> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://factory-changelog-jun24.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Software Factory

> Use Software Factory to manage the automations that cover your software delivery lifecycle.

Software Factory is a 24/7 autonomous system that connects AI agents across the software development lifecycle, from intake and triage through planning, execution, validation, shipping, monitoring, and recurring automation.

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  Software Factory is in private preview. To request access, fill out the form at [factory.ai/contact](https://factory.ai/contact) or contact your Factory account team.
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## What Software Factory is

In the Factory App, Software Factory gives teams one place to track that system: live metrics, connected integrations, repository coverage, stage health, and persistent automations.

| Stage        | What it covers                                                               |
| ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Triage**   | Classify inbound work, reduce duplicates, and route items.                   |
| **Code-gen** | Connect requests from Slack or issue trackers to implementation sessions.    |
| **Validate** | Run code review, security review, and QA before merge.                       |
| **Release**  | Track deployment gates and ship workflows as they become available.          |
| **Document** | Keep repository knowledge current with AutoWiki.                             |
| **Monitor**  | Connect incidents, alerts, and agent effectiveness back to engineering work. |

### When to use Software Factory

Use Software Factory as a centralized view into product health across your software delivery lifecycle:

* Which SDLC stages already have automation coverage.
* Which repositories, integrations, or stages need setup.
* Whether review, QA, docs, triage, and incident workflows are healthy.
* How much work Factory processed over time.

## Manage coverage across the SDLC

Open [**Software Factory**](https://app.factory.ai/software-factory) to see your delivery lifecycle as an automation coverage map. Each stage shows what is already connected, what is healthy, and where to add coverage next.

Use the dashboard to:

* Switch between different time ranges.
* Scan impact metrics and stage health.
* Filter by integration, including GitHub, Slack, Linear, and GitLab.
* Open a stage to review templates, automations, and covered repositories.
* Create missing automations from the stage detail page or the [Automations](/web/automations) page.

Repo-backed stages show repository coverage, so you can see which repos are covered by workflows like **Code Review**, **QA**, **Security Audit**, and **AutoWiki**.

| Stage        | Templates and setup                    | Coverage shown                   |
| ------------ | -------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| **Triage**   | Triage                                 | Intake automation coverage       |
| **Code-gen** | Slack and Linear delegation            | Integration coverage             |
| **Validate** | Code Review, QA, Security Audit        | Repository coverage              |
| **Release**  | Release workflows as available         | Release status                   |
| **Document** | AutoWiki                               | Repository coverage              |
| **Monitor**  | Incident Response, Agent Effectiveness | Incident and efficiency coverage |

## Metrics and coverage

### Automation metrics

Software Factory gives you a live view of automation impact across the SDLC with metrics such as:

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| Metric                  | What it indicates                                                    |
| ----------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Tickets Triaged**     | Tickets classified, deduplicated, or routed by triage workflows.     |
| **PR Validations**      | QA and code review checks run against pull requests.                 |
| **PRs Merged**          | Pull requests merged in the selected time range.                     |
| **Incidents Processed** | Incidents, errors, or alerts handled by incident-response workflows. |

Use these metrics to see where automation is moving work forward and where your team may need more coverage.

### Health and coverage

Use health and coverage to spot where Software Factory is ready to run and where setup is missing.

* **Health** shows whether a stage has the integrations and automations it needs.
* **Coverage** shows where those automations apply, such as which repositories are covered for **Validate** or **Document**.

If something is missing, open the stage to connect the integration, add the repo or channel, or create the expected automation.