Bandera Pass LabsSoftware & AI
Custom software · AI · Automation

Software that gets your business over the pass.

Bandera Pass Labs designs and builds custom software, AI systems, data platforms and automation for growing businesses. A senior engineer leads every project and directs a state-of-the-art multi-agent AI coding team, so you get enterprise-grade work sooner and for less.

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San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country · Working with clients everywhere

Projects shipped
50+
Years of experience
15+
Client satisfaction
100%
Industries served
8+
What we do

Six practice areas, one accountable team

From strategy through delivery. Every engagement is aimed at a measurable business result, not a pile of features.

Custom software development

Maintainable applications for web, mobile and desktop, from first product to legacy modernization.

  • .NET and ASP.NET Core APIs
  • React and Blazor web apps
  • .NET MAUI mobile, WPF desktop
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AI and machine learning

AI that works in production: LLM integrations, agents, retrieval over your own documents, and predictive models.

  • Claude, OpenAI and local models
  • Agents and workflow automation
  • Forecasting, vision and NLP
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Data engineering and analytics

Pipelines, warehouses and dashboards that turn operational data into decisions, including oil and gas production analytics.

  • ETL and ELT pipelines
  • Warehouse design
  • Power BI and live dashboards
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Cybersecurity and monitoring

Network and process monitoring, alerting and sound authentication, so problems surface before customers notice.

  • Threat detection and alerting
  • Authentication and authorization
  • Security reviews
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Process automation

Replace manual, repetitive work with automation that connects your systems and handles documents end to end.

  • Workflow orchestration
  • API and system integration
  • Document processing and OCR
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Technology strategy and architecture

Straight answers on stack, architecture and build-or-buy, plus roadmaps your own team can carry forward.

  • Architecture and stack selection
  • Modernization roadmaps
  • Vendor and tool assessment
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Our path

Fifteen years of full-stack engineering, modernized

We did not start with AI. We spent more than fifteen years building traditional full-stack software the hard way: databases, back ends, web, desktop and mobile, for real businesses with real deadlines. Every step of modernization since then has been built on that foundation, which is why the AI-assisted work we ship today is architected, tested and maintainable, not just generated.

  1. Where we started

    Traditional full-stack development

    SQL Server and relational design, C# and .NET back ends, ASP.NET web applications, WinForms and WPF desktop software, built and maintained for clients across industries.

    • SQL
    • C# / .NET
    • ASP.NET
    • WinForms / WPF
  2. Then

    Web, mobile and APIs

    Modern front ends with React and Blazor, cross-platform mobile with .NET MAUI, and documented REST APIs that let systems talk to each other.

    • React
    • Blazor
    • .NET MAUI
    • REST APIs
  3. Then

    Cloud, data and automation

    Containers and cloud deployment, data pipelines and dashboards, automated builds and tests, and workflow automation that removed manual work.

    • Docker
    • Azure
    • CI/CD
    • Data pipelines
  4. Then

    AI inside the product

    LLM integrations, retrieval over a business's own documents, local models for privacy, and AI agents that take action inside real applications.

    • Claude
    • OpenAI
    • Local models
    • Agents
  5. Now

    An AI-native engineering team

    Our own multi-agent platform plans, builds, reviews and tests software around the clock, directed by the same senior engineering judgment. The craft did not change; the speed and cost did.

    • Multi-agent
    • Independent review
    • Automated proof
    • Human approval
How we build

A senior engineer directing a multi-agent AI coding team

We built our own engineering platform that runs a coordinated team of AI coding agents from several leading model makers, alongside local models. It plans, writes, reviews and tests code around the clock. A senior engineer sets the direction, owns the architecture and approves every change that ships.

  1. Scope it togetherWe agree on the outcome and the definition of done before any code is written.
  2. The team builds in parallelWork is split into small, testable tasks. Different agents build, and a different model reviews each one.
  3. Every change is provenAutomated builds and tests run on every change. Nothing reaches your branch without passing them.
  4. A human approvesThe senior engineer reviews and approves what ships, and stays your single point of contact.
FasterMany tasks move at once, day and night.
Lower costRoutine engineering costs a fraction of the usual hours.
Checked twiceIndependent AI review plus a human sign-off.
Our work

Systems we have built

A sample of products and client systems across energy, security, finance, media and mobile.

Oil & gas · API

BlizzardScape

An oil and gas economics API: production forecasting, decline curve analysis and financial calculations behind a documented REST interface, deployed in containers.

  • .NET
  • ASP.NET Core
  • Docker
Oil & gas · Analytics

PumpJackData

Production analytics for pumpjack sensor data: productivity indices and field intelligence, companion to the BlizzardScape API.

  • Python
  • Pandas
  • Plotly
Security · AI

NightWatchman

Network and process monitoring with real-time threat detection, a local AI reasoning engine and alerts by text, email and push.

  • C#
  • WPF
  • Local AI
Finance · Desktop

Solo

Business management for sole proprietors: invoicing, expenses, chart of accounts, QuickBooks export and an AI assistant.

  • C#
  • WPF
  • SQLite
Media · AI

CastForger

AI podcast production: research, script generation, voice synthesis and feed publishing, from one idea to a finished episode.

  • Node.js
  • Python
  • Text to speech
Mobile · Client work

MomentousMomentos

A cross-platform app for capturing and reliving personal moments, delivered under contract for iOS and Android.

  • .NET MAUI
  • iOS
  • Android
HR tech · Platform

SkillOMatic

A skills assessment and project management platform with a layered architecture and an extensible evaluation framework.

  • .NET
  • ASP.NET
Productivity · Desktop

TimeSentry

Time tracking with process monitoring, activity logging and reporting, in production use since 2024.

  • C#
  • WinForms
  • SQL
Engineering · AI

Our multi-agent platform

The engineering platform described above, which plans, builds, reviews and tests our own products every day.

  • Python
  • Multi-agent
  • CI
How we work

What you can count on

Relentless execution

We ship. Plans matter only when they turn into working software, and we are accountable for outcomes, not just output.

Intellectual honesty

We tell you what you need to hear. If there is a better approach, or a flaw in the plan, we say so.

Technical excellence

Clean architecture, tested code and documented APIs, built to last so you are not paying to rebuild it later.