Your own AI agent.
Running by Friday.
A private residency in Costa Rica, Mexico, or Colombia where you get your own AI agent running in one week. OpenClaw, Claude, whatever fits. One-on-one with Carlos Galarza.
What you get
Your AI. Actually running.
You’ve seen the tutorials. Maybe tried the weekend install. This is different — we sit down and get your AI agent running in your real tools. Secured, integrated, yours. You learn enough to keep building after you leave.
Every engagement includes
It’s not done until it runs in your real tools — not a demo, not a sandbox. Guardrails, logging, human approvals where they matter, and a plan for what to build next.
- 01Your AI agent, deployed and running (OpenClaw, Claude, or whatever fits)
- 02Security and guardrails locked down from day one
- 03Integrations wired: email, calendar, Slack, CRM, whatever you use
- 04"Coach the coach" — you learn to tune, adjust, and extend it yourself
- 0530/60/90 scaling plan
- 06"Next agent" backlog (what to build next, in order)
For founders
- Inbox triage + reply drafting + scheduling
- Meeting-to-actions pipeline (notes > tasks > owners)
- CRM follow-up + next-step assistant
- Weekly reporting agent (metrics > narrative > distribution)
For executives & teams
- Personal AI chief of staff with strict approvals + audit
- Support triage + routing + draft responses
- Finance ops (invoice > classification > approval workflow)
- Sales ops (meeting notes > CRM update > follow-up)
The method
Map. Build.
Coach the coach.
Map
Before you arrive, we go through your tools, your workflows, what’s sensitive. You show up with a clear picture of what your agent should do — and what’s off-limits.
Build
We spend the week building it. OpenClaw, Claude, whatever makes sense for you — connected to your email, calendar, Slack, the tools you actually use. Security locked down. You see progress every day.
Coach the Coach
The goal isn’t just a working agent. It’s that you understand it — how to adjust prompts, add skills, fix things when they break. No dependency on anyone after you leave.
Your guide
Carlos Galarza
Founder of VibeCraft. 12+ years building software and leading engineering teams across the US, Europe, and Canada. Today he helps founders and executives get their own AI agents running — picking the right tools, setting them up properly, and teaching people to keep building on their own.
He built this residency because the best way to get your own AI agent running isn't a YouTube tutorial or a weekend project. It's sitting down with someone who does it every day and building it together.
Three residences
Three residences. One outcome.
The program is the same everywhere. What changes is the view and how long you fly.
Costa Rica
The Volcano
Arenal area, 3 hours from San José
Volcano views and thermal hot springs. Americans have been coming here for decades — it’s safe, it’s familiar, and the resorts are seriously good. Deep work all day, hot springs after. The landscape handles recovery for you.
Mexico
The Lake
Valle de Bravo, 2.5 hours from Mexico City
A mountain lake town 2–3 hours by flight from most US cities. Pine forests, spring weather all year, and the kind of place wealthy Mexico City families go to unplug on weekends. You can land and be working by the afternoon.
Colombia
The Highlands
Guasca, one hour from Bogotá
The original residence. A private highland estate in the Colombian Andes. Cool mountain air, zero distractions, and where this whole thing started. Great food, serious quiet.
Pricing
What it costs.
For founders
Founder Agent Residence
Solo · 7 days · 14-day extension available
Go from “I want my own AI agent” to actually having one running in 7 days. OpenClaw, Claude, whatever fits — connected to your tools, locked down, yours. One-on-one the whole time.
From $13,000 / all-in
Excluding flights
- Your AI agent, deployed and running in your tools
- Daily 1:1 coaching with Carlos
- Security and guardrails from day one
- You learn to extend and adjust it yourself
- 30-day post-residency follow-through
Includes accommodation, meals, workspace, connectivity, and airport transfer at any residence.
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Executive Agent Residence
Exclusive venue · up to 5 participants · 5–7 days
Your team leaves with working AI agents, people who know how to run them, and a governance plan for rolling it out wider. Scoped to your business.
From $75,000 / all-in
Excluding flights
- AI agents deployed for your team
- Full governance and safety framework
- Your people learn to run and extend the agents
- 30/60/90 scaling plan with ownership assignments
- Mutual NDA + enterprise security posture
Includes exclusive venue, meals, workspace, connectivity, and airport transfers at any residence.
Start a ConversationOur guarantee
The Ship Guarantee.
Your agent ships or we keep working — at no extra cost — until it does.
Do the pre-work. Give us access and approvals by Day 2. Show up. If your agent isn’t deployed and running by the end of the residency, we stay on it until it is. No additional fees.
No revenue promises. No “10x your business” claims. We guarantee your agent ships and you know how to run it.
Common questions
What is OpenClaw?
OpenClaw is an open-source AI agent that runs on your own machine. It connects to your messaging apps, email, calendar, and tools, and handles things on your behalf around the clock. It’s the most popular option right now, but not the only one. We help you figure out what’s right for you.
Do I have to use OpenClaw?
No. It’s the most well-known, but we look at your workflow, what needs to be secured, and how hands-on you want to be. Sometimes OpenClaw is the answer, sometimes it’s Claude with custom tools, sometimes a mix. We go with what actually works for you.
I’m non-technical — will this work?
Yes — that’s most of who comes here. Everyone wants their own AI agent. Getting it set up is the hard part. We handle the technical work. You decide what it should do. And you leave knowing enough to keep adjusting it on your own.
What does “coach the coach” mean?
Your AI agent is your always-on assistant. We teach you how to direct it — tuning prompts, adding skills, changing how it behaves. The idea is that you can keep making it better over time without needing a developer every time something changes.
What if we can’t ship in time?
The Ship Guarantee covers this. Meet the pre-work requirements and attend core sessions — if your agent isn’t deployed by the end, we keep working at no cost until it ships.
What’s included in "all-in"?
Accommodation, meals, connectivity, workspace, all coaching sessions, and 30-day follow-through. Flights excluded.
What about security? I’ve heard about misconfigured setups.
That’s why you don’t do this from a blog post. Over 900 OpenClaw instances have already been found exposed online — API keys, chat history, everything. We set up least-privilege access, audit logging, human approvals for sensitive actions, and proper secret management from the start.
How do I pick a location?
You get the same program at all three. Costa Rica is the easy pick for most people — Americans have been going for decades, the resorts are great, and the hot springs make recovery walks pretty hard to beat. Mexico is the quickest from the US, 2 to 3 hour flight and you can be working that same afternoon. Colombia is where this started, a highland estate in the Andes with incredible food. Private transport and vetted venues everywhere. Pick what fits your calendar.
Where you'll stay
Private villas and boutique hotels at every residence. Each one vetted for focus, comfort, and good food.
The experience
Deep work in the mountains.
Structured so you can actually focus.
A typical day
Non-negotiable norms
- Two protected deep-work blocks per day
- Calls only in designated spaces
- Quiet common areas
- Nature as recovery, not tourism
- Daily decision log + ship progress checkpoint
The setting
- Three locations: Costa Rica, Mexico, Colombia
- Private villa or boutique luxury hotel at every residence
- Redundant high-speed connectivity (fiber + Starlink)
- Ergonomic work setup with dedicated call spaces
- Chef-prepared meals and airport transfer included
Apply now
Your AI agent starts
in the mountains.
One-on-one means limited spots. Apply and Carlos will respond within 48 hours.