AI tools for how
designers think
I'm Gabriel Galer. Octatech is a one-person studio in Warsaw that builds software for professionals who still run on spreadsheets, PDFs, and gut instinct. I ship products and take select client work.
What I Build
Products I ship and select engagements I take on.
Formform
Flagship product — AI for design professionals
Turns client conversations into structured design briefs for architects and interior designers. The AI adapts in real time: each answer shapes what gets asked next.
Geostruct
Desktop app for geotechnical engineering
Replaces Excel-based geotechnical workflows. Romanian standards (NP 122-2010) encoded directly in code, with AI-assisted analysis on top.
Platform Migration
Contract engagement — legacy modernization
Modernizing a legacy Ruby platform serving 300k+ users. Event-driven TypeScript architecture, zero-downtime cutover, production traffic throughout.
How I Work
One engineer, end-to-end. Research, design, build, ship.
Design Intelligence
AI that understands how design professionals actually work — their vocabulary, decision patterns, and the tacit knowledge that never makes it into a document.
Domain Encoding
Industry standards, regulations, and workflows encoded directly in software. Replaces the spreadsheets and PDFs that off-the-shelf products ignore.
Full-Stack Products
From database schema to production deploy. TypeScript, React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Claude API. Seven years of shipping software end-to-end.
Research
Deep dives into AI agent architectures, design cognition, and knowledge infrastructure. The research feeds the products and the blog.
Let's talk
Have a project in mind or want to explore what AI can do for your domain? Pick the channel that works best.