Software by Daedalus
Tools that let builders move faster—with integrity, visibility, and beauty.
We ship runtimes, developer tools, and platforms that carry the same DNA as our research: first principles, rigorous guarantees, and interfaces that tell the truth.
Release stance
In motion- Ship small, verify, harden, then scale.
- Interfaces stay honest to system behavior.
- Guardrails first: typed APIs, observability, rollbacks.
- Aesthetics as truth—clarity in every control.
Pillars
Where we invest
What can we guarantee by construction?
Reliability & observability
Typed contracts, telemetry by default, rollback lanes, and safety nets for operators.
Outputs: Runtime components, health surfaces, incident tooling.
How do we keep builders in flow and safe?
Builder experience
Ergonomic APIs, legible errors, intention-revealing UIs, and fast feedback loops.
Outputs: SDKs, CLIs, editor extensions, guardrails.
How do we scale without compromising clarity?
Performance & systems
Latency-aware paths, efficient data movement, and predictable resource envelopes.
Outputs: Services, queues/streams, scheduling and caching layers.
Principles in product
How philosophy shows up in software
Clarity over cleverness
APIs read like intent; defaults are safe; errors tell the truth plainly.
Complexity → simplicity
We absorb systems complexity so users see a clean, coherent surface.
Science x art
Verification, benchmarks, and design craft share the same release bar.
Long horizons
Decisions optimized for 5-10 years: compatibility, migrations, contracts.
Aesthetics as truth
UI state mirrors system state; visual affordances match underlying guarantees.
Respect the operator
Introspectability, reversible actions, audit trails, and calm alerts.
Product shelf
What's shipping / in-flight
We're actively building.
The first products are in development. If you want to co-shape them or join early access, reach out, your real-world constraints help us harden the stack.
Build → operate loop
Lifecycle
Step 1
Prototype
Small, instrumented slices validated against real constraints.
Step 2
Harden
Property checks, load probes, failure drills, and doc-first APIs.
Step 3
Operate
Live observability, SLOs, reversible changes, learning loops.
Guarantees & guardrails
Trust the stack
- Typed boundaries: contracts across services and clients.
- Observability default-on: traces, metrics, logs, correlated.
- Safety rails: feature flags, rollbacks, circuit breakers.
- Transparency: every control reflects real system state.
Ecosystem fit
How pieces fit together
CLI & SDKs
Flow for builders; typed scaffolds; local-first loops.
Runtime & services
Deterministic execution, policy, and guardrails in one plane.
Observability layer
Unified signals with intent-based alerts; mirrors the UI state.