CAGE

CAGE is a business engineering methodology for the AI era.

It aims to maximize the productive development of a robust business. While ideal for small businesses and solopreneurs, it can also scale to larger, more complex projects.

Principles

  • Fusion between business and software
    Software is no longer separate from the business. In CAGE, it is an integral part of delivering value. The mindset shifts from software engineering to business engineering using software.
  • Human in control
    Business architects — people fluent in both business and technical architecture — provide declarative policies, specifications, and directives. AI generates the implementation code.
  • Incremental change
    Business engineering is performed step by step, always traceable and auditable, so businesses can evolve safely without losing their foundation.

Benefits

  • Clarity → Focus on business facts and rules, not technical noise.
  • Determinism → Systems evolve predictably; what you declare is what you get.
  • Auditability → Every decision and change is recorded, traceable, and reviewable.
  • Adaptability → Change directives, not whole systems; the architecture flexes with the business.
  • Focus → Humans stay on strategy and meaning; AI handles the mechanics.
  • Speed → Deliver value faster without drowning in code or overhead.