Factory 2.0: From coding agents to software factories

Factory 2.0 presents a vision of “software factories,” interconnected AI-native systems that manage the full software development lifecycle, from external signals such as bug reports and customer feedback through planning, coding, testing, security review, deployment, monitoring, and continuous feedback. The company argues that these systems should support model independence, allowing organizations to select AI models based on cost, speed, and performance; sovereign intelligence, enabling control over hosting, data, and organizational learning; and continual self-improvement through shared context across development processes. Factory describes autonomy as a gradual, organization-specific progression, ranging from simple agents and workflow automations to persistent execution and multi-agent “Missions” for complex work. It says software factories are already being deployed by several large organizations and announces expanded management visibility in its desktop application, while emphasizing that engineers will increasingly be responsible for designing, governing, and operating the systems that build software.

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