AI Factory SaaS¶
This page describes the ConnectSoft AI Factory SaaS — the first SaaS product, providing AI Software Factory capabilities as a service. It is written for developers, architects, and teams evaluating Factory capabilities.
The AI Factory SaaS is developer/architect-facing, API-first with minimal UI, and runs fully on the Core Platform. It provides template catalog management, project generation, and AI agent orchestration as a service.
Tip
SaaS Cycle 1 - The AI Factory SaaS is ConnectSoft's first SaaS product, demonstrating the Factory's capabilities while serving as the foundation for all future SaaS products.
What This SaaS Does¶
The AI Factory SaaS provides:
- Template Catalog & Overlay Recipes - Manage and discover templates and overlay recipes
- Project Generation - Generate projects (repos, pipelines, docs, ADR/BDR) into Azure DevOps / Git
- AI Agent Orchestration - Orchestrate AI agents ("Architect Agent", "Docs Agent", etc.) using Agent Template
- Tenant Management - Multi-tenant SaaS with tenant isolation
- API-First Design - REST/gRPC APIs for all operations
- Minimal UI - Developer-focused console UI
Who It Is For¶
- Developers - Developers who want to generate microservices and projects quickly
- Architects - Architects who need standardized architecture and patterns
- Platform Teams - Platform teams building standardized microservices
- SaaS Companies - SaaS companies wanting to accelerate development
Key Capabilities¶
- Template Management - Browse, search, and use templates from the catalog
- Project Generation - Generate complete projects with code, infrastructure, and documentation
- Agent Orchestration - Run AI agents to generate code, tests, and documentation
- Azure DevOps Integration - Generate repos, pipelines, and work items in Azure DevOps
- Git Integration - Generate projects in Git repositories
- Documentation Generation - Generate ADRs, BDRs, and project documentation
- Multi-Tenant - Complete tenant isolation with per-tenant projects and templates
Dependencies on Core Platform¶
The AI Factory SaaS runs fully on the Core Platform:
- Identity Platform - Tenant onboarding, user management, API authentication
- Config Platform - Feature flags, tenant-specific settings, Factory configuration
- Audit Platform - Audit trail of all Factory operations and project generations
- Billing & Subscription Platform - Subscription management and usage tracking
- Documents Platform - Store generated documentation and artifacts
Relationship to AI Factory¶
The AI Factory SaaS is the SaaS productization of the AI Factory engine:
- Factory-as-Engine - The core Factory capabilities (templates, agents, generation pipelines)
- Factory-as-SaaS - The SaaS product (tenant onboarding, UI, billing, operations)
- Generated by Factory - The Factory SaaS itself is generated using the Factory
- Self-Hosting - The Factory engine generates the Factory SaaS
SaaS Ecosystem Position¶
graph TB
subgraph Core["Core Platform"]
Identity[Identity]
Config[Config]
Audit[Audit]
Billing[Billing]
end
subgraph Cycle1["Cycle 1: AI Factory SaaS"]
FactorySaaS[AI Factory SaaS<br/>factory.connectsoft.ai]
end
subgraph Cycle2["Cycle 2: Horizontal SaaS"]
Marketing[Marketing Hub]
Links[Short Links]
Workflow[Workflow Orchestrator]
end
Core --> FactorySaaS
FactorySaaS --> Marketing
FactorySaaS --> Links
FactorySaaS --> Workflow
style Core fill:#e3f2fd
style Cycle1 fill:#bbdefb
style Cycle2 fill:#c8e6c9
Branding & Domain¶
- Domain: factory.connectsoft.ai
- Branding: Under connectsoft.ai (platform + AI Factory + technical story)
- Positioning: Developer/architect-facing, API-first, minimal UI
Related Documents¶
- Factory Overview - Factory technical overview
- Factory Strategic Goals - Factory goals and strategy with 4-cycle strategy
- Factory Roadmap - Factory roadmap
- 2026 Roadmap - Overall 2026 roadmap
- Factory Business Model - Business model
- Identity Platform - Core Platform dependency
- Config Platform - Core Platform dependency
- Audit Platform - Core Platform dependency
- Billing & Subscription Platform - Core Platform dependency
- BDR-0007: AI Factory Positioning - Factory positioning