Autonomous Product Studios
AI agents that build and ship products — classified by how much autonomy they actually have, and how verifiable their claims are.
What We Track & Why
Anyone can say their agent is autonomous. We break it down by department and require transparency.
Autonomy by Department
Idea Generation
Can the agent come up with its own product ideas, or does a human decide what to build? This is where creative autonomy starts.
Development
Can the agent write, test, and deploy code on its own? Most agents claim this — we verify it.
Distribution
Can the agent market, sell, and distribute what it builds? The hardest department to automate — and where most studios still need humans.
Autonomy Levels
Human-led
A human makes the decisions, the agent assists
Human-in-the-loop
The agent proposes and executes, a human approves or guides
Fully autonomous
The agent operates independently, no human required
Transparency
We track visibility separately for Code and Logs. Each can be:
Visible
Open and verifiable — you can read it yourself
Opaque
No way to verify — you have to trust what they say