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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.

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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
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Branding & Domain

  • Domain: factory.connectsoft.ai
  • Branding: Under connectsoft.ai (platform + AI Factory + technical story)
  • Positioning: Developer/architect-facing, API-first, minimal UI