Keyboard-first
Commands stay close to the keys. Format a selection, open the palette, or continue a list without reaching for a toolbar.
Markdown for engineering teams
The writing surface is the product.
Write the RFC below. It is the real editor: local, keyboard-first, and saved on this device.
Type Markdown. Press Command K or Control K for commands.
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Three constraints
A document should outlive its editor.
Offline-first
The editor keeps working when the train enters a tunnel. Changes save locally first and sync when a connection returns.
Plain files
Every document is Markdown on disk. Open it in another editor, commit it to Git, or delete Cadence without an export project.
Review flow
Write here. Review where the code lives.
Cadence does not replace pull requests. It produces clean files for the review system your team already trusts.
Draft
Write the decision with the shortcuts you already know.
Commit
Save a normal .md file beside the code it describes.
Review
Discuss exact lines in a pull request, with a readable diff.
Merge
Keep the reasoning versioned with the implementation.
Scope
What Cadence is not.
Not a wiki
No sprawling page tree, permissions maze, or abandoned team homepage. Files and folders remain the structure.
Not a task tracker
No sprints, points, or status fields. Link to the issue that owns the work.
Not chat
No presence dots or typing indicators. Cadence is for durable writing, not another stream to monitor.