Build, run and deploy complex systems without operational chaos
Keep design, runtime and deployment aligned
One system model, multiple outputs.
Generate architecture views, environment definitions and deployment artifacts from a single source of truth.
Run the full system locally.
Give developers a consistent, production-aligned environment without stitching tools together manually.
Reduce drift across teams and environments.
Keep design, build and deployment aligned as the system grows.
When Complexity Is Out of Control
When Complexity Is Out of Control
System Complexity Is Becoming Unmanageable
Your system is composed of many services developed by multiple teams. Each service has its own configuration, dependencies and deployment pipeline. Understanding and coordinating the full system becomes increasingly difficult.
Local Development Is Broken
Teams often develop services in isolation because running the entire architecture locally is too complex. Integration problems only appear later in shared environments. This slows down development and makes debugging harder.
Configuration Is Fragmented
Deployment manifests, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring configuration and infrastructure definitions are maintained separately. Over time they diverge across services and environments. Maintaining consistency becomes a constant effort.
No One Has the Full Picture
Architecture diagrams and documentation rarely reflect how the system actually runs. Understanding dependencies and system structure requires reading multiple repositories. This makes large systems harder to reason about and maintain.
Delivery Is Slowing Down
Inconsistent environments, duplicated configuration and unclear architecture make service delivery slower and more fragile. Engineering teams spend more time maintaining the system than evolving it.
A better way to design, build and run distributed systems
A better way to design, build and run distributed systems
Model the system
With Cortex, define services, dependencies, environments and metadata. Each team enriches the model within its own scope while keeping the global architecture consistent.
Run the Full System Locally
From the system model, Cortex generates everything needed to run the full architecture locally. Developers can start the entire project using docker-compose, enabling integration-level development instead of working in isolation. This removes one of the key microservices pain points: reproducing the full system locally.
Behaviour-Driven & Integration-Driven Development
BDD only makes sense when the full distributed system is running. Cortex enables this by bringing the entire system locally and allowing services to be hot-swapped between containers and local processes. With routing preserved via NGINX / Traefik and TLS, you get a production-like environment where true end-to-end scenarios can be tested.
Generate Delivery Artifacts
From the system model, Cortex generates architecture documentation, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring configuration and deployment manifests. All artifacts remain aligned with the system model.
Deploy and operate
Cortex supports deployments on AKS, GKE, EKS, and DOKS, with more platforms coming soon. From local development to production, environments stay consistent and your system remains under control.
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