The Faction Group

The Conveyor Belt

This is the Faction methodology in motion: a delivery pipeline that moves software through a 13-layer audit, modular finishing, and a second audit before anything ships. Your team builds. We finish. It ships, with the evidence to prove it.

How it works Book a call

Audit in. Build in modules. Audit out. The same pipeline behind every Faction engagement, from a two-week finishing job to a full V2 platform build.

The Methodology

The Belt

Your team builds. Products drop onto the belt at the on-ramp that fits. We audit, finish, verify, and ship to production.

"I need one automation"
R.A.P.
1 module · 5 days
"I have an idea to test"
Prototype
1, 3 modules
"I'm building a product"
MVP Build
3, 5 modules
"I've built 80% already"
Vibe Code Finisher
1, 4 modules
Discovery In → 13 Layers → Finish & verify → Discovery Out → Verified → Prod
Idea → Concept
Build → Architecture
Finish → Harden
Ship
"I need one automation"
R.A.P.
1 module · 5 days
"I have an idea to test"
Prototype
1, 3 modules
"I'm building a product"
MVP Build
3, 5 modules
"I've built 80% already"
Vibe Code Finisher
1, 4 modules
Discovery In
13 Layers
Discovery Out
Verified
Prod
Idea → Concept
Build → Architecture
Finish → Harden
Ship

Every on-ramp passes through the discovery. Discovery in scopes the work. Discovery out verifies it's done. The discovery becomes the build plan.

The Methodology

How the Belt Works

Products enter through the audit gateway, move through modular finishing on a dedicated branch, pass staging verification, and exit production-ready.

Input
Your Code

Your team pushes code to a dedicated finishing branch connected to the belt. Vibe-coded apps, citizen-built tools, or MVPs in progress.

Gateway
Entry Discovery

The 13-layer Production Discovery scans every layer, scores Pass / Warning / Critical, and generates the modular work order. The report becomes the scope.

The Belt
Finishing

Senior engineers direct AI to fix, harden, and build across every flagged layer. Work delivered in fixed 40-hour modules with three demos per module.

The Belt
Staging

Finished code deploys to a hosted staging environment. Exit Discovery re-scans all 13 layers. Optional pen testing and SOC2 documentation. Customer reviews and signs off.

Gateway
Exit Discovery

All 13 layers must reach Pass. Nothing ships until the exit discovery green-lights the product. Scorecard shows entry vs. exit comparison.

Output
Production

Code merges to the production branch. Olakai governance application embedded for ongoing monitoring: KPIs, health, compliance.

On-Ramps

Four Ways On

Different products enter at different points. Every on-ramp passes through the audit gateway.

Full Run

MVP Build

Idea to production. Architecture, build, finishing, and deployment. The complete journey through the belt.

Modules: 3, 5Timeline: 6, 10 wksEntry: Idea
Coverage
Front Half

Prototype

Build a working prototype for investors or users. Test viability before committing to a full build.

Modules: 1, 3Timeline: 1, 3 wksEntry: Idea
Coverage
80% Entry

Vibe-Coded App

Your team built it to 80%. The audit scans what's missing. We finish the last 20% that makes it production-grade.

Modules: 2, 4Timeline: 2, 5 wksEntry: 80% built
Coverage
Last Mile

Vibe Code Finisher

The app mostly works. Needs security hardening, deployment pipeline, error tracking, and production polish.

Modules: 1, 2Timeline: 1, 2 wksEntry: Nearly done
Coverage
Proprietary System

The Audit Gateway

The 13-layer Production Discovery is the mechanism that makes the belt work. It scans, scores, scopes, and verifies.

Entry Discovery

Scans the product against all 13 production layers. Every layer scored. The findings generate the modular engineering plan.

  • Full codebase review via GitHub integration
  • Live deployment probe and security scan
  • Severity-rated findings with file-level specificity
  • Prioritized punchlist ranked by impact
  • Module count and scope determination
  • Branded PDF delivered in 24 hours

Start with Production Discovery · $200 →

Exit Discovery

Re-scans the finished product after modular work completes. Every layer must reach Pass before the product ships.

  • Full 13-layer re-verification
  • Scorecard comparison: entry vs. exit
  • Security and compliance sign-off
  • Production readiness confirmation
  • Olakai governance embedded in output
  • Green light to production deployment

The discovery becomes the build plan. Criticals become P1 modules. Warnings become P2 modules. The punchlist is the work order.

The Standard

The 13 Layers

Every product on the belt is evaluated and finished against these 13 production engineering layers.

01Frontend Foundations
02APIs & Backend Logic
03Database & Storage
04Auth & Permissions
05Hosting & Deployment
06Cloud & Compute
07CI/CD & Version Control
08Security & RLS
09Rate Limiting
10Caching & CDN
11Load Balancing & Scaling
12Error Tracking & Logs
13Availability & Recovery

Scored Pass · Warning · Critical. The same standard, every product, every time.

This 13-layer standard is the same framework behind every Faction engagement, from Production Discovery through Conveyor Belt finishing.

Running on the Belt

The belt is how you buy modules

When we install a conveyor belt, we connect a dedicated, shared development environment to your team. Your people drop projects onto it, our engineers modularize and finish them, and each module ships and bills as a unit. No custom access setup every time, no retainer. Every term is defined in the SOW before work begins.

Prototype In. Production Out.

Ready to Ship?

Start with a 13-layer audit to see where your product stands. Or book a consultation to scope your belt installation.