How It Works
From discovery to working software in 30 days.
ForgeWorks is built from a library of pre-built technical modules — each one does one thing well. We combine the right ones for your problem and assemble them into working software in 30 days. No scope creep, because the scope is defined by the modules.
Discovery
4 sessions. Free. No contract.
The Business Case
What’s broken, why it matters, and the financial impact.
Workflow Deep Dive
Current process, systems in play, and the gaps between them.
The User Reality
Users only, no stakeholders. The unvarnished truth about what works.
Solution Alignment
Here’s what we heard. Here’s what your ForgeWorks will do.
Total client time: ~6 hours across 4 sessions. No contract. No commitment.
Decision
You see mockups. You see the scope. You sign or you don't. Everything you need to decide, zero obligation.
Build
30 days from signature to working software.
Foundation
Infrastructure, integrations, skeleton.
Core Features
Primary workflows, business logic.
Testing
Bug fixes, polish, UAT begins.
Deployment
Production deploy, training, go-live.
If we're not ready on Day 30, we work until it's right — at no additional cost.
Grow
Your ForgeWorks is live. When you need it to do more, we add a module. Same discovery, same 30-day build, same results. One system that compounds over time.
Modules become implementations.
Each ForgeWorks is assembled from the right modules for your problem — not built from scratch.
Technical Modules
Reusable, standalone capabilities. Each does one thing well. Every ForgeWorks implementation is assembled from these building blocks.
50 modules across 4 categories — each one reusable, each one composable.
Ingestion
Parses inbound email into structured data: sender, subject, body, attachments, intent, and entities.
Extracts structured content from PDFs, Word docs, and other document formats.
Ingests calendar events from Google and Outlook. Normalizes to a common event schema.
Processes meeting transcripts into structured summaries, action items, and entities.
Polls RSS feeds and web sources on a schedule. Deduplicates and normalizes to a common article schema.
Validates and ingests inbound webhook payloads from any source. Routes to downstream handlers.
Parses CSV and Excel files into typed, structured row data with schema inference.
Converts audio and video to structured text via transcription APIs. Returns timestamped, speaker-attributed segments.
Enriches contact and company records with data from external sources (Clay, Apollo, LinkedIn).
Generic authenticated connector to external REST and GraphQL APIs with retry and rate limiting.
AI & Intelligence
Routes LLM requests to the right provider (Anthropic, OpenAI, Bedrock) based on task type, cost, and latency.
Spawns and coordinates multiple specialized agents toward a shared goal.
Manages LLM tool-call cycles — invokes tools, collects results, continues reasoning.
Classifies text or documents into a configurable taxonomy with confidence scores.
Extracts structured entities and fields from unstructured text using LLM.
Generates structured draft documents (emails, proposals, specs) from input context.
Scores entities against configurable weighted criteria. Returns 0–100 score with per-criterion breakdown.
Builds multiple forward-looking scenarios with probability estimates, key drivers, and recommended actions.
Groups related content items into thematic clusters with titles and summaries.
Scores contacts against an Ideal Customer Profile definition. Returns fit tier and gap analysis.
Simulates domain expert personas for structured advisory and evaluation output.
Structured multi-agent discovery sessions that turn vague problems into precise, actionable specifications.
Memory & Workflow
PostgreSQL vector storage for embeddings. Supports cosine similarity search and hybrid queries.
Generates and stores embeddings for documents, chunks, or entities. Handles chunking and batching.
Retrieval layer over embedded content. Answers natural language questions grounded in source documents.
Manages async task execution with priority, retry, dead-letter handling, and status tracking.
Assigns and routes tasks to agents or workers based on type, availability, and priority.
Manages human-in-the-loop review gates. Routes to approvers, tracks decisions, escalates on timeout.
Tracks citations and evidence chains for AI-generated claims. Enables auditability and hallucination detection.
Builds and queries a graph of entities and their typed relationships. Supports path and neighbor queries.
Spawns, manages lifecycle, and coordinates agents. Handles messaging, state persistence, and shutdown.
Pub/sub messaging between system components. Decouples producers from consumers.
Manages multi-touch communication sequences with timing, branching, and per-contact status tracking.
Records all data access and system actions. Immutable append-only log for compliance and traceability.
Tracks epics, milestones, tasks, and dependencies. Supports dependency graphs and status rollups.
Delivery & Platform
Assembles narrative briefings from structured data using configurable templates and tone.
Composes multi-section reports from module outputs. Exports to PDF, DOCX, or HTML.
Real-time streaming chat interface with LLM backend, session management, and tool use.
Configurable dashboard container for metrics, lists, status views, and charts.
Authentication, authorization, and session management with tenant isolation. Supports OAuth and API key.
Bi-directional sync with CRM platforms (Attio, HubSpot, Salesforce) with conflict resolution.
Sends templated transactional emails via SendGrid. Handles delivery tracking and bounce management.
Manages file upload, storage, retrieval, and access control. Supports S3-compatible object storage.
Routes image and video generation requests across multiple provider APIs (DALL-E, Flux, Runway, Luma).
Dispatches notifications across channels (email, Slack, SMS, webhook) per user preference.
Routes and merges results from web search, semantic vector search, and keyword full-text search.
Safely executes OS-level commands in a sandboxed environment with allowlist and audit logging.
Converts data between formats and schemas. Handles JSON↔CSV, field renaming, and type coercion.
Manages API rate limits, exponential backoff, and retry logic for all external API calls.
Handles workspace isolation and row-level data partitioning per tenant at the database layer.
Pre-Built Starting Points
Fully-built systems, ready to adapt for your business. These aren't demos — they're production systems we've built and run. Your ForgeWorks starts here.
Fully-built systems assembled from technical modules. Each one is a real, deployable starting point — adapted and extended for a specific client.
CommandPost
formerly: Paia / Assistant System
AI-powered operations desk. Manages email, calendar, tasks, and daily briefings — proactively, not reactively. Learns your priorities and works while you sleep.
Lodestar
unchangedformerly: Lodestar
Market and situational intelligence platform. Ingests signals from multiple sources, builds scenarios, scores confidence, and surfaces what decisions to make — and when.
Folio
unchangedformerly: Folio
Institutional knowledge base with semantic search. Ask questions in plain language, get answers grounded in your own documents. New hires ramp up in days, not weeks.
Dispatch
formerly: Third Layer News
AI newsroom for industry-specific intelligence. Ingests sources, clusters stories into dossiers, writes daily briefings, and spawns research briefs on demand. Your team reads signal, not noise.
Nexus
formerly: LFW AI Graph CRM
Graph-native relationship intelligence CRM. Maps your network, tracks deal momentum, surfaces who to contact and what to say — based on actual interaction history, not guesses.
Reach
formerly: Prospecting Partner
Outbound prospecting engine with AI judgment. Scores leads against your ICP, drafts personalized outreach, manages multi-touch sequences, and detects reply intent — before a rep touches it.
Pulse
formerly: Vibez Monitor
Communications intelligence for high-volume channels. Monitors Slack, Teams, email groups, or chat — classifies signal, surfaces contribution opportunities, and delivers a daily intelligence brief.
Ascend
formerly: Training Assistant
Adaptive performance coaching platform. Ingests real performance data, generates plans that adjust to actual conditions, and provides an AI coach that explains its reasoning.
Aurora
unchangedformerly: Grok Aurora CLI
AI media generation studio. Routes image and video requests across multiple providers, enforces content policy, tracks costs, and manages a brand identity library.
Counsel
formerly: AI Simulations / Expert Panel
Multi-specialist advisory simulation. Assembles domain-specific expert panels to evaluate strategy, product, investment, or market decisions — structured discussion, synthesized output, documented rationale.
DraftForge
unchangedformerly: DraftForge-v2
AI-powered requirements and scope clarification system. Structured discovery sessions with multi-agent analysis turn vague business problems into precise, actionable specifications.
Common Starting Points
Named combinations of technical modules that solve common business problems. A starting point for the conversation — not a product menu.
Sales & Revenue
Respond to RFPs in hours instead of days
Reps spend time on the 20% of leads that close
Fewer stalled deals, shorter sales cycles
Operations & Workflow
Eliminate manual data entry from email
Approvals in hours, not days
Documents sorted and filed without human touch
Zero post-meeting admin work
Catch process gaps before auditors do
Supply Chain
Manage suppliers by exception, not by inbox
Never run out, never over-order
3 dispatchers' work done by 1
Finance
AP processing time cut by 75%
Month-end close in days, not weeks
HR & Recruiting
1 recruiter covers what used to take 3
Every new hire has a perfect first day
Customer Management
Save accounts before they leave
Support team solves instead of sorts
75% less time on report assembly
Knowledge & Intelligence
Know about market shifts the day they happen
Institutional knowledge that never leaves
Don't see your use case? Your ForgeWorks can include any combination of modules — or grow a new one.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ForgeWorks?
Modular AI software that connects your tools, automates your workflows, and grows with you. Pre-built components make fixed-scope delivery possible — working software in 30 days, without the scope creep of traditional custom dev.
How long does discovery take?
Four sessions, typically over 2–3 weeks. Total time commitment from you is about 6 hours. Discovery is free — no contract required.
What happens after 30 days?
Your ForgeWorks is in production. Monthly subscription covers hosting, support, security updates, and maintenance. When you need more capability, we add a module.
How is this different from Zapier or Make?
Automation tools are great at connecting apps and moving data. ForgeWorks is a different thing entirely — it’s living software that plugs into your business, understands context, makes judgment calls, and handles end-to-end workflows. If your problem needs understanding, not just routing, that’s what ForgeWorks is for.
What if we need changes after launch?
Your ForgeWorks grows with you. New modules follow the same process: discovery sessions, 30-day build. One system that compounds over time.
Do we own the code?
Yes. You own everything we build. If you ever want to take it in-house, you can.
Ready to See What Your ForgeWorks Can Do?
Four sessions. Free. No contract. We map your workflows and show you exactly what ships in 30 days.
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