Friction-first tools for real operations

Small tools for the friction generic software ignores.

Acute Kit finds one operational pressure point and builds the narrow tool it actually needs — an inspector, reconciler, calculator, coordinator, transformer, or guided workflow. Pay once. Run it on your own machine. Own it outright.

Pay onceRuns locallyNo subscriptionNo accountSource available

Not a suite. Not a platform. A response.

Most software asks you to bend the work around a broad suite. Acute Kit starts with the friction, builds only the missing job, and gets out of your way.

The friction

One pressure point, one tool

Each tool is built from evidence of a specific broken job — not from a software category or a platform roadmap.

The purchase

Pay once, own it

No subscription, no account, no renewal. Download it, run it on your own machine, keep it forever.

The exits

Use it, or build on it

Every tool ships two ways: the finished tool for operators, or the full source repo for developers to fork and own.

Available tools.

3 live · each one finished and shipping
Ownership change deadline

Business Sale Handoff Kit

Transfer the operating reality before the business changes hands.

Use it
$49
Build on it
$79
View the tool Guide
Employee departure

Employee Handoff Kit

Capture role-specific knowledge while the departing employee can still answer.

Use it
$39
Build on it
$79
View the tool Guide
Caregiver shift change

Caregiver Shift Change Kit

Carry meds, routines, contacts, and open loops safely across shift change.

Use it
$29
Build on it
$79
View the tool Guide
The catalog grows one proven friction at a time

Every tool here ships finished, priced, and real on day one. No pre-orders, no placeholders — if it's listed, you can run it today.

The catalog grows one proven friction at a time

Every tool here ships finished, priced, and real on day one. No pre-orders, no placeholders — if it's listed, you can run it today.

Every tool has two exits.

Same tool, two different buyers. Pick the one that's you — the prices differ because the products differ.

Use it

Run it now.

The finished tool for the operator standing in the moment. Download it, open it, start working — no setup beyond running it.

Build on it

Own the source.

The full packaged repo for developers — fork it, extend it, fold it into your own systems, resell under license. No dependency on us afterward.

Operational friction doesn't need another platform. It needs the missing tool, built natively for that one job.