The Depth Protocol
Depth Protocol
AI, translated for the work it’s been waiting for. Editorial intelligence for regulated practices, professional decisions, and the everyday choices that now have better tools.
Protocol scan
Regulated practice + consumer decisions
Compliance edge
Audit trail
92%
Workflow fit
Daily practice
87%
Everyday utility
Gift assistant
94%
Editorial layer
Articles that explain what the tool changes in the work itself.
Product layer
Depth Select turns fit reasoning into actual gift recommendations.
Publication thesis
The tools moved faster than the people explaining them.
Depth Protocol is the editorial publication of Vectis Consulting LLC. We write for the closing attorneys, compliance officers, wealth advisors, parents, operators, and gift-givers doing work that is just now becoming easier.
What we cover
Four signal areas, one editorial standard.
Regulated Industries
Where the cost of getting it wrong is real.
Banking, legal, firearms compliance, fiduciary practice. AI is showing up in fields where mistakes carry weight, and most coverage skips the parts that matter.
Read articlesPractical AI
Past the demo, into the workflow.
What AI actually looks like inside professional work — the parts that work, the parts that don't, and how to tell the difference before you've bet your time on it.
Read articlesTools & Recommendations
No demo-driven reviews.
Books, software, equipment, services we've actually used. When we recommend something, we say why we recommend it and what we'd recommend instead if your situation is different.
Read articlesThe Everyday
The decisions that don't make the headlines.
Gift-giving, household choices, small life decisions that AI is starting to make easier. Most coverage hasn't caught up to this category yet. We have.
Read articlesDepth Select
A gift assistant with actual reasoning behind the recommendation.
Depth Select evaluates recipient fit across practical, emotional, and contextual dimensions, then returns purchase paths from multiple stores instead of locking the answer to one retailer.
Open Depth Select
Gift fit engine
Reasoner + selector pipeline
Recommended output
Four specific gifts, match confidence, fit dimensions, and purchase options across Amazon, brand sites, and Walmart.
Start here
The latest from the editorial desk.
- Why most gift recommendation engines are bad — and what would have to change for them to be goodThe Everyday7 min
- How to actually pick a gift for a new parent (without asking for a wish list)The Everyday6 min
- The four books that changed how I think about AI applied to professional workTools & Recommendations5 min
- Why most 'AI for compliance' demos fall apart on contact with realityRegulated Industries9 min
- The three places AI has actually changed my workday — and the four where it hasn'tPractical AI6 min
Newsletter
Stay close to the work.
One thoughtful email a week. Articles, recommendations, and the occasional pointed observation about how AI is or isn’t earning its keep.