a dozen tools and just want the repeat work handled.
How is this different from AI Team Build?
The autopilot track connects your tools so five of your routines run themselves, hands-free. The AI team track sets up four AI employees you direct by task. Most people start with the AI team, then add autopilot.
What are the prerequisites?
Required: have already shipped one automation as an Operator, Climber, or Independent.
What if I fall behind?
Every session is recorded. The Skool community stays open the full program. BrainVaultAI instructors answer questions in Skool daily. Office hours give you a 1:1 if you stall.
Payment or transfer policy?
It's a 12-week program you apply for. We cover the commitment and terms on your qualifying call before you enroll. Try the free workflows first to confirm it is a fit.

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