How is CloudThinker different from Cleric?

Cleric is an autonomous AI SRE teammate that investigates alerts around the clock and delivers root cause analysis in Slack — primarily a read-only investigation companion. CloudThinker also investigates and produces RCA, but goes further: it executes remediation runbooks to actually resolve incidents, and it operates across cost (FinOps), code review, and IT operations, optionally as a 24/7 managed service.

Does Cleric take action, or just investigate?

Cleric focuses on investigation — forming hypotheses and querying your tools to find root cause, then handing findings to your engineers. CloudThinker closes the loop with automated remediation and graduated autonomy controls, so it can take approved actions, not only recommend them.

Can CloudThinker work in Slack like Cleric?

Yes. CloudThinker supports natural-language operations in Slack, so your team can investigate, approve actions, and track resolutions in the channels they already use — while also acting across your broader stack.

CloudThinker vs Cleric

Cleric investigates and explains. CloudThinker investigates and acts.

Cleric is an autonomous AI SRE teammate that investigates alerts 24/7 and delivers root cause analysis in Slack — reasoning through problems it hasn't seen by forming hypotheses and querying your tools. CloudThinker does the same investigation, then takes the next step: executing remediation runbooks to resolve the incident, with graduated autonomy and an audit trail.

CloudThinker is also broader than incident investigation — it continuously optimizes cloud cost, reviews code before it ships, and is available as a 24/7 managed service with expert engineers on the loop.

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Operating Model Comparison

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Capability

CloudThinker

Cleric

Autonomous incident investigation & RCA

Slack-native workflow

Automated remediation & runbook execution

Graduated autonomy controls

Cloud cost optimization (FinOps)

Agentic code review

Scope beyond incidents (cost, code, security)

24/7 managed service (human-in-the-loop)

Partial = limited or requires additional configuration. Cleric specializes in autonomous investigation; CloudThinker adds remediation, broader scope, and a managed service on top of the same RCA capability.

Why Teams Choose CloudThinker

A great investigator is half the job. CloudThinker also does the fixing.

Resolution, not just findings

Cleric hands you a root cause. CloudThinker hands you a resolution — Resolve executes the right runbook with approval and audit, so the incident actually closes.

One layer across your stack

CloudThinker connects your clouds, Kubernetes, and GitHub PRs through Review, continuously optimizing cost and reliability — not just answering "why did this break?"

Backed by a managed service

With the 24/7 Managed Service, expert SREs stay on the loop while agents handle the toil — SLA-backed outcomes, not just a smarter pager.

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Keep the 24/7 RCA — and add the action. CloudThinker resolves incidents and operates your cloud, with engineers on the loop.