Radar · dogfooded first

What we run to stay honest

Studio products as proof and instrumentation—not the thing we sell you first. Decision Architecture is the offer; these stacks keep our radar sharp.

Live · Flask AEE Grow

Bridge — contracting assistant

Career paths → essentials → generate outreach → Operate (engagements, invoices) → quiet pipeline. Optional local AI. Stripe billing scaffold.

Shipped

  • Self-serve auth (email + Google OAuth)
  • 400+ career path catalog + CV-first onboarding
  • Send journey: mark stage sent, reply coach, warm-network checklist
  • Operate layer: engagements, invoices, money/legal checklists
  • YAML wizard, DOCX/PDF export, walkthroughs
  • Conversion auditor at CLEAR ×3
Stack
Flask · SQLite · Stripe · Ollama/MLX optional
Sprint class
Grow (~2–3 weeks; agency-style often 3–4 months)
Repo
ai-mode/bridge/
Open Bridge Request demo
Live · Flask AEE Launch → Grow

Castila — validation MVP in 14 days

Idea envelope → feasibility gate → hosted one-job triage desk → share link → keep or graduate. Not production SaaS—proof before you spend agency money.

Shipped

  • Try sample desk before signup
  • Live envelope preview + pathway routing
  • Deterministic triage libs + optional local AI polish
  • Learn pipe, retention iterate (propose → you approve)
  • Workshop nudges, share link, cast-complete handoff
  • Conversion auditor at CLEAR ×3
Stack
Flask · SQLite · Mini/Studio MLX optional
Human sprint
~Launch + Grow slices per cast
Repo
ai-mode/castila/
Try a sample
Reference · Django AEE Grow anchor

Continuum membership — Grow reference stack

The sprint we dogfood before selling Grow: membership SaaS with real payment paths, webhook idempotency, workers, CRM hooks, and a full smoke + MVS test suite.

Shipped

  • Stripe checkout, subscriptions, signed webhooks
  • Celery renewal jobs + job run logs
  • HubSpot renewal events · institutional seats & invoices
  • Legacy import + dual-run reconcile command
  • Tenant isolation · paywall · entitlements
  • Smoke + MVS pytest suites (webhook, HubSpot, critical path)
Stack
Django · Celery · Stripe · HubSpot hooks
Sprint class
Grow package (~2–3 weeks)
Repo
continuum-membership/
Open extracts
stripe-renewal-harness · pmpro-csv-migrate
Book walkthrough
Vertical demo AEE Vertical

Piano Roll Studio — score-sync video pipeline

Performance audio + published score → aligned timed MIDI → piano roll + keyboard overlay → ffmpeg composite. Hard aesthetic domain—not a template shop problem.

Shipped

  • score_master + chroma DTW alignment paths
  • PDF score hints · performance-path inference
  • Roll + keyboard render (calming / showcase / classic)
  • Scene mux scaffold · Shorts layout · sync-offset tuning
  • Mozart KV525 mvt1 demo · ~45 automated tests
  • Customer upload UI on roadmap (SaaS tier)
Stack
Python CLI · mido · ffmpeg · pytest
Sprint class
Vertical (~3–4 weeks; agency-style often 4–6 months)
Site
piano roll microsite →
Open extract
soundscore — audio/video → MusicXML draft CLI
Piano Roll site
Live · Flask AEE Grow+

Portcullis — recruiter / HR triage desk

Job-spec-first desk: inflate brief → score enquiries & Bridge packs → structured feedback. Companion to Bridge—proves two-sided workflow integration.

Shipped

  • Firm signup, team invites, role lifecycle
  • Bridge pack import + test-mode scoring
  • Focus list by fit + reply intake re-score
  • Coach queue, chase alerts, email digest
  • Optional IMAP sync for enquiry catch-up
Stack
Flask · SQLite · SMTP digest loop
Human sprint
Grow + domain scoring engine
Repo
ai-mode/portcullis/
Live · multi-tier AEE Vertical / infra

Private AI Mode (Loc-I) — on-prem AI product stack

Four-tier architecture: Studio (heavy LLM) · Mini (light + embeddings) · Web (matters, chat, RAG, voice) · Postgres schema. Tailscale Serve deploy on Mac mini.

Shipped

  • Web UI + API: auth, matters, chat, file ingest
  • Public research, RAG pipeline, voice diarization module
  • OpenAI-compatible Studio/Mini backends (mock or MLX)
  • Deploy scripts, health watchdog, client quickstart
  • Packaging deck + PM walkthrough + feature demo video
Stack
Python · Postgres · Tailscale · ffmpeg
Human sprint
Vertical / custom multi-month
Repo
ai-mode/web/ + studio/ + mini/

Open tools

Small public extracts from the same dogfood stacks—not products for sale. Useful if you want to see how we ship.

RepoWhat it doesFrom
stripe-renewal-harness Django + Stripe webhook + Celery renewal smoke harness Continuum / Grow
pmpro-csv-migrate PMPro CSV import + dual-run membership reconcile CLI Continuum legacy intake
soundscore Piano audio/video → MusicXML draft (isolate → Basic Pitch → ScorePal) Piano Roll
dosar-alert Romanian court cases via PortalJust — poll + email on hearing/stage changes RO / launch MVP

soundscore

Piano audio/video → MusicXML draft (isolate → Basic Pitch → ScorePal)

dosar-alert

Romanian court cases via PortalJust — poll + email on hearing/stage changes

From
RO / launch MVP

All under github.com/maqqa-experience.

Package mapping

If you hired us tomorrow, this is how we’d classify your scope.

If you need…PackageExample from our work
Auth + one revenue path + admin + smokesLaunchCastila feasibility shell
Stripe subs, webhooks, workers, CRMGrowContinuum · Bridge billing + Operate
Domain engine + demo reel + integration meshVerticalPiano pipeline · Loc-I tiers · Portcullis scoring

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