Introduction

What is Fabrika and why you'd use it

Fabrika is a software factory that runs on your computer. It takes your ideas, breaks them into tasks, and hands them to AI agents that write, test, and verify code — all locally. You approve every change before it lands.

What it is

Fabrika is a single binary. You download it, point it at a repo, and start a factory. A web dashboard on localhost:7777 gives you a kanban board where tasks flow through a pipeline:

idea  →  plan  →  write  →  test  →  verify  →  review  →  merge

You’re the human in the loop. Fabrika’s agents do the work — but nothing merges until you say yes.

What it’s not

Fabrika is not a cloud service. It doesn’t send your code anywhere. It’s not a coding assistant — you don’t chat with it, you give it work and come back when it’s done.

Why you’d use it

• You decide, agents execute. You’re better at judging. Agents are better at grinding through implementations, tests, and edge cases.
• Everything stays local. Your code, secrets, and context never leave your machine.
• Every change is tested before you see it. Lint, build, test suite, mutation testing — all run automatically.
• Works with any stack. Language, framework, build tool — Fabrika adapts to your repo.

Fabrika builds Fabrika. The factory you see running is itself built by its own agents.