Built by a trader, on a funded account.
Forge started as one bot for one account. I'm Manuel — I built Danny to systematize the ICT setups I was trading by hand on Topstep, and to free me from staring at MNQ every London open.
It worked. Danny took me through the Combine, funded the account, and is now the same system running every trading day. Once it was profitable on my capital, the next question was obvious — what else do I want to ship under one roof?
That roof is Forge. Danny was first. Tape is next — an options bot for the same prop-firm trader. Same standard: if it doesn't survive a real evaluation on real money, it doesn't ship.