The agent-native software factory
Guides on building, governing, and scaling an agent-native software factory, plus write-ups of the podcasts and talks behind the ideas.
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Enterprise AI
Guides
Agent readiness: fix the repos slowing your rollout
Use agent readiness to find the repositories blocking an AI rollout, prioritize fixes, and measure progress with Factory’s reports and dashboard.
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How to write an AGENTS.md file
Write an AGENTS.md file with verified commands, clear scope boundaries, and useful completion checks. Test the instructions on a small task before expanding them.
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API Development
Protecting API compatibility with coding agents
API compatibility checks help coding agents change services without surprising consumers. Compare contracts, trace callers, and validate old and new behavior.
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Platform Engineering
Safer database migrations with coding agents
Database migrations with coding agents need staged schema changes, compatibility tests, rollback evidence, and human approval without hiding operational risk.
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Infrastructure
Safer infrastructure as code changes with agents
Infrastructure as code changes need plan evidence, policy checks, and controlled application. Learn how coding agents can prepare reviewable cloud changes.
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Platform Engineering
Reproducible environments for coding agents
Reproducible environments for coding agents make failures diagnosable and results comparable. Pin tools, preserve commands, isolate changes, and capture evidence.
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Guides
Build a self-improving software workflow
Build a self-improving software workflow around one recurring failure. Use Factory automations, reviewable instructions, and QA evidence without granting automatic release authority.
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Guides
Token efficiency starts with smaller tool results
Improve token efficiency by controlling tool output, search scope, and repeated context. Use Factory’s existing measurement and harness resources to test the result.
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Guides
How to use GLM-5.2 in Factory
GLM-5.2 is an open-weight model family available natively in Factory. This guide covers what GLM is, how to select it in the Droid CLI and app, its reasoning levels and credit multiplier, and when to reach for it on coding work.
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Guides
How to use Kimi K2 in Factory
Kimi K2 is an open-weight model family from Moonshot AI, available natively in Factory. This guide covers what Kimi K2 is, how to select it in the Droid CLI and app, its reasoning levels and credit multiplier, and when to use it.
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How to use MiniMax in Factory
MiniMax is an open-weight model family available natively in Factory. This guide covers what MiniMax is, how to select it in the Droid CLI and app, its reasoning levels and credit multiplier, and when to use it for coding work.
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How to use DeepSeek V4 in Factory
DeepSeek V4 is an open-weight model available natively in Factory. This guide covers what DeepSeek is, how to select DeepSeek V4 Pro in the Droid CLI and app, its reasoning levels and credit multiplier, and when to use it.
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