Sim Matrix

Pre-production QA and quality gate

A pre-production quality gate that tests UI with simulated user personas before launch. It catches accessibility, Core Web Vitals and conversion breaks, and returns a clear PASS or FAIL. It tests the specific symptom, not just the status code: a fixed dropdown gets opened, an overflowing layout gets measured, across three breakpoints with real scrolling, because 'the page loads' has never meant 'the fix works'.

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  • Type Agent
  • Category Development
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  • License One-time
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forgehouse, sim-matrix

Inside the run · no black box

See the actual work before you buy it.

An LCP of 2.8 seconds is not close enough, it is a fail. This gate measures the deployed URL through four personas and hard thresholds, writes no code, and returns nothing but a verdict with the numbers attached.

  1. Intercepts the handoff first: reads which files changed, which pages are affected and what the mission brief promised, then builds a simulation plan deciding which personas, pages and tests apply. It writes no code and fixes nothing; its only output is a verdict.
  2. Targets the deployed preview or production URL, never a local server, and measures through browser tooling: a Lighthouse audit for Core Web Vitals, screenshots at 375, 768 and 1440 pixels, a console error sweep and a scan for failed network requests.
  3. Simulates four personas against the page: a rushed mobile visitor with three seconds of patience, a desktop researcher, an elderly user on a tablet checking font size and keyboard navigation, and a search bot reading meta tags, schema and canonicals.
  4. Issues the verdict in two stages. Stage one checks spec compliance against the mission brief's done criteria; a stage-one fail ends the run immediately. Stage two applies hard thresholds: LCP under 2.5 seconds, INP under 200 milliseconds, CLS under 0.1, contrast at least 4.5 to 1, touch targets at least 44 pixels, zero console errors and zero failed requests.
  5. Never bends a threshold: an LCP of 2.8 seconds is not 'close enough', it is a fail. Every pass or fail line carries a real measurement; if a tool was unavailable, that metric is marked unverified rather than waved through.
  6. On fail, returns the broken criteria with current value versus threshold and a suggested fix so the main thread can re-dispatch to the right builder, with a maximum of three fix-and-retest cycles before escalation. On pass, the change proceeds to final deployment verification.
Use cases · what happens when you plug it in

One power source. 5 lines out.

sim-matrix · core

core active · 5 lines

  1. Validating a page before it goes live

    ✓ validating a page before
  2. Measuring Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse

    ✓ measuring core web vitals
  3. Auditing accessibility and keyboard navigation

    ✓ auditing accessibility and
  4. Catching layout breaks across breakpoints

    ✓ catching layout breaks a…
  5. Verifying a specific bug fix actually worked

    ✓ verifying a specific bug
Benefits · what you walk away with

Yours to keep.

Drag time forward. Watch what stays.

Forever

That's what owning means.

The rented stack

ai writing tool: subscription

expired · access lost

analytics suite: subscription

expired · access lost

design platform: subscription

expired · access lost

(nothing left)

Your forge

  1. Ship with confidence: breaks caught before users see them

    license: perpetual
  2. Real measurement, not 'looks fine on my screen'

    license: perpetual
  3. Accessibility and performance verified, not assumed

    license: perpetual
  4. A clear PASS/FAIL instead of vague opinions

    license: perpetual

subscriptions expire · deeds don't

What's included · the full manifest

Everything in the box.

Pick a piece up. Watch it work.

Pre-production gate with simulated personas: returns PASS or FAIL, never 'looks fine'

part 01 of 06 · in the box

6 parts · one working system · ships instantly by email

Who it's for

This wasn't forged for everyone.

  • Not for you if you'd rather rent a tool than own one.
  • Not for you if you want someone else to run your stack.
  • Not for you if you're happy guessing.
Still here? Good.

Teams that want a hard quality gate before anything reaches production.

then this was forged for you.

Works with

Universal by design: these run in any AI. Delivered in the open Agent Skills + MCP format (native in Claude); ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor and Copilot adapt the same files their own way.

  • Claude Native format
  • ChatGPT Adapts via open standards
  • Gemini Adapts via open standards
  • Cursor Adapts via open standards
  • Copilot Adapts via open standards
Questions · still in the air

Catch what's on your mind.

the air is clear. nothing between you and the forge.
catch a spark: the forge will answer

  1. My site is already live, is sim-matrix only useful before launch?

    It's designed as a pre-production gate, but it runs against any URL. Most teams use it before a deploy and after a bug fix, because it tests the specific symptom, the fixed dropdown gets opened, the overflowing layout gets measured. The verdict is still a hard PASS or FAIL.

  2. We already gate deploys on Lighthouse scores, what does persona testing catch that the numbers miss?

    Lighthouse gives you scores; sim-matrix tests behavior. It renders three breakpoints with real scrolling and screenshot evidence, runs simulated personas through the page, computes contrast on real backgrounds, and enforces a zero-console-error policy plus regression checks on features that worked before. You get a verdict, not a number to interpret.

  3. Will sim-matrix fix the problems it finds?

    No. It verifies and never writes code. A FAIL comes back with the specific break: which breakpoint, which element, what the screenshot shows, and the fix goes back to whoever built the page.

  4. How is it delivered?

    By email right after purchase: ready to run, downloaded instantly, no setup wait.

  5. One-time or subscription?

    A one-time purchase; no subscription or hidden fees. VAT (20%) is included.

  6. Can I get a refund?

    As a digital product, it can’t be refunded once downloaded. That’s why we show exactly what’s inside and who it’s for, right here.