Holdex Automation
The GitHub App that runs Holdex's engineering process from the server side
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The Wizard browser extension enforces Holdex's engineering process on the client. Holdex Automation is the server-side half of the same system: a GitHub-native workflow layer that keeps specs, estimates, time tracking, bug attribution, and review discipline tied to the work itself.
What it does
The product covers the full engineering lifecycle.
- Spec workflow. Goal issues stay connected to the right scope artefacts before implementation starts.
- ETA management. In-flight estimates can be updated without leaving the issue thread.
- PR time tracking. Engineering time is captured where the review conversation already happens.
- Bug attribution. Regressions are connected back to the work that introduced them, so fixes and process improvements have the right context.
- Guideline enforcement. Review standards become part of the workflow instead of sitting in a separate document nobody checks under pressure.
The UX is deliberately quiet. The automation sits inside GitHub, removes manual follow-up, and keeps the operating system lightweight enough for engineers to actually use.
Holdex's role
Built and operated by Holdex. The system started as internal infrastructure for our own delivery process, then became part of the same operating layer Wizard exposes in the browser. It is the difference between a process that depends on people remembering the rules and a process that quietly keeps the rules attached to the work.
Links
- Command reference: wizard.holdex.io