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Write specs, not code.
Let machines do the rest.

Axiom is a development platform where humans write executable specifications and machines generate, verify, and maintain the code.

Join 2,400+ engineers rethinking how software is built.

The Core Insight

“Code is a compiled artifact.
Specifications are the source code.”

If LLMs can reliably generate code from specs, then maintaining code is unnecessary. You maintain the spec. Code is regenerated on demand, verified against the spec's assertions, and cached until the spec changes.

See it in action

Write the spec once. Code is generated, verified, and cached automatically.

spec: create_user_endpoint
version: 1.2.0

intent: |
  HTTP POST endpoint that creates a new user account.
  Validates input, hashes the password, stores in database,
  and returns the created user without the password field.

interface:
  input:
    type: HTTPRequest
    method: POST
    path: /api/users
    body:
      email: string (valid email format)
      password: string (min 8 chars, at least one number)
      name: string (non-empty, max 100 chars)
  output:
    success:
      status: 201
      body:
        id: string (UUID v4)
        email: string (matches input.email)
        name: string (matches input.name)
        created_at: string (ISO 8601 timestamp)

invariants:
  - "output.body never contains a 'password' field"
  - "password is stored as a bcrypt hash, never plaintext"
  - "response time < 500ms at p99 under 100 concurrent requests"
Write the specCode regeneratesVerified & deployed

The Problem

Code is the source of truth.
Everything else drifts.

$1.14TAnnual cost of software maintenanceMore than the cost of building new software
60%+Engineering time on maintenanceMost headcount maintains, not creates
WeeksUntil documentation driftsSpecs become stale artifacts fast
MonthsTo onboard new engineersArchaeological code reading required

Modern software organizations maintain millions of lines of code that no single person understands. LLM-generated code ships faster but is understood by nobody — doubling the maintenance surface with half the comprehension.

A new paradigm for software development

Axiom inverts the relationship between code and specifications. The result is software that's easier to understand, maintain, and evolve.

Specs, Not Code

Define behavior in Axiom's spec language — natural language intent paired with typed I/O examples, invariants, and performance bounds.

Version Specs in Git

Every change is a spec change. Pull requests review spec diffs. Code diffs don't exist because code is a build artifact.

Regenerate on Demand

Code is regenerated from specs, verified against all assertions, and cached until the spec changes. Migration is trivial.

Verified by Default

Multi-layer verification: syntactic, example-based, property-based, performance, and integration. Ship with confidence.

Debug at Spec Level

When production behavior is wrong, the fix is always a spec change. Surface spec gaps, not code bugs.

Onboard in Hours

New engineers read the spec — the complete, human-readable, verified description of system behavior. No legacy code archaeology.

How We're Different

Not AI-assisted coding.
A fundamental inversion.

Category
Approach
Axiom
Code AssistantsCopilot, Cursor
Smarter editing of an artifact Axiom eliminates
Coding AgentsDevin, Codegen agents
Agents produce code nobody understands
App Generatorsv0, Replit Agent
One-shot generation without verification or maintenance story
Formal MethodsTLA+, Dafny, Alloy
Require PhD-level expertise; no LLM-powered code generation

Axiom replaces the paradigm, not assists within it.

Specs everybody understands → Code machines generate → Verification that guarantees correctness

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