Systems online · Winnipeg, MB

// Your Business Cheat Code

Stop Wasting Time on Repetitive Tasks

We find your biggest operational bottleneck and build an AI automation that eliminates it — so you can focus on what actually makes you money.

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18yrs Enterprise IT
3 Production systems
$0/short Operating cost
20yrs Team Canada Judo
Red River AI
redriverai — automation.sh

// LIVE SYSTEMS

Production Systems Dashboard

Real systems running right now — not slideware. Status pulled from things actually shipping.

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Prairie Shield

Cyber insurance readiness SaaS
OPERATIONAL
135 automated tests 17-table schema · tenant-isolated
Test coverage135/140
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Neutral Bill Bot

Canadian legislation tracker
POLLING
Polls every 6h 3-pass AI pipeline · live
Uptime99.9%
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Shorts Pipeline

Faceless video factory
DAILY 06:30
Next run scheduled RSS → LLM → TTS → publish
Operating cost$0.00

// SERVICES

How We Help Prairie Businesses Work Smarter

Custom AI solutions built for your specific needs — not one-size-fits-all templates. Security-conscious by default, backed by GIAC certifications (GSEC · GCIH · GSOC).

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Workflow Automation

Automate invoicing, scheduling, data entry, and more with custom n8n workflows. If you're doing it manually, we can probably automate it.

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AI Chatbots

24/7 customer service that actually understands your business. Handle inquiries, book appointments, and qualify leads while you sleep.

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Social Media AI

Generate engaging content, schedule posts, and respond to comments automatically. Stay active online without being glued to your phone.

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Secure by Design

Every build is hardened by a certified Network & Cybersecurity Analyst (GSEC, GCIH, GSOC). Your automation is fast — and it's safe.

// SHIPPED

Built & Shipping

Real systems running in production — not slide decks. Here's a sample of what we've designed, built, and deployed.

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Prairie Shield

Canada's first cyber insurance readiness assessment platform for SMBs — a multi-tenant SaaS app built end to end.

Next.js 15 PostgreSQL Clerk Auth M365 / Google OAuth BullMQ RLS Isolation
17-table schema · 135 automated tests · tenant-isolated by design
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Neutral Bill Bot

An automated pipeline that tracks Canadian legislation and turns raw bills into plain-language briefings.

n8n Workflows openparliament.ca 3-Pass AI Pipeline PostgreSQL REST API Linux
Polls every 6 hours · summary → analysis → recommendations · live in production
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Faceless Shorts Pipeline

A fully automated daily YouTube Shorts factory — from idea to published video with zero human touch.

RSS Aggregation LLM Scripting ElevenLabs TTS ffmpeg Rendering Auto-Publish
Ships daily at 6:30 AM · branded video output · $0 operating cost
Read the case study →

// AI IN ACTION

Daily Shorts, Zero Human Touch

Created end-to-end by our pipeline — from idea to publish, fully automated.

Anthropic's Safety Warnings Backfired

India debates its AI future

Harvard AI Teacher

// FOUNDER

Built by a Prairie Tech Veteran

I'm Willy McKenzie — Métis, from Mitchell, MB, and a Red River College grad. For the past 18 years I've worked at Steinbach Credit Union as a programmer, SQL report writer, and now Network & Cybersecurity Analyst.

Before that, I spent 20 years competing as an international Judoka for Team Canada. Judo taught me discipline, how to take a hit, and how to keep showing up. That same mindset is what I bring to every automation I build.

"I've spent 18 years securing systems and writing automation. Now I'm putting that to work for small businesses."

Red River AI isn't a generic AI shop. It's a local, security-conscious shop built by someone who actually knows how the systems work — and how to keep them safe.

WM
Willy McKenzie
Founder, Red River AI
🔒 GIAC Certified GSEC · GCIH · GSOC
🏢 18 yrs Enterprise IT Steinbach Credit Union
🥋 Team Canada Judo 20 yrs international
🌾 Métis — Mitchell, MB Red River College grad

// CASE STUDY

The $0 YouTube Shorts Factory

How we built a daily AI-powered content engine — at zero operating cost.

The Problem

Red River AI needed consistent video content to build brand presence — but creating Shorts manually was slow, expensive, and inconsistent. Hiring editors, writing scripts, recording voiceovers, and rendering videos took hours per Short. At scale, that's unsustainable.

The Solution

A fully automated video pipeline running on a ThinkPad T490s in Winnipeg. RSS feeds scrape AI news daily at 6:30 AM. Gemini Flash writes 50-70 word scripts. ElevenLabs generates voiceovers. FFmpeg composites the branded Short — then n8n uploads it to YouTube, X, and Facebook. All automated. All zero cost.

Tech Stack

  • n8n — workflow orchestration & scheduling
  • OpenRouter — Gemini Flash via LLM API
  • ElevenLabs — AI voice synthesis
  • FFmpeg — branded video compositing
  • FastAPI — local render service
  • YouTube / X / Facebook — multi-platform publish

Results

$0
monthly operating cost
30
Shorts per month
~2 min
human time per Short
7
feeds scraped daily

A content pipeline that would cost $200-$500/month with SaaS tools — or $2,000+/month with human creators — runs for $0. The only costs are ElevenLabs API credits (still on free tier) and OpenRouter (a few cents per generation). That's automation at prairie prices.

// PRICING

Simple, Transparent Pricing

No retainers required to start. No surprise fees. Just results.

Bottleneck Elimination

$997 CAD

One-time. Your biggest time-waster, gone.

  • Discovery call to find your #1 bottleneck
  • Custom automation built for your business
  • Full testing and launch
  • Delivered in 1 week
  • 30-day check-in call included
  • 10+ hours/week saved — guaranteed
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Best Value

Growth Retainer

$400 CAD/month

Keep it running. Keep it growing.

  • Ongoing monitoring & maintenance
  • Workflow updates and improvements
  • Priority support (response within 4 hours)
  • Monthly performance review call
  • One new automation per month included
  • Discounted rate on additional builds
Get Started

Full Automation Partner

$1,500 CAD/month

Your on-call AI team.

  • Everything in Growth Retainer
  • Up to 3 new automations per month
  • Dedicated Slack channel
  • Same-day support response
  • Quarterly strategy session
  • First to access new AI tools & integrations
Get Started

Start with the one-time build. Most clients add a retainer within 30 days. Get your free audit first →

// FREE AUDIT

Get Your Free AI Automation Audit

Tell us about your biggest time-wasters and we'll send you a personalized report showing exactly how AI can help — no strings attached.

  • Custom analysis of your business processes
  • Specific automation recommendations
  • Estimated time and cost savings
  • Priority roadmap for implementation
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~$ biggest time-waster?

100% free. No credit card required. Results in 24 hours.

// CHANGELOG

What We're Building

Real projects shipping in real time. Here's what's new.

June 14

Prairie Shield Phase 1 Complete

Canada's first cyber insurance readiness platform for SMBs shipped its first milestone. 17-table PostgreSQL schema, Next.js 15 frontend, Clerk auth, M365 & Google Workspace OAuth, BullMQ job processing, 135 automated tests.

Next.js PostgreSQL AI Pipeline
June 9

Neutral Bill Bot Goes Live

Automated Canadian legislation tracker now running in production. Polls openparliament.ca every 6 hours, runs a 3-pass AI pipeline for summaries and analysis, serves results via REST API on Linux.

n8n PostgreSQL Linux
June 7

Faceless Shorts Pipeline Ships

Zero-cost daily YouTube Shorts factory went live. End-to-end automation from RSS feeds to LLM scripting, ElevenLabs voice synthesis, ffmpeg rendering, and auto-publish — all for $0.

ffmpeg ElevenLabs LLM