Machina Software Factory Cockpit
Machina is an industrial-grade AI software manufacturing engine built on deterministic state machines, deliverable gates, and formal work orders.
Quay 2 features an embedded, native Machina Cockpit (Ctrl+B F), providing direct oversight over automated software production pipelines without external servers.
Architecture & Native Sidecar Supervision
1. In-Process Sidecar Management
- Automatically manages headless Node.js runtimes in background mode.
- Initializes and migrates SQLite schemas in
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Quay2\praxis\praxis.db. - Recovers work orders and active jobs cleanly across application restarts.
2. Milestone Stages & Deliverable Gates
Machina divides engineering work into deterministic stages:
- Intake & Scope: Validates work order requirements and capability manifests.
- Architecture & Contract: Ratifies interfaces, schemas, and schemas before code is generated.
- Implementation: Dispatches autonomous worker agents against isolated worktrees.
- Verification & Audit: Validates deliverables through test runners, linters, and security audit gates.
3. Human-in-the-Loop Hold Resolution
When a deliverable fails verification or requires human discretion (e.g. destructive schema migration or unexpected breaking change), Machina enters a HOLD state.
The Quay 2 Cockpit highlights held work orders in amber, allowing the operator to:
- Review the proposed deliverable diff.
- Provide clarification or revised instructions.
- Ratify and release the hold with 1 click.