The Agentic Software Factory Hierarchy of Needs
O'Reilly, Friday, October 23rd, 2026
A framework for building agent-run software factories that work asynchronously and return verifiable results.
Hugo Bowne-Anderson and Eleanor Berger describe agentic software factories, citing Stripe Minions, Ramp Inspect and Warp Factories, as systems that combine autonomous and asynchronous execution.
The goal is to agree on an outcome with an agent, give it the context and authority it needs, and return to an inspectable result with evidence of what was checked, or a clear reason it stopped.
Using an invoice tracker as a running example, they show that a first factory can start with one agent and an automation.
They lay out the needs, from context and tools to checks and feedback, that let agents both build and help operate software.