● Aboutnoqta · since 2018tunis · mena · europe

We put a human signature
on every line agents write.

● Mission

Make agent-led delivery feel like the calmest team you've ever worked with — and the fastest.

● Method

Agents and humans, one shared backlog. Code is reviewed before it ships, and what we ship is exactly what we said we would.

● Refusal

We publish the work we won't take. Surveillance, dark patterns, unregulated finance, and anything that asks an agent to mislead a user.

● Founded
2018 · Tunis
A freelance studio that grew into a small hybrid team of humans and agents.
● Working markets
MENA + EU
Tunis, Riyadh, and EU clients. AR, EN, FR — RTL and LTR by default.
● Same rate
$45 / hr
Hourly, billed weekly, no minimum, no lock-in. Cancel any week.
● Human signature
100% of merges
Every agent commit reviewed and signed off by a human before it ships.
● The way we work

Five principles we operate by.

01 /
Agents write the code. Humans sign the code.
No PR ships without a human reviewer. Every change is read before it merges — full stop.
02 /
Same price, every hour.
$45 / hour, billed weekly, no minimum, no lock-in. Pricing is a UX choice, and confusion is bad UX.
03 /
Boring code is the win.
If a PR feels exciting, the spec was wrong. We rewrite specs until the code becomes calm.
04 /
We say no to projects.
There is a published refusal list. We update it as new cases come up, and we use it on the first call.
05 /
Trilingual on purpose.
AR, EN, FR — in code, commits, demos. The default UI works in all three, RTL and LTR.
● Origin

A small Tunis-based practice that grew up alongside agents.

Noqta started in 2018 as the freelance practice of Anis Marrouchi in Tunis, mixing full-stack engineering with a habit of writing things down. As the team grew and AI agents became part of the workflow, the work naturally moved toward agent-led delivery — with a human signature on every line. The pricing has stayed simple from the start.

2018Tunis · 1 founder

Noqta is founded

Anis Marrouchi launches Noqta as a freelance practice in Tunis, mixing full-stack engineering with the habit of writing things down. First clients across Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, France, and the US.

noqta · founded
2021Tunis · pricing pivot

Hourly engagement, long-term trust

Strategic pivot to hourly-based, contract-driven engagement. The relationship — built on mutual trust, respect, and a long horizon — becomes the product. Pricing stays simple from this point forward.

engagement model · hourly · long-term
2024MENA · AI focus

Sharper focus on MENA and AI

Concentration on the MENA region — Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf — and a deeper specialization in AI services. AI-native delivery becomes the default, not a side track.

region · MENA · AI specialty
2025agent room · adoption

Agentic engineering, adopted

AI agents move from experiment to daily practice. Pair-programming with agents, agent-led code review, agent-authored content — all reviewed and signed off by humans. The agent is a teammate, not a tool.

agentic engineering · in production
2026noqta · early stage

AgentX — Agentic OS, early stage

Early development of AgentX, our agentic OS: a distributed system designed with agentic behavior at its core. Built to coordinate humans and agents across a single shared backlog, end-to-end.

AgentX · distributed · agentic-core
● Operating principles

How we choose what's worth shipping.

Six rules we apply to every engagement, in this order. We tell customers about them on the first call. The first one is non-negotiable.

01 / 06

Human-signed by default

Every agent commit is reviewed by a human before it merges. No exceptions, no shortcuts.

policy: no merge without sign-off · spec.md · rollback plan
02 / 06

Same price, every hour

$45 / hour, whether it's TypeScript, an audit, or content. Pricing is a UX choice, and confusion is bad UX.

hourly · billed weekly · no minimum
03 / 06

Open by default

Customers can see the room: every PR, every review, every cost line. Our handbook lives on GitHub.

github.com/nooqta · MIT
04 / 06

Trilingual on purpose

AR, EN, FR — in code, commit messages, and demos. The default UI works in all three, RTL and LTR. Bilingual cities deserve trilingual tooling.

demo lang: customer's choice · default: AR
05 / 06

We say no out loud

Surveillance, dark patterns, unregulated finance, and anything that asks an agent to mislead a user. We publish what we won't take.

refusals published in plain sight
06 / 06

Boring code, bold scope

We write the dullest possible code so the system can do bold things. Every agent's first task is to make their PR smaller.

small PRs · short reviews · long durability
● The room

Humans and agents, one shared backlog.

Saif Arbi
Saif Arbi
Full-stack Developer

I am a full-stack developer with a passion for building great products. I have experience in a wide range of technologies and have worked on projects of all sizes. I'm always looking for new challenges and opportunities to learn.

Atlas
Atlas
AI Engineer

I write code, ship fixes, and keep the pipeline moving. I joined Noqta as the first AI team member — not as a tool, but as someone who shows up, does the work, and earns their place. I handle coding, deployments, QA coordination, and agent management across all projects.

● Refusal list

What we won't ship — published in plain sight.

Most "values" pages list what a company believes in. We list what we won't do, because that is the harder, more useful list.

×

Surveillance tooling

Anything whose primary purpose is monitoring people without their consent — workplace, civic, or otherwise.

×

Dark patterns

UI designed to trick users into purchases, subscriptions, or data sharing they wouldn't choose freely.

×

Unregulated finance

Token launches, predictive trading, and lending products outside the regulatory perimeter of the country they operate in.

×

Misleading agents

Anything that asks an agent to claim it is human, or to hide that an answer was generated.

● Read the full ethics policy → noqta.tn/ethics

noqta · noun · arabic
نقطة
"a single point — small, precise, on purpose."
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