Running hcode as a service, AI Code Tools

hcode Agency Implementation, Multi-Agent Code Delivery at Scale

Learn how to structure client projects around hcode's 7-stage SDLC orchestration, assign Claude, Codex, and Antigravity to distinct roles, and deliver deterministic code reviews without model drift. This course teaches agencies how to productize hcode as a repeatable delivery system for custom development retainers.

Open the decision record for hcode

What does running hcode for clients commit you to?

Published figures for this service. Blank fields are not published.

Monthly tool cost
Vendor pricing is open-source; no paid plan price is published. Agency must supply setup labor, agent CLI subscription costs, and any hardware/workstation costs. Monthly vendor cost is 'Not modeled'.
Time to first value
Not published, time_to_value is given only as 'days' without a published explicit duration.
Payback
Not modeled
Guided implementation
8 hours

Is hcode worth running as a client service?

hcode supports a viable managed service for solo developers and small agencies that need multi-agent SDLC discipline, spec freeze, and deterministic merge gates in a local desktop tool. What remains unknown is agency cost structure, client pricing, labor hours, and expected volume; none of those inputs are published, so ROI cannot be modeled from the supplied data.

An agency-fit judgement for reselling this service. It is separate from the tool description on the decision record.

Before you start

What has to be in place before the first client engagement.

Tools and subscriptions

  • Local repository path accessible to hcode
  • Bring-your-own AI agent CLI subscriptions and credentials for Claude, Codex, Antigravity, Grok, or shell
  • GitHub access for repository and source control operations
  • Local development workstation meeting hcode's Tauri/Rust/React/Vite runtime expectations

People and inputs

  • Documentation of hcode's 7-stage roles: spec owner, adversarial reviewer, test author, implementer, code reviewer, execution harness
  • Spec-freeze process definition for versioning contracts after adversarial review
  • Deterministic script gate definition that measures the repository and emits merge verdicts
  • Worktree isolation and merge-conflict preview procedure using the Source Control & Conflicts view

Included with the course

7 working documents for delivering this service.

  • hcode Project Intake Checklistchecklist
  • 7-Stage SDLC Role Assignment Templatetemplate
  • Spec Freeze and Versioning SOPsop
  • Merge Gate Evidence Review Worksheetworksheet
  • Client Credential Management Guideguide
  • Worktree Conflict Resolution Playbooksop
  • Retainer Scope Lock Agreement Templatetemplate

Listed by name. These documents are not yet published as individual downloads.