Forge · Factory · Pulse

The operating model for safe AI adoption.

Forge sets the course. Factory turns AI tools, teams, and OpenData’s software factory into supported workflows. Pulse keeps everything running with ownership, support, security signals, and value tracking.

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Forge

Set the course

Define what AI should do, who owns it, what context it needs, and what safe success looks like.

Factory

Build safely

Use OpenData’s factory, your team, or the AI tools already in motion without losing the build trail.

Pulse

Run with control

Keep every workflow visible through ownership, support, risk, value, and change history.

One course, many confident views

The same workflow answers finance, security, operations, and support.

Forge records the intent once. Factory preserves the build trail. Pulse turns the result into the view each role needs: value for finance, provenance for technology, ownership for operations, and evidence for security.

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Forge run · executed 12 seconds ago
pr-automation Engineering
opendata-tools / pr #429 · 47s
CFO view
$95
Time recovered
38 min
Tier
Quality
MTD recovered
$22.4k
CTO view
Pass
Audit hash
8f3a91…ec2
Approver
K. Stein
Verification
Tests 42/42
Forge

Where the business sets the course.

Forge captures what AI should do, what context it needs, which policies apply, who can approve it, and what safe success looks like. The workflow starts with direction instead of becoming unmanaged work after the fact.

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Security Verify · running
A real workflow, narrated

Watch Forge define, build, and hand off a workflow.

One workflow, six steps, the same shape across every factory. The cycler rotates examples; the lifecycle doesn't change. The counter is dollars saved on this single run, computed from time saved × your hourly rate, minus build and token cost.

Ticket arrives Saved this run $0
  1. 1
    Ticket arrives

    PROJ-1248 · Ship password-reset feature.

  2. 2
    Forge drafts the plan

    Pulling ticket → drafting spec → identifying affected services → generating test plan.

  3. 3
    Branch + commit + tests

    $ git push origin auth/password-reset · 47/47 tests passing

  4. 4
    PR opens

    pr #1247 opened · 2 files · 184 lines · auto-summary attached

  5. 5
    Security review attached

    Auth review: clean. Snyk triage: no new CVEs.

  6. 6
    Handoff + value logged

    #eng-shipped: $187 saved, workflow record written to Pulse.

  1. 1
    Merge request hits the gate

    svc-billing · merge to main · touches /admin scope.

  2. 2
    Forge runs the review

    Pulling diff → OWASP scan → secret-scan → dependency CVEs → IAM impact.

  3. 3
    Findings + tier assigned

    0 high · 2 medium · 4 low · tier: Risk avoidance · fully-loaded value $340

  4. 4
    Policy gate fires

    admin-scope change → named approver required · paused awaiting M. Levine

  5. 5
    Approver signs

    M. Levine → approved with note · evidence hash c4d2f0…811

  6. 6
    Compliance evidence written

    SOC 2 ledger updated · 6 gates re-verified · $340 saved, board-ready.

  1. 1
    Draft submitted for review

    pulse-launch.md · 1,420 words · marketing draft.

  2. 2
    Forge reads the brand voice

    Pulling style guide → banned-word grep → tone analysis → length check.

  3. 3
    Edits proposed

    12 corrections · 3 banned-word swaps · 2 sentence-fragment fixes

  4. 4
    Human approves with one tweak

    K. Stein accepts 11/12 · keeps "ramp" instead of "scale"

  5. 5
    Document published

    pulse-launch.md → docs site · brand-voice gate: pass

  6. 6
    Logged to Pulse

    Tier: Routine · $48 saved · workflow record written.

  1. 1
    Forecast cycle triggered

    Q3 capacity forecast · 12 active workflows · 30 day horizon.

  2. 2
    Forge pulls the signals

    Workflow health → utilization → pipeline weighted → hiring lag → known leaves.

  3. 3
    Drift detected

    Engineering capacity gap ↑ 6% week-over-week · likely Q3 over-capacity by 2.3 FTE.

  4. 4
    Recommendations drafted

    Defer Eng-2 hire · reallocate to Pulse capability ramp · attribute $42k saved.

  5. 5
    COO reviews + signs

    M. Levine reviews · accepts with adjustment · evidence hash 5e2b77…

  6. 6
    Forecast posted to leadership

    Pulse dashboard updated · $220 saved on this run · tier: Risk avoidance.

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Factory

Build with OpenData’s software factory, your team, or the AI tools you already use.

You do not need an AI Factory to start. OpenData brings one. If your teams are already trying Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT, n8n, internal scripts, or a custom agent platform, Factory gives that work a build record, verification path, and handoff into Pulse.

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84 capabilities · 10 domains · ramp independently
Starter Standard Senior
Engineering Lifecycle
20 Senior
Docs & Brand
11 Standard
Ops & Media
10 Standard
Platform / Meta
9 Standard
Workflows
8 Standard
Security
7 Starter
Thinking
6 Starter
Design
5 Starter
Research
4 Starter
DevOps
4 Starter
Each meter is its own dial. Add factory capabilities in a domain → ramp that domain. Tier marks at 33% / 66% / 100% of headroom.
Operationalized value

Know what AI is actually returning.

Every managed workflow can carry a value model. We log the time saved, multiply by the rate that role would normally bill at, subtract the build and token cost, and keep the result attached to the workflow in Pulse.

TierTime savedInternal rateExamples
Routine15–45 min$150Status reports, grant packets, intake routing
Quality30–90 min$150Test generation, quality checks, API review
Risk avoidance60–180 min$150Security review, change control, compliance evidence

200 managed workflow runs per month × 45 minutes saved each = 150 hours of capacity recovered = $22,500/mo at $150/hour.

What adding 5 factory capabilities looks like.

Add 5 factory capabilities at Quality tier. 200 runs/month each × 30 minutes saved × $150/hour = $7,500/mo per capability. Five capabilities = $37,500/mo recovered, tied to the workflows Pulse manages.

"But doesn't AI make math and code errors?"

Real concern, real answer. Forge does not blindly trust model output. Runs can require verification, tests, type checks, deterministic math, policy gates, and named human approval before Pulse treats the workflow as ready to run.

Pulse

Where AI adoption stays on course.

Pulse is the run layer for operational AI: ownership, support, change management, security posture, evidence, value, and lifecycle health. It keeps AI workflows visible after Factory hands them off.

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Watching · 312 runs/hr · 47 policy gates · 12 connectors
47/47
Gates green
312
Runs / hr
2
Open tickets
8.4k
Replayable
Recent governance signals
Policy halt · agent attempted deprecated /admin/users at 14:32 UTC, change ticket #C-1142 opened, security on-call paged
Course ownership
Every workflow has a named owner and support path.
Change control
Routed, reviewed, approved, logged.
Evidence & replay
Every run remains inspectable when questions come up.
Real-time security signals
Suspicious calls halted, ticketed, surfaced.
Support & escalations
Escalation surface for the things the gates catch.
Value tracking
Capacity, cost, and risk reduction tied back to the workflow.
Integrations

Your tools can come with you.

OAuth where the vendor supports it, API keys where they don't, Model Context Protocol for AI-native systems, and adapters for the AI tools your teams already use. Factory keeps the build path flexible without losing control.

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Onboarding 20 design partners through Q2.

Tell us where your teams are trying tools and where AI is already showing up. Within three business days you get a 90-day course plan:

Set course
Workflows, owners, context, policies, and approval paths.
Build in Factory
OpenData’s software factory first, or the AI tools you already use.
Launch
Release paths, support handoff, rollback, and change records.
Run with control
Health, risk, value, support, and accountability in Pulse.

Pricing on the deployment call, not a quote engine.

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