# Lone Star Media

> Lone Star Media is a custom software company. It started in Austin, Texas in 2000 and builds web apps, mobile apps and AI integrations for businesses. Part of the team works out of Southwest Colorado. Projects start at $5k.

Lone Star Media is a small, senior engineering team. The engineers on the first call are the ones who write the code. The studio also builds and runs its own products (Ateamo, SessionFYI and KineticMade).

## Services

- [Services overview](https://lonestarmedia.com/services/): custom software, iPhone and Android apps, WordPress/Shopify websites and online stores, and AI integration
- [MCP server development](https://lonestarmedia.com/services/mcp/): connecting a CRM, database or internal tools to Claude and other AI assistants. Most servers ship in two to four weeks at a fixed price
- [AI Slop Surgery](https://lonestarmedia.com/aislop-surgery/): fixing and stabilizing apps that AI wrote and nobody can maintain

## Areas served

Clients across the US. Local roots in Austin and Central Texas, and in Southwest Colorado (Durango, Cortez, Pagosa Springs, Telluride, Montrose, Bayfield and the Four Corners).

## Contact

- [Contact form and free 30-minute consultation](https://lonestarmedia.com/#contact)
- Phone: (512) 991-3102

## Key pages

- [Home](https://lonestarmedia.com/)
- [About](https://lonestarmedia.com/about/)
- [Clients](https://lonestarmedia.com/clients/)
- [Products](https://lonestarmedia.com/products/)
- [Southwest Colorado](https://lonestarmedia.com/southwest-colorado/)
- [Blog](https://lonestarmedia.com/blog/)

## Blog posts

- [Custom software in Austin since 2000: what Lone Star Media does now](https://lonestarmedia.com/blog/austin-custom-software-development/)
- [What running Ateamo taught us about building software for clients](https://lonestarmedia.com/blog/what-running-ateamo-taught-us/)
- [Off-the-shelf AI connector or custom MCP server? How to decide](https://lonestarmedia.com/blog/custom-mcp-server-or-off-the-shelf-connector/)
- [What AI coding tools get wrong, and why it isn't their fault](https://lonestarmedia.com/blog/what-ai-coding-tools-get-wrong/)
- [AI for small businesses in 2026: a practical guide](https://lonestarmedia.com/blog/2026-with-ai-a-guide-for-smbs/)

## Optional

- [Full service descriptions](https://lonestarmedia.com/llms-full.txt)