Vanguard Forge

Vanguard Forge · product studio

VANGUARD
FORGE

We build software for difficult work. Personal tools, learning systems, engineering decisions and agents that work together.

See the productsAbout the studio

Original studio illustration

Products in the studio

Focused tools for real work.

Listening for your next thought

“Turn the rough thought into something I can use.”

Interface concept · local-first dictation

Murmur · on-device dictation for Mac · interface concept

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Murmur

Dictate into your writing apps without sending audio away. Murmur keeps dictation, clean-up, and history on the Mac.

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Project notes
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Reading list

Latch · Mission Control interface concept with window controls

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Latch

Close, minimise, maximise, restore, or tile windows from Mission Control when the desktop gets crowded.

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Concept render of Murmur and Latch desktop tools arranged on a laptop and monitor for focused computer work.
Concept renderDesktop tools · intended everyday workflow

Learning products

Lessons designed to be used.

Concept render of practice-led learning screens arranged on a laptop and tablet.
Concept renderLearning systems · intended practice experience
Practice a professional conversationWhat would make this easier to act on?
Name the decision and the next useful step.
Add more words before choosing.

Lesson concept · interactive practice preview

Product introduction

Effectiveness Academy

Practise communication and judgement with interactive lessons for professional work.

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Practice a maintenance decisionWhat tells you something is starting to fail?
A change you can detect before the function is lost.
The calendar date alone.

Sustainment Academy · lesson illustration

Beta

Sustainment Academy

Learn how complex engineered assets keep doing their job through their service lives.

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The wider forge

A studio with more on the bench.

ExplorePersonal tools

Tools that keep everyday computer work under your control.

ExploreLearning systems

Practice-led products that turn difficult subjects into useful next moves.

ExploreEngineering decisions

Ways to see demand, risk and trade-offs before committing to a path.

ExploreAgent orchestration

Coordination patterns for useful work, still being shaped in the studio.

From the workshop

More of what we’re building.

Explore the projects taking shape in the studio. These are development projects and experiments, not download announcements. Concept renders show illustrative designs.

Concept render of Architect demand planning and Foreman build work on a desktop monitor, using illustrative data.
Concept renderArchitect and Foreman · project orchestration and build execution · illustrative data
Project orchestrationArchitectChoose what gets built next.In development

A clearer view of projects and priorities.

Build executionForemanMove approved work through builds.In development

A practical home for build jobs and results.

Concept render of Axon capture and retrieval screens on a Mac and iPhone, using illustrative notes.
Concept renderAxon · knowledge capture · illustrative data
Knowledge captureIn development

Axon

Keep the original. Find it later.

Capture and retrieval for useful material.

Concept render of Keel shared memory records and corrections on desktop screens, using illustrative data.
Concept renderKeel · shared agent memory · illustrative data
Shared agent memoryIn development

Keel

Keep decisions from getting lost.

Shared records for connected assistants.

Concept render of Forge local model conversations on a laptop, using illustrative data.
Concept renderForge · local model tools · illustrative data
Local model toolsStudio prototype

Forge

A workspace for local conversations.

A place to work through ideas.

Concept render of FocusBeats work intervals and task planning on a browser screen, using illustrative data.
Concept renderFocusBeats · focused work · illustrative data
Focused workStudio project

FocusBeats

Give the next task room.

A simple timer for focused sessions.

Concept render of Anvil training sessions and activity history across iPhone, Apple Watch and Mac, using illustrative data.
Concept renderAnvil · training software · illustrative data
Training softwareIn development

Anvil

Plan the training. Record the work.

A training history for strength and running.

Concept render of BriefCast audio player on a phone and laptop, using illustrative data.
Concept renderBriefCast · audio briefings · illustrative data
Audio briefingsIn development

BriefCast

Turn reading into listening.

A concise audio briefing for the material you follow.

Medical software

Tools around care and research.

Concept previews. Not offered for clinical use through this site.

Concept render of Clinicas practice-management screens, using illustrative data.
Concept renderClinicas · practice tools · illustrative data
In development

Clinicas

Tools for the work around a medical practice.

Concept render of MedScribe consultation-documentation screens, using illustrative data.
Concept renderMedScribe · consultation documentation · illustrative data
In development

MedScribe

A workspace for consultation documentation.

Concept render of PainLit research-reading screens, using illustrative data.
Concept renderPainLit · pain-medicine research · illustrative data
In development

PainLit

Keep up with pain-medicine research.