# Studio > From firmware to front end. Cave Canem is a software studio. We design, build and run custom systems: web platforms, desktop and point-of-sale software, servers, microcontroller firmware, VR/AR and AI pipelines. We take on the jobs that need someone to read the manual, and the ones where there is no manual. ## How we work 1. **Listen.** We start from the problem, the constraints and what already exists. 2. **Scope.** A written plan with clear deliverables, agreed before any code is written. 3. **Build.** Short iterations, with working software you can see early and often. 4. **Hand over.** Deployed, documented and explained. No black boxes, no hostages. ## What we do - [Web Development](https://cvcnm.org/#web-development): Custom web platforms shaped around how your organization actually works: content management, e-learning and e-commerce. - [Desktop Applications](https://cvcnm.org/#desktop-applications): Desktop software for macOS, Windows and Linux, from point-of-sale systems to tools wired into your existing infrastructure. - [Servers & Deployment](https://cvcnm.org/#server-deployment): Linux and Windows servers installed, configured and documented, so they keep running after the project ends. - [Embedded Software](https://cvcnm.org/#embedded-software): Firmware for ESP and other microcontroller platforms. We write the software; the hardware design stays with you. - [VR & AR](https://cvcnm.org/#vr-ar): Virtual and augmented reality applications built for a job, such as training, visualization or guided procedures. - [Reverse Engineering & Integrations](https://cvcnm.org/#reverse-engineering): Connecting closed, legacy and undocumented systems to the rest of your stack, and getting your data back out of them. - [AI & LLM Pipelines](https://cvcnm.org/#ai-pipelines): LLM pipelines with a defined job inside your systems: document search, data extraction, classification and automation. - [IT Consulting](https://cvcnm.org/#it-consulting): A straight technical opinion before you commit: architecture, technology choices, audits of existing systems and vendor proposals. --- Cave Canem is a software studio: custom web platforms, desktop and POS apps, servers, embedded firmware, VR/AR, integrations and AI pipelines.