Non-interactive development

Factory mode where intent is fully specified and agents run end-to-end without back-and-forth; contrasted with interactive seed creation.

Non-interactive development means the factory runs on fully specified intent: agents implement, test, and fix without requiring a human to approve every micro-step. Justin McCarthy (StrongDM) uses this as the defining goal of a software factory.

It contrasts with interactive mode—the loop of generate, clarify, approve, correct familiar from tools like Cursor or Claude Code in conversation. Factories still use interactive mode for seed creation (brainstorming and refining specs); the production line itself is meant to be non-interactive.