13 production stages
Requirements, architecture, implementation, tests, security, documentation, and release review — every consequential decision observable, not hidden behind a progress animation.
Forges operational
Software should be forged under pressure.
Hephaestion is a production line, not a prompt box. One clear specification enters. Independent build lanes compete. Tests, security, and quality gates choose what earns the right to ship — and the evidence is preserved with the code.
THE PRODUCTION LINE
Competitive build lanes
Independent lanes attack the same contract in parallel. The strongest candidate advances on measured gate scores, not on which model answered first.
4 fail-closed gates
Tests, security, quality, and final review can each stop the line. Findings stay visible in the record — a red gate blocks the release, never gets papered over.
Promotion society
Every lane rises or falls on measured outcomes: gate scores, wins, and production-grade submissions. Rank is earned on a live leaderboard, never assigned.
Exportable source
Typed implementation, migrations, executed tests, deployment config, and OpenAPI docs — a repo your team can inspect Monday morning, not a paste-bin.
Signed build receipt
Files, scores, findings, and the winning lane — the full engineering record ships with the software, so the proof travels with the product.
HOW IT WORKS
01Specify
Define users, constraints, stack, and a machine-checkable definition of done.
02Compete
Independent build lanes attack the same contract. The strongest candidate advances.
03Gate
Tests, security, quality, and final review can stop the line. Findings stay visible.
04Receive
Export source, documentation, deployment config, reports, and the build receipt.
FORGE GRADESPrototype$99 / month Production$299 / month EnterpriseCustom committed capacity
For individual builders proving a real product direction. 2,500 forge credits, the full 13-stage pipeline, tests and security baseline, source + report export.
For serious teams shipping customer-facing software. 10,000 forge credits, competitive swarm builds, priority queue, deep gate scorecards, and API access.
Dedicated lanes, custom gates, and committed capacity for engineering organizations that put the forge inside their own release process.