- One stack engine for run-issue and run-brief (--size-gate takes off or stack, file and slice are deprecated aliases for stack, and --run-children is removed), PR bodies whose risk receipt no…
- All seven published @on-par packages move to 0.9.25 in lockstep.
- bash npm install -g @on-par/factory-cli@latest
Software Factory by On PAR Dev
Local CLI for shipping GitHub issues with multi-agent planning, building, checking, and PR creation.
Recently added on Oct 30, 2026. The description, category and pricing were filled in from public metadata and have not been checked by an editor yet.
Price
Free (OSS)
free and open source
Popularity
#1 in Coding
Gid Score 39 / 100 · #97 of 282 ranked AI agents
Trend
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about +0 GitHub stars a day
Development
Actively updated
latest 0.9.25, 2d ago
Community
6 GitHub stars
25.6K package downloads a week
Usage data: latest readings Oct 31 to Nov 1, 2026, last checked Nov 1, 06:35 UTC. Date of each number
What Software Factory does
It is free and open source (MIT); you pay only for the models it calls.
Key facts
| Maker | On PAR Dev |
|---|---|
| First released | July 2026 |
| License | MIT |
| Main language | TypeScript |
| Open issues and PRs | 388 |
Pricing
Open source under the MIT licence; check the website for any paid hosted plans.
Checked Oct 30, 2026. Prices change often; confirm before you buy.
Quick answers
- Free to start?Yes
- Open source?Yes (MIT)
- Closest alternativeHallmark · all alternatives
Get started with Software Factory
| npm | npm install -g @on-par/factory-cli |
|---|
These commands use the packages tracked on this page. The vendor may recommend a different installer.
Software Factory alternatives
Best Software Factory alternatives compared · All AI coding agents
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| 140 |
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32 | — | — | — | 44.1K+1,676/day | — | Free (OSS) | |||
| 143 |
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32 | — | — | — | 7,631+16/day | 0.1.431d ago | Free (OSS) | |||
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Software Factory news
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Software Factory 0.9.25 released
One stack engine for run-issue and run-brief (--size-gate takes off or stack, file and slice are deprecated aliases for stack, and --run-children is removed), PR bodies whose risk receipt no…; All seven published @on-par packages move to 0.9.25 in lockstep…
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6 agents added to AgentGid
AI, Software Factory, Codesign Mcp, Skill, Day Trader Skill, Dossier
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Software Factory 0.9.24 released
PR descriptions stop listing changed files and stop naming local briefs (#3792). This release also adds stacked run-brief (#3763) and removes the ship-it/ prefix (#3771) and the simulator (#3770).; All seven published @on-par packages move to 0.9.24 in…
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Software Factory downloads up 149% in a week
23.2K npm and PyPI downloads in the 7 days to Oct 24, against 9,294 the week before.
What changed: recent Software Factory releases
24 stable releases in the last 90 days · Full changelog
- PR descriptions stop listing changed files and stop naming local briefs (#3792). This release also adds stacked run-brief (#3763) and removes the ship-it/ prefix (#3771) and the simulator (#3770).
- All seven published @on-par packages move to 0.9.24 in lockstep.
- bash npm install -g @on-par/factory-cli@latest
Earlier releases
- base-branch for ship/run-issue/run-brief (#3764) and multi-file run-brief (#3762).
- All seven published @on-par packages move to 0.9.23 in lockstep.
- bash npm install -g @on-par/factory-cli@latest
- run.branchPrefix in .factory/config. sets a lasting default branch-name prefix for the repo (#3747). Precedence: --branch-prefix > run.branchPrefix > factory. The value is slug-normalized like the…
- A fail-to-pass evidence proof runs only the planner's named tests through the runner's own filter (vitest, jest, pytest), and SKIPs with "selector could not be used" instead of running the whole…
- Evidence commands on macOS sandbox-exec can reach loopback, so a dotnet test fail-to-pass proof no longer aborts connecting to its testhost; other outbound stays denied (#3748).
- A fail-to-pass proof that fails identically on base and head now gets one free CHECK re-run and parks check-infra instead of builder rework, and a test host it leaks is reported once inside the…
- A parked run-brief run no longer tries to comment on a nonexistent GitHub issue (which 404'd and logged a misleading warning); its park reason is reported in the event log and the CLI output (#3751).
- Lockstep republish: recover from npm phantom-staged factory-core@0.9.20. Same product content as 0.9.20.
- SHIP's evidence pack PR comment is opt-in (pr.evidenceComment: true), and a run-brief PR body no longer names the brief's filesystem path. Also: atomic lane port leases (#1619) and factory status…
- Install: npm install -g @on-par/factory-cli@latest
Software Factory popularity and usage data
Software Factory was downloaded 25.6K times from npm in the week ending Oct 29, 2026, down 26.2% on the week before. The GitHub repository has 6 stars, 4 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 0.9.25, published Oct 30, 2026; there were 24 stable releases in the past 30 days. It was mentioned in 119 Hacker News posts and comments over the last 30 days.
Download the raw daily series: software-factory.csv
Gid Score breakdown
Adoption32
Community0
Attention50
Momentum100
Each component is scored 0 to 100 from public signals; a dash means no data for it. Methodology.
How fresh these numbers are
| Number | Latest reading | Last checked |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | Nov 1, 2026 | Nov 1, 06:34 UTC |
| Hacker News mentions | Oct 31, 2026 | Nov 1, 06:35 UTC |
We fetch every source once a day. Registries publish downloads and page views a day or two late, so their latest reading trails the check. A reading more than 4 days old is marked out of date; the Gid Score still uses it until a newer one arrives.
Software Factory FAQ
How much does Software Factory cost?
Open source under the MIT licence; check the website for any paid hosted plans.
Is Software Factory open source?
Yes. Software Factory is open source, released under the MIT license.
How popular is Software Factory?
Software Factory was downloaded 25.6K times from npm in the week ending Oct 29, 2026, down 26.2% on the week before. The GitHub repository has 6 stars, 4 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 0.9.25, published Oct 30, 2026; there were 24 stable releases in the past 30 days.
What is the latest version of Software Factory?
The latest stable release we track is 0.9.25, published on Oct 30, 2026.
What are the alternatives to Software Factory?
The closest alternatives in the same category by Gid Score are Hallmark, Codex With Chatgpt.
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Where these numbers come from
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Product facts and pricing were checked against: github.com, npmjs.com.