# Codalio

> Codalio is the spec-first AI software factory: it turns a feature into a PRD, technical spec and production-grade code you own.

Codalio inverts prompt-to-code. It engineers a coherent PRD and technical spec from plain English, then orchestrates agents against that living specification. Built for founders and enterprises moving past vibe coding toward **agentic engineering**.

## Core product pages

- [Home — spec-first software factory, idea to production](https://codalio.com/): Spec-driven development from PRD and technical spec to production-grade code you own.
- [What is an AI software factory?](https://codalio.com/ai-software-factory): Definition, history, the three models (autonomous / governed / spec-first), and how to evaluate one.
- [AI App Builder](https://codalio.com/ai-app-builder): requirements-to-code vs vibe coding and prompt-to-app tools.
- [AI MVP Builder](https://codalio.com/ai-mvp-builder): investor-ready MVP scope and planning.
- [AI PRD Generator](https://codalio.com/ai-prd-generator): structured PRDs from ideas.
- [Technical Scope Generator](https://codalio.com/technical-scope-generator): PRD to delivery-ready technical scope.
- [Software and AI RFPs](https://codalio.com/ai-rfp-writer): Codalio does not write RFPs. Paste a software or AI build request and the usual factory returns a PRD, technical spec, architecture, and a time and cost estimate — most of the technical response.
- [AI App Builder with Source Code](https://codalio.com/ai-app-builder-with-source-code): ownership and no vendor lock-in.
- [Enterprise agentic engineering](https://codalio.com/enterprise): governed agentic engineering for regulated buyers.
- [How Codalio works](https://codalio.com/how-it-works): the factory loop, feature → PRD → code and back.

## Guides & resources

- [Codalio Blueprint — free open-source planning & review skills](https://codalio.com/blueprint/): MIT plugin for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini, and Antigravity — 10 skills from feature→PRD through secure, efficient, regression, and test review.
- [Creator Partner Program](https://codalio.com/affiliates/): affiliate program for creators who cover spec-first AI development.

## Founder Hub

- [Founder Hub](https://codalio.com/founder-hub/): Checklists, templates and living pages founders use while planning, building and owning their software.
- [MVP checklist for founders](https://codalio.com/blog/mvp-checklist-for-founders/): 12 steps before you build — who it is for, what v1 must prove, and what it leaves out.
- [How to write a PRD for an MVP](https://codalio.com/blog/how-to-write-a-prd-for-an-mvp/): an 8-section PRD template and a worked example a developer or an AI can build from.
- [Technical scope template](https://codalio.com/blog/technical-scope-template/): architecture, data model, integrations, build order, and risks, with a worked example.
- [Source code ownership for AI app builders](https://codalio.com/blog/source-code-ownership-for-ai-app-builders/): a 10-question checklist and five levels of ownership, from access to continuity.
- [Startup events, grants and fundraising deadlines](https://codalio.com/blog/startup-events-grants-fundraising-deadlines/): weekly living page of verified deadlines.
- [Best open-source coding skills, plugins and agents](https://codalio.com/blog/best-open-source-coding-skills-plugins-agents/): weekly living page.
- [Best open-source GTM skills, plugins and agents](https://codalio.com/blog/best-open-source-gtm-skills-plugins-agents/): weekly living page.
- [Best open-source fundraising skills, plugins and agents](https://codalio.com/blog/best-open-source-fundraising-skills-plugins-agents/): weekly living page.
- [Best open-source startup event tools and agents](https://codalio.com/blog/best-open-source-startup-event-tools-agents/): weekly living page.

## Competitor comparisons (app builder vs coding agent vs software factory)

- [I read Lovable, Devin, and 8090's docs. Here's the checklist.](https://codalio.com/blog/i-read-lovable-devin-and-8090s-docs/): twelve-capability rubric for evaluating build tools.
- [Alternatives hub — builders, agents, and software factories](https://codalio.com/alternatives)
- [Codalio vs Factory](https://codalio.com/alternatives/factory-ai): two software factories, two starting points.
- [Codalio vs 8090 Software Factory](https://codalio.com/alternatives/8090): plain English for the enterprise vs plain English for the founder.
- [Codalio vs Emergent](https://codalio.com/alternatives/emergent): vibe coding at scale vs a spec that survives version two.
- [Codalio vs Augment Code](https://codalio.com/alternatives/augment-code): who writes the spec.
- [Codalio vs coding agents](https://codalio.com/alternatives/coding-agents): Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot.
- [Lovable alternative](https://codalio.com/alternatives/lovable)
- [Replit alternative](https://codalio.com/alternatives/replit)
- [Base44 alternative](https://codalio.com/alternatives/base44)
- [Bubble alternative](https://codalio.com/alternatives/bubble)
- [Codalio vs Devin Desktop](https://codalio.com/alternatives/devin-desktop)

## Blog — agentic engineering & vibe coding

- [Can You Ship a Complete App Without a Senior Engineering Team? We Measured It.](https://codalio.com/blog/app-quality-without-a-senior-team/)
- [From Vibe Coding to Agentic Engineering: Why AI-Generated Product Specs Matter](https://codalio.com/blog/from-vibe-coding-to-agentic-engineering/)
- [The Token Casino: Why "Fix It Again" Costs More Than You Think](https://codalio.com/blog/the-token-casino-why-fix-it-again/)
- [Blog index](https://codalio.com/blog/)

## Full text

- [llms-full.txt](https://codalio.com/llms-full.txt) — homepage FAQ, software-factory definition, proof numbers, pricing.

## Contact

- Enterprise pilot inquiries: info@codalio.com (subject line: Enterprise pilot inquiry).

## Optional

- Social: [LinkedIn — Codalio](https://www.linkedin.com/company/codalio), [X / Twitter — @codalioinc](https://twitter.com/codalioinc).