AI should make work easier
- Less manual work
- Faster access to information
- More consistent results
- More time for important tasks
About Shortcutters
Shortcutters is a Ukrainian applied AI studio created by a small interdisciplinary team.
We bring together experience in technology, artificial intelligence, product development and creative production.
We love digging into new things, finding non-obvious connections and turning interesting ideas into solutions that actually work.
About the name
A shortcut is a shorter, more direct path to a goal, or a way to complete an action without unnecessary steps.
At work, that shortcut may be one precise prompt, an internal assistant, or a system that brings several tools together. The format changes, but the principle remains: find the most fitting path for a specific task. That is how Shortcutters got its name.
Not everything that can be automated should be automated.
We believe technology should remove what's unnecessary, not create new complexity. It should free up human attention, not demand even more control.
AI should strengthen people where that makes sense, and leave them what truly needs experience, thinking, creativity and responsibility.
For us, a good result isn't more technology in the work — it's more room for what actually matters.
There are many tools. No clear starting point.
- Services solve only part of a task
- Platforms need setup and have limitations
- Courses offer general approaches
Turn opportunity into a working solution
We study how the process works, find the right place for AI and build a solution that is easy to use in everyday work.
The team
Margarita
Your first point of contact at Shortcutters. Over two years in the crypto industry taught her to think in systems: to spot patterns, structure complex requests and turn them into a clear direction for the team. She coordinates a project from research through delivery.
Kseniia
Leads the development and adoption of Shortcutters solutions, from the first prototype to integration into a client workflow. She has over five years of technical experience in automation, internal AI tools and generative systems.
Veronika
Supports solution development through research, testing, documentation and the technical delivery of Shortcutters projects.
Not every task needs AI
We start by understanding how work is organized: what happens in practice, where things get stuck and which changes are actually useful. Only then do we choose an approach and decide whether AI is needed at all.
Our goal is not just to hand over a tool. The result should become part of real work, rather than an experiment that is slowly forgotten.
We do this in three steps.Diagnosis
We talk to the people doing the work and look at what really happens: which steps repeat, where context gets lost, what needs manual support and who holds the process together. This clarifies what is worth changing and what is better left alone.
Development
Once the cause is clear, we test possible approaches and choose the one that fits the specific task. When useful, we begin with a small prototype to test the key assumption before full implementation.
Adoption
We help embed the solution into the team’s regular work, prepare documentation, teach people how to use it and provide what they need to work independently. After launch, we check how it works in practice.
What we have already done
Cases
Tattoo Stencil Assistant
Preparing tattoo transfers without an unnecessary manual stage
A tattoo artist had to trace each source image manually. General tools did not preserve the details needed for a transfer.
A structured prompt with clear image-processing rules works in the free ChatGPT plan, with no separate paid subscription, and makes transfer preparation repeatable.
Internal Knowledge Assistant
Finding and adding information in one internal assistant
Knowledge was stored in a database, while searching for context and adding new information remained separate daily actions.
One internal assistant now supports both finding necessary context and adding new data to the knowledge base.
Visual Prompt System
A reusable prompt system for image generators
A series of images needed a consistent visual style, but each generation still required manual correction and alignment.
A structured set of prompts, style rules and presets helped keep a consistent style and get more stable results across different generators.
Custom AI Image Pipeline
Image generation as part of the production workflow
The team needed a repeatable production process, not a one-off generation experiment.
A custom LoRA and ComfyUI pipeline combined prompts, generation, deployment, documentation and team training into one workflow.
Training a Visual Style
Cultural AI Models
General-purpose models often lacked regional context and could reproduce stereotypes instead of culturally grounded visual language.
Dataset curation, model training, human evaluation and prompt templates supported more culturally aware image generation and model behavior.
Reading Mentor
Interactive reading practice for TXT and EPUB books
A book remained static text: contextual explanations, vocabulary memory and reading-aloud practice were not connected in one learning flow.
The prototype turns TXT and EPUB books into an interactive flow with voice interaction, contextual explanations, personal vocabulary and pronunciation feedback.
Have a similar task?
Tell us what you want to change firstQuestions
Common doubts
What if the task is small?
If something repeats, takes attention or constantly needs manual intervention, even a focused change can be worthwhile. We work with both teams and independent professionals.
What if you do not know which solution you need?
Start by describing the situation. You do not need to choose a tool or know where to use AI in advance. Finding where it can help is our part.
What if there are no technical specialists on the team?
Technical training is not needed to use a completed tool or system. We account for the team’s existing tools, create clear documentation and show how everything works.
What if the budget is limited?
We agree the scope and priorities around the budget while protecting what matters for the result. Sometimes a small prototype is the right first step, rather than a complete system.
What if you do not want a commitment?
The first conversation commits you to nothing. You can describe the situation and see whether continuing makes sense.
What if you already use tools that work?
We do not replace a workflow for the sake of a new system. We look for where a focused solution can extend the tools you already use and fit naturally into the existing process.
Ready to discuss your process?
Tell us what you want to change firstContact
Let’s start a conversation
Tell us what you work on — we will reply and suggest an appropriate next step.
Easier to talk it through?
Message Margarita on Telegram — no form, no brief. She will help you work out where to start.
Message Margarita on Telegram