01
Understand the code.
Make unfamiliar projects a little less intimidating. Ask what a function does and why it works.
Explain this function in plain English. Walk me through the inputs, outputs, and possible edge cases.
Maine-made. Built for Everyone.
Powerful AI. For the People.
If you can dream it, we will help you Build it.
Mainely Code Buildroom—FREE EDITION 1.8.5 is live with 3B, 4B, 7B, and 8B local model choices—so more people can learn, create, and build on their own compatible Windows hardware.
Windows · Microsoft Store · FREE EDITION 1.8.5 available now
Local-first
Your PC. Your workspace.
Genuinely free
Start without a paid edition.
Made in Maine
Built for people everywhere.
Our mission
Not just more powerful technology.
More people able to use it.
Make state-of-the-art AI accessible, usable, and approachable for Everyone.Mainely Code · Built in Maine
Start with something useful
A little help.
A little help.
A lot more possible.
You do not need a grand plan. Start with a question, a small project, or that one task you keep putting off.
02
Make a useful script.
Turn a repetitive job into a practical starting point. Read and test the result before running it.
Help me draft a PowerShell script that lists files by size. Start with a read-only version.
03
Start something new.
Give that idea a first shape: a simple page, a small component, or a front-end scaffold.
Help me create a simple HTML and CSS landing page for a local business. Keep the code easy to edit.
04
Untangle an error.
Bring a confusing error, log, or configuration. Ask better questions and find your next step.
Explain this error, identify the likely causes, and suggest the smallest safe check to try first.
Starter ideas, not guaranteed results. Review generated code and test changes before using them. Model availability and performance depend on your hardware and installed release.
The Buildroom family
Three editions. One ambition.
Start free. Grow when you are ready.
Buildroom’s next chapter starts with access—not a bigger barrier.
BUILDROOM
FREE EDITION
$0
A real starting point. Not a paid subscription.
- Private, local AI coding help on Windows
- Understand code, draft scripts, explore ideas
- 3B · 4B · 7B · 8B available in 1.8.5
- All four local model sizes are included today
BUILDROOM
LITE EDITION
September 2026
Planned before the end of the month.
- The next step in local AI engineering
- Further upgrades follow the FREE expansion
- Aimed at more capable PCs and larger work
- Final capabilities and pricing at launch
BUILDROOM
ADVANCED EDITION
Late fall / early winter
Planned before the end of 2026.
- For more demanding engineering work
- Built toward higher-capacity workflows
- High-end hardware direction
- Final requirements and pricing at launch
Release roadmap updated September 11, 2026. Buildroom—FREE EDITION 1.8.5 is available now with 3B, 4B, 7B, and 8B local model choices. LITE and ADVANCED remain in active development; final availability, capabilities, requirements, and pricing will be announced after release qualification.
Buildroom FREE in context
What does $0 get you?
Seven visual comparisons place Buildroom FREE beside familiar subscriptions, coding products, free agentic apps, and the wider AI-tool landscape—with the category differences left visible.
Secondary feature · Buildroom campaign
Just say NO to mystery token burn.
We are about to turn this campaign up when Buildroom’s LITE and ADVANCED EDITIONS reach the Microsoft Store. The message is already simple: AI coding should come with a scope, a budget, a diff, tests, rollback, and proof.
- Scope before execution
- Budget before burn
- Diff before done
- Tests before trust
- Rollback before regret
- Proof before merge
Six replayable browser games. Local high scores. Achievements. A rotating daily challenge. No account, no credits, no telemetry—and yes, one of them still lets you whack mystery tokens.
MAINELY CODE NORTHSTAR · THE FLAGSHIPIntelligence.
Intelligence.
With a Northstar.
Decomposition. Multi-model coordination. Evidence at every handoff. Northstar is the flagship cognitive platform at the heart of The Great North.
Active developmentFlagship cognitive platform
Explore Northstar
Celestial latticeFlagship signature
Move across the lattice to illuminate
Still · choose a state to play
Original Northstar chat background · not live AI activity. Controls set website atmosphere.
The Great NorthOne mission.
One mission.
A complete ecosystem.
Buildroom is one powerful product inside a wider Mainely Code family. Each product owns a different job. Providence keeps the handoffs governed.
Flagship cognitive platform
Northstar
Decomposition, multi-model coordination, routing, budgets, provenance, and executive arbitration for serious institutional work.
Active developmentExplore Northstar →
Cloud command center
Project Sasquatch
The cloud experience for Northstar: broad conversations, files, routing, accounts, limits, and operator-visible activity.
Public beta · Live site is source of truthExplore Sasquatch →
Local-first UI/UX design loom
Orb-Weaver
Visual intake, reviewable Thread, Screen, Flow, and Component Maps, design tokens, previews, and editable interface foundations.
Microsoft Store · Check current listingExplore Orb-Weaver →
Audience · Content · Conversion
Growthroom
An evidence-backed marketing and sales workspace in development for research, campaigns, leads, follow-up, and measurable next actions.
Active developmentExplore Growthroom →
Inference · Runtime · Proof
Mainely Code Provider
Exact model execution, runtime lifecycle, scheduling, resource truth, recovery, and verifiable inference receipts.
Active developmentExplore Provider →
Model engineering & research
FORGE
A local-first workbench direction for dataset preparation, fine-tuning, evaluation, quantization, packaging, and model-development evidence.
In developmentExplore FORGE →
On the horizon · Human-centered cybersecurity AI
SRAOSHA Intelligence around your world.
Red teams, blue teams—we got your back.
Mainely Code’s AI is being built to augment the person responsible for the decision—not replace them. Human judgment, context, governance, authorization, ethics, and operational authority stay with people while the system takes on more of the procedural grind.
GUARDIAN
SRAOSHA hardens.
Security posture, evidence, validation, remediation, and the blue-team side of the loop.
ADVERSARIAL
DJINN pressure-tests.
Controlled pentesting, adversarial testing, Kali/WSL workflows, evidence collection, and retesting inside explicitly authorized scope.
Find
→
Prove
→
Document
→
Harden
→
Retest
The person sets the scope. The person authorizes the work. DJINN-SRAOSHA is the planned adversarial counterpart—not an “evil mode”—and SRAOSHA remains the guardian that receives findings, hardens, and sends the result back through the loop.
Proudly Built with Mainely Code’s Buildroom—ADVANCED · Long-horizon developmentThe Great North is the ecosystem. Providence is the governed architecture.
Distinct products stay distinct. Authority, execution, trusted placement, access, evidence, and product acceptance remain explicit.
MAINELY CODE GROWTHROOMLet the next idea
Let the next idea
take shape.
An evidence-backed workspace for audience research, campaigns, content, leads, and follow-up. If you can dream it, we will help you Grow it.
Active development
Explore Growthroom
Cellular divisionGrowthroom signature
Move across the cells to illuminate
Still · choose a state to play
Original Growthroom chat background · not live AI activity. Controls set website atmosphere.
GrowthDivisionNew possibilities
Maine-built AI softwareA company with
A company with
a person behind it.
Mainely Code was founded by Justin Tahai in Maine. We build AI tools to augment people, with clear responsibilities, human control, and evidence behind the work.
Start with local agentic coding in Buildroom FREE, or explore the distinct products in The Great North. Available releases and in-development products are identified on their own pages.
Is FREE EDITION actually free?
Yes. Mainely Code Buildroom—FREE EDITION is available for $0 on the Microsoft Store . You do not need a paid Buildroom edition to start using it. Your PC, storage, and electricity are still your own resources.
Are 3B, 4B, 7B, and 8B all available today?
Yes. Mainely Code Buildroom—FREE EDITION 1.8.5 includes 3B, 4B, 7B, and 8B local model choices today. The best fit still depends on compatible hardware, available memory, and the task. Check the Microsoft Store listing and the installed release notes for the exact model catalog and requirements.
What do 3B, 4B, 7B, and 8B mean?
The “B” stands for billions of model parameters. These numbers describe model size—not a guaranteed quality ranking. Model design, task fit, context, and the hardware running it all matter. FREE EDITION 1.8.5 identifies its current supported model choices in the app and release notes.
Will it work on my computer?
Buildroom is a Windows desktop app. Check the current Microsoft Store system requirements before installing. Model performance depends on available memory, processor, graphics hardware, and workload. Supporting an 8B model does not mean every PC can run it comfortably.
Can I use it offline?
The current FREE EDITION is designed for local AI conversations after the initial setup and model download. Downloads, updates, and any work that explicitly uses online resources still need a connection. Local-first is not a claim that every possible workflow is offline.
If you can dream it, we will help you Build it.
Start with FREE EDITION. See what you can make with local AI at your side.