cadence.

Give every project a rhythm.

Plan in phases, decide at gates, and watch the launch date move as the work does. cadence. tells you early when a project starts to drift, while it’s still cheap to fix.

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Hear about the slip while it’s still small.

Projects rarely fail all at once. They lose a day here and a day there. cadence. compares the forecast with your target every day and flags the project while there’s still time to act.

StartLaterTarget launchcadence. flags itAt Risk earlyStatus deck notices later

How a project moves through cadence.

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Start from a template.

Choose a process that already has its phases, gates and criteria, or build your own. Every project starts as a full plan.

app.cadence/templates/new-product-development
New Product Development5 phases
1Scoping6 days
2Business Case10 days
3Development24 days
4Testing & Validation12 days
5Launch8 days
Create Project

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Add estimates and say what waits on what. cadence. finds the critical path, forecasts the launch and recalculates whenever something changes.

app.cadence/projects/drone-mk2/plan
Critical pathForecast launch14 Nov
Rotor redesign
Supplier quotes
Prototype build
Packaging
Flight test
Certification
Launch prep
Black bars set the date. Grey bars have slack.At Risk

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Decide at the gate.

Tick the criteria and watch the rings close. Go stays locked while anything is open, and every decision needs a reason.

Try a verdict

Try a verdict to see what it does.

app.cadence/projects/yuzu/gate-review
Gate 3: Development exit2 of 3 met
Criteria
2 of 3
Tasks
17 of 18
Time used
61%

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Keep the reasoning.

Each decision is locked with a snapshot of the evidence as it stood. Months later, anyone can read why the project went ahead.

app.cadence/projects/yuzu
  1. Scoping
  2. Business Case
  3. Development
  4. Validation
  5. Launch
Yuzu SparklingOn Track
Gate 3 decisionConditional Go

“Margin and shelf life are proven. The line trial failed on fill speed, so Ops will run it again during Validation.”

  • Decided by Mira K. on 2 Sep 2026
  • Evidence snapshot: 2 of 3 criteria met, 1 failed with a note
  • Locked. Only the rationale can be edited.

See what’s real at a glance.

Each project shows whether it’s still a plan, under way or stopped, so nobody mistakes a draft for a commitment.

Still a plan

Planning
  • Scoping6 days
  • Business Case10 days
  • Development24 days

Built from a template with dates forecast, but nothing has started. The grid marks it as a plan.

Under way

On Track
  1. Scoping
  2. Case
  3. Develop
  4. Validate
  5. Launch
Forecast launch14 Nov

Work is moving, the next gate is ahead, and the forecast updates as tasks change.

Stopped

Killed
Gate 2, decided 2 Sep 2026Reason: learned early

Stopped at a gate with the reason on record. The hatching makes it obvious at a glance.

Every project makes the next one faster.

Your process lives in a template. Every project that runs it reports back: what took longer, what nobody needed, what was missing. Accept the lessons, publish a new version, and the next project starts from a better plan.

  1. v1104d

    First version, from the Kettle One launch.

  2. v299d

    Shorter launch event planning.

  3. v3101d

    Added certification. Slower, but no failed launches.

  4. v495d

    Merged two discovery workshops.

  5. v592d

    Added a pilot run before the Build gate.

  6. v690d

    Recalibrated Build from six real runs.

  7. v788d

    Cut a duplicate cost review.

Product Launch

−16d

per project, seven versions in. An illustrative example.

  • Learn at Every Gate

    Gate reviews and project rows send suggestions straight to the template.

  • Publish a Version

    Changes collect in a draft. Publish with a note and new projects start on it.

  • See It Get Faster

    Length, accuracy and gate outcomes by version prove the process improved.

See when the whole range is ready.

Tag related projects, like #spring-27, and get one page for the range: the day the last project lands, and which ones are holding it back.

app.cadence/portfolios/spring-27
#spring-2712 projects
Range ready21 Mar
Target launch13 Mar

7 on track, 3 at risk, 2 late

Velvet Lip, Shade 12Late by 6 days
Glow Serum 30 mlAt Risk
Cleanser RefillOn Track

Works for any team with a process.

Same engine, different phases. Pick a kind of team to see a project set up the way they would.

app.cadence/projects
Yuzu SparklingOn Track
  1. Concept
  2. Feasibility
  3. Develop
  4. Validate
  5. Launch

Gate 3 criteria

Gross margin at least 38% at target cost
Shelf life of at least 9 months confirmed
Line trial passed at full speed

Built for the whole team.

Talk where the work is.

Comments, replies and @mentions sit on every task, and the Inbox makes sure nothing gets lost.

app.cadence/tasks/flight-test

Jo V. 2m

Parts arrived. @Mira can we run the flight test on Thursday?

👍 2🎉 1

Mira K. now

Booked for Thursday at 10:00. Moving it to Doing.

Mira changed the status from Waiting to Doing

Move at keyboard speed.

Single-key shortcuts and a command bar, much like Linear. Press a key to see what it does.

Try C, G, R or ⌘K

AI does the drafting. People make the call.

Agents write your templates and tune your projects inside cadence., and the assistant you already use can reach your plans too.

Inside cadence.

Describe how you work and get a template. Tailor a project to its brief, and get a gate brief before the review. It never decides Go or Kill.

app.cadence/templates/new
Drafted a template5 phases
Tailored 18 tasksEdit any
Gate brief ready1 weak

Wherever you work.

Connect over MCP and your tools can read plans, move tasks and add comments, with your permissions. Admins switch it on, and you can revoke it any time.

Claude · connected to cadence.

You Move the flight test to Thursday and tell Mira.

cadence · updateTasks

cadence · addComment

Done. The flight test is on Thursday and Mira has a comment. The forecast is still on track.

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  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • Any MCP client

What we believe.

cadence. is opinionated on purpose. These are the opinions.

  • One way to run a project.

    Phases end at gates, and gates end in decisions. You spend your time on the work rather than on setting up the tool.

  • Gates are for deciding.

    Bring the evidence, choose Go, Kill or Recycle, and write down why.

  • Stopping early counts as a win.

    The cheapest project is the one you stopped before it cost you.

  • Dates come from the work.

    The forecast is worked out from estimates and dependencies, so nobody has to guess.

  • People make the call.

    AI can draft a brief or an update. It never decides Go or Kill.

Free to start. Priced to grow with you.

Free covers a small team. Basic adds AI and room for more people, and Pro takes the limits away.

Billing period

Free

£0

For small teams running their first projects through gates.

  • Up to 10 users
  • 25 open projects, and finished work never counts
  • 10 custom templates, plus the starter library
  • Gates, forecasts and portfolios
  • Email support
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Basic

First 30 days free

£5per user / month

Billed yearly. £6 per user if you pay monthly.

  • Up to 50 users
  • 100 open projects
  • Everything in Free
  • AI drafts, gate briefs and answers
  • AI tool connections over MCP
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Pro

First 30 days free

£15per user / month

Billed yearly. £20 per user if you pay monthly.

  • Unlimited users
  • Unlimited projects and templates
  • Everything in Basic
  • Priority email support
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Enterprise

Custom

For organisations that need guarantees, help rolling out, and their own terms.

  • Everything in Pro
  • Uptime SLA and a named support contact
  • Help with onboarding and template set-up
  • Invoicing and custom terms
  • DPA and security review
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Questions

Something we haven’t covered? Email us and you’ll hear back from the person building it.

hello@trycadence.work

Yes, for teams of up to 10 people with up to 25 open projects and 10 custom templates, and you don’t need a card. Basic adds AI and raises the limits to 50 people and 100 open projects for £5 per user a month. Pro removes the limits for £15 per user a month. Both are billed yearly.

Find your team’s cadence.

Start from a template and have a forecast for your first project by the end of the day.

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