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# Dark Factory

by DUBS Open Hub (dark-factory) · [Agent orchestration](/software-factories/category/agent-orchestration.md) Open source

[Visit website ](https://dubsopenhub.github.io/dark-factory/)[View on GitHub](https://github.com/DUBSOpenHub/dark-factory)

Copilot CLI skill for a dark factory with sealed-envelope testing, so agents cannot see the tests they must pass.

## Overview

Dark Factory is a Copilot CLI skill for running a “dark factory” with sealed-envelope testing. The agents doing the work cannot see the tests they must pass.

The project is fully open source under the MIT license. There is no hosted version and no paid offering.

## Features

* Sealed-envelope testing hides tests from the agents.
* Agents must pass tests they cannot see.
* Packaged as a Copilot CLI skill.
* Open source under the MIT license.

## Details

* Website

  [dubsopenhub.github.io/dark-factory](https://dubsopenhub.github.io/dark-factory/)

* Company

  DUBS Open Hub (dark-factory)

* Category

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

* Source

  Open source

* Repository

  * [github.com/DUBSOpenHub/dark-factory](https://github.com/DUBSOpenHub/dark-factory) · 27 stars

* License

  MIT

* Commercial offering

  None found

* Topics

  * [Testing & QA](/software-factories/?tag=testing)
  * [CLI](/software-factories/?tag=cli)

* Listed

  October 2026

* Last verified

  October 2026

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