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SOFEE: knowledge & context for your AI coding agents

Safer & more efficient IBMi AI coding - RPG and COBOL

SOFEE gives your AI coding agents the business and code knowledge needed for safer, smarter IBMMi AI development.

Who this is for

Best fit: IBM i organizations with large RPG/COBOL codebases (around 1M+ LOC)

SOFEEi gives you:

1. An AI agent knowledge base, as an MCP server, for your own large RPG, COBOL codebase & docs
2. A visual AI flow editor to 100% tailor your AI ingestion and inference flows
3. Efficiency for maintaining your AI coding pipeline
4. A secure, governed way to 100% AI coding success
5. An eval, benchmarking and measuring tool for your AI coding pipeline

Launch real, robust AI coding Claude Code, Project Bob, Copilot, and internal LLM model workflows in 1 day, not quarters.

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SOFEEI

rag_core · ingestion & inference

AS/400 & IBM i native Zero-hassle deployment On prem or cloud

See how SOFEEI works with your favorite AI coding agents

5x more efficient AI coding on IBMi

Main benefit: much less time to successful AI coding and much cheaper to maintain

6-12 months
without SOFEEi

Typical time to reliable rollout: 12+ months

1 Explore tooling and architecture options

2 Prototype custom RPG and COBOL ingestion

3 Tune retrieval quality and guardrails

4 Build operational controls and governance

5 Onboard teams to scripts and runbooks

6 Scale after multiple pilot cycles

1-3 days
with SOFEEi

Typical time to final, 100% complete rollout: 4-8 weeks

1 Start from ready-made IBM i RAG foundation

2 Configure ingestion and inference visually

3 Connect preferred copilots and AI agents

4 Move teams to productive AI-assisted delivery

Single benefit: SOFEEI removes custom framework development and setup friction so IBM i teams reach to the mature, confident AI coding stage significantly faster.

RPG / COBOL

DB2 / Documents

CL Programs

SOFEEI RAG + Orchestration Engine + Visual modeler + Standard AI coding efficiency measurement

Vector + Graph Knowledge

Governed API Layer

Prompt Library

Copilots

AI Agents

Dev Teams

05 · Solution

Production-ready foundation for AI-assisted development on IBM i

SOFEEI packages ingestion, retrieval, orchestration, and governance into one stack so engineering teams can move from pilot to production fast.

Ready-made RPG and COBOL code + documentation digesting RAG pipeline
SOFEEI-EYE visual controls to tailor ingestion, chunking, retrieval, and prompts
Managed inference flows for copilots, agents, and custom AI applications
IBM i-compatible deployment options for on-prem and cloud programs
Built-in governance controls for secure enterprise rollout
API-first integration with developer and delivery platforms

See it in action

01b · SOFEEI brings

Two practical capabilities that accelerate AI-assisted development on IBM i

Capability 01

Ready-made RPG, COBOL RAG pipeline

A ready-made code and documentation digesting pipeline for RPG and COBOL so teams can start with a working, grounded RAG base immediately.

Capability 02

Visual tool to tailor and operate RAG flows

SOFEEI-EYE: A visual, practical tool to tailor the predefined RAG pipeline and to manage ingestion flows and inference flows.

02 · Problem

AI-assisted development on IBMi may stall before it scales

Most teams can demo AI quickly, but struggle to operationalize it across real RPG and COBOL delivery workflows.

ERR_001

LLMs lack grounded IBM i knowledge

Copilots and agents guess when RPG and COBOL semantics are not packaged into a trusted retrieval layer.

ERR_002

Pilots deliver questionnable results

Teams prove a concept once, then fail to scale ingestion, governance, and inference operations.

ERR_003

Fragmented AI toolchain

Retrieval scripts, prompts, vector stores live in separate silos, so delivery quality depends on ongoing manual tweaking.

ERR_004

Security and residency blockers

Unclear home-made scripts, non-transparent workflows and data boundaries fail governance requirements for enterprise IT.

ERR_005

Slow developer onboarding to AI workflows

Engineers spend lots of time learning custom prompts and tweaking ingestion scripts before they can ship AI-assisted changes.

ERR_006

No measurable adoption path

Leadership cannot tie AI initiatives to velocity and quality outcomes, so AI dev programs slow down or get deprioritized.

03 · IBM i + AI stack connection

Connect IBM i systems to modern AI coding workflows in days

SOFEEI links your RPG and COBOL landscape to copilots, agents, and enterprise tooling through one governed RAG core.

IBM i / AS400

COBOL

RPG ILE

DB2

CL Scripts

SOFEEI RAG Core

Copilot

Claude Code

Project Bob

Internal AI Agents

REST API

04 · Acceleration path

From IBM i source to reliable AI coding in one continuous flow

No rewrite program needed. SOFEEI operationalizes ingestion, grounding, and inference so your teams can ship faster with confidence.

input layer

IBM i Source Landscape

ingestion

Code + Docs Digesting

core engine

SOFEEI + SOFEEI-EYE

output layer: MCP server

Grounded RAG Knowledge

consumer

AI coding agents

06 · Process

Four steps to operational AI-assisted delivery

Start in read-only mode, then scale safely. Each step is designed to shorten time-to-value for IBM i engineering teams.

Connect Sources

Connect RPG, COBOL, CL, and DB2 assets with secure read-only access and environment-aware controls.

Digest & Ground

Run the ready-made code and documentation digesting pipeline to produce grounded retrieval knowledge for LLMs.

Tailor Visually

Use SOFEEI-EYE to tune chunking, retrieval settings, and prompt patterns for each team and use case.

Run Inference Flows

Deploy managed inference workflows to copilots, AI agents, and developer tools with measurable quality and velocity gains.

07 · Benefits

Measurable outcomes for AI-assisted IBM i delivery

⚡

Faster AI rollout

Move from experimentation to production AI-assisted development in weeks with a ready-made foundation.

🎯

Higher coding confidence

Grounded knowledge reduces hallucinations and improves the quality of AI-generated suggestions and changes.

📋

Governed enterprise usage

Control ingestion and inference flows with governance guardrails suitable for regulated enterprise environments.

🚀

10-20x faster team enablement

Give developers a consistent AI workflow so onboarding and day-to-day delivery become significantly faster.

🔗

Lower modernization risk

Use AI-assisted planning and implementation with grounded IBM i knowledge to de-risk modernization roadmaps.

🛡️

Trackable business impact

Measure gains in delivery speed, review cycles, and code quality to prove ROI of AI-assisted programs.

08 · Use cases

Where SOFEEI accelerates AI-assisted delivery now

Grounded coding copilots for IBM i teams

Provide Copilot or Claude Code with reliable RPG and COBOL knowledge so developers can implement changes faster.

AI-assisted modernization sprints

Use retrieval-backed insights and managed prompts to speed up refactoring, modularization, and migration preparation.

Test generation and impact checks

Generate stronger test candidates and assess likely change impact with grounded knowledge before deployment windows.

Onboarding accelerator for new engineers

Give every developer a consistent AI-assisted workflow so they become productive on IBM i projects much sooner.

Faster incident triage with AI agents

Route incidents through managed inference flows so support teams can troubleshoot and respond with better knowledge.

Portfolio-wide AI governance

Standardize ingestion and inference patterns across teams while preserving flexibility for specific domain requirements.

09 · Audience

Built for teams scaling AI-assisted development on IBM i

CTO / VP Engineering

Scale AI-assisted development across portfolios

Set a standardized rollout model for IBM i AI programs
Track velocity and quality outcomes by team and initiative
Enforce governance without blocking innovation
Turn AI initiatives into measurable delivery gains

Senior Engineer / Architect

Ship faster with grounded copilots and agents

Work with retrieval-backed coding assistance for RPG and COBOL
Tune ingestion and retrieval behavior visually in SOFEEI-EYE
Operationalize prompts and inference flows by use case
Reduce rework caused by weak or missing knowledge

Platform / DevOps

Operate secure, reliable AI pipelines on IBM i

Deploy managed ingestion and inference workflows with guardrails
Control environments and data boundaries for enterprise compliance
Integrate AI services into CI/CD and release practices
Expose controlled APIs for internal tools and agents

10 · Get access

Get in touch

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