CAIN-42 CLAWXThe sales conversation for Self-Modification Firewall
A word-for-word starting point. Make it sound like you after the first few calls.
The shape of every call (same for all 25)
- Open with their world, not ours (1 minute). One sentence about a problem they likely have. Never start with "CAIN-42 is a Byzantine trust fabric"; say that later, when they ask how it works.
- Discover (5-10 minutes). Ask the questions below and listen. Write down their exact words; you will use them in the follow-up email.
- Show (5 minutes). Run the live demo with them watching. Nothing is pre-recorded: every button calls the real product. Let them pick an attack.
- Offer (2 minutes). One offer, one price, one date. Do not list all 25 products.
- Next step (1 minute). Before you hang up, agree a date: payment, a scoping call with the founder, or a "no".
Openers (pick one)
- "Could your agent edit the script that shuts it down?"
- "We protect the controls that keep agents in check."
- "Want to watch an agent try to rewrite its own shutdown switch?"
Discovery questions
Ask, then stop talking. Each question tells you whether they have the problem and how much it matters.
- How long do agents run unattended?
- Where are their controls stored?
- Who can change them?
The five-minute live demo
Share your screen. Everything below calls the real product, so it can occasionally be slow or rate limited (a "429" means too many tries from one address; wait a minute). Practise it three times before your first call.
- Live demo tools: run the control, then the shutdown script and the monitor attack.
- Live demo tools: run the legitimate-change preset to show a person approving the exact change.
Objections and honest answers
| They say | You answer |
|---|---|
| "We use file permissions." | Agents often run as the same user. This checks the intent of each write, including disguised ones. |
| "Is this science fiction?" | No: the demo scenarios are modeled on published research results. |
If you do not know an answer: "Good question. I will get you a precise answer from our engineers by tomorrow." Then email the founder. Never guess.
Next: the offer, the price and how to close →
FIRME AI CORPORATION · CAIN-42 is a Byzantine trust fabric. Numbers marked "our own check" were run by us, not by an independent party. Nothing on these pages is a certification.