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# Atelier

[Agent orchestration](/software-factories/category/agent-orchestration.md) Open source

[Visit website ](https://github.com/duanecilliers/atelier)[View on GitHub](https://github.com/duanecilliers/atelier)

Python engine that runs agents in bounded phases, with a Next.js cockpit and a SQLite trace.

## Overview

Atelier is a small software factory that runs agents in bounded phases using a Python engine. A Next.js cockpit shows the work, and each run is traced in SQLite.

It builds on the MIT-licensed Super-Simple Software Factory engine. Atelier is a solo open-source project by Duane Cilliers, released under the MIT license, with no hosted version or paid plan.

## Features

* Runs agents in bounded phases with a Python engine.
* Provides a Next.js cockpit for following agent work.
* Records a trace of runs in SQLite.

## Details

* Website

  [github.com/duanecilliers/atelier](https://github.com/duanecilliers/atelier)

* Company

  Atelier (Duane Cilliers)

* Category

  [Agent orchestration](/software-factories/category/agent-orchestration.md)

* Source

  Open source

* Repository

  * [github.com/duanecilliers/atelier](https://github.com/duanecilliers/atelier) · 6 stars

* License

  MIT

* Commercial offering

  None found

* Topics

  * [Observability & cost tracking](/software-factories/?tag=observability)

* Listed

  October 2026

* Last verified

  October 2026

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