Our way of working
How we build software at Nordlabs.
Foundry is an autonomous coding pipeline wired into Linear and GitHub. Comment `@implement` on a ticket and it drafts the branch, the code, the tests, and the PR. A human still reviews and merges — but a growing share of the mechanical work, especially error fixes, happens without one of us at the keyboard.
Capabilities
What the pipeline actually does.
Linear-native triggers
Comment `@implement` on a Linear issue. Foundry spawns a scoped workspace, reads the parent and sibling issues, and plans before it writes a line of code.
Scoping and planning first
A dedicated planning phase reads the task graph, drafts a proposal, and only then implements. The scope brief keeps the work bounded — no drift into adjacent tickets.
Self-improving loop
Every run writes decision traces. A weekly retrospective promotes lessons into the pipeline's own playbook. Signal rows from lint checks, design audits, and review feedback feed the next iteration.
Scheduled coordination
A gating and classification layer detects when two tasks overlap the same files and stacks PRs instead of stepping on each other. Concurrent work on one repo stays coherent.
Human-in-the-loop
Foundry opens PRs; it never merges on its own. Every change goes through the same CI, staging, and review gates a human PR would. The safety model is audit, not autonomy.
Self-hosted by design
Runs on your own infrastructure. Source code and issue data never leave your network. Billed through Claude Code subscription rather than per-token metering.
Why it matters
A way of working, not a product.
Foundry isn't a SaaS you sign up for — it's the operating model behind Claros. We built it because one founder has to ship at the pace of a team. Here's what it changes.
Throughput without headcount
Foundry handles the mechanical work so human time goes to decisions and review. Every error surfaced by Sentinel already flows through the pipeline. New features increasingly do too.
Consistency across repos
Every Nordlabs repo gets the same conventions, commit style, and test discipline. Foundry enforces them because it reads them first — not because a human remembered.
If you're inspired by how we work
We'd rather show you than sell you. The pipeline itself isn't for sale, but the products it builds are — and we're happy to walk through the architecture if you want to build your own version.
Want Nordlabs to build for you?
We're a small team using Foundry to ship faster than our size suggests. Book a conversation about your project.