What Screenplay Studios Inc. does

Screenplay Studios Inc., doing business as Graphite, develops an AI-powered code review and stacked pull request platform that is deeply integrated with GitHub. The product lets engineering teams break large code changes into smaller, dependent pull requests ("stacks") that can be reviewed and merged independently, addressing the long-standing bottleneck of large, slow-to-review PRs. The platform spans a proprietary CLI, a VS Code extension, a web-based PR dashboard with inbox, merge queue, and developer-productivity analytics, and an AI reviewer (Diamond / Graphite Chat, powered by Anthropic's Claude) that analyzes pull requests for bugs, security issues, logic errors, and code quality with codebase-aware context. In December 2025 Graphite was acquired by Cursor and now operates as part of Cursor's AI software development offering, with Cursor Cloud Agents integrated directly into Graphite for AI-generated PR creation and review.

The company sells through a product-led growth motion anchored by a free Hobby tier for individual developers, with paid Starter ($20/user/month) and Team ($40/user/month) tiers and an Enterprise tier with custom pricing, SAML, ACLs, audit logs, GHES support, and premium SLAs. Distribution combines self-serve GitHub OAuth signup, the VS Code marketplace, and a developer Slack community with a parallel enterprise sales motion. Customers include Shopify, Ramp, Asana, Semgrep, Tecton, Snowflake, Vercel, Datadog, DuckDuckGo, and The Browser Company, with reported outcomes such as 74% faster time between PRs merged, 33–65% more PRs shipped per developer, and 7 hours saved per engineer per week. Graphite raised a $52M Series B in March 2025, is SOC 2 Type II compliant, and is headquartered in SoHo, New York City with 51–100 employees.

Name

Screenplay Studios Inc.

Legal name

Screenplay Studios Inc.

Website

https://graphite.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Screenplay Studios Inc. (d/b/a Graphite) is an AI-powered code review platform that helps engineering teams ship higher-quality code faster through stacked pull requests, codebase-aware AI review, and GitHub, VS Code, and Cursor integrations. Acquired by Cursor in December 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Developer Tools

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

akta.pro primary industry

Process Mining & Task Mining Platforms (HDAEAHAD)

Keywords

• AI code review
• Stacked pull requests
• Developer productivity
• GitHub integration
• Merge queue

Headquarters

HQ city

West New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription (Multi-tier): Four-tier subscription model: Free Hobby tier for individuals, Starter ($20/user/month) for small teams, Team ($40/user/month) for growing teams with unlimited AI features, and Enterprise (custom pricing) for large organizations with advanced control and security features.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Graphite is an AI-powered code review platform integrated with GitHub that enables engineering teams to ship higher quality code faster through stacked pull request workflows, AI-driven code analysis, a stack-aware merge queue, and a unified PR inbox. The platform includes the Graphite CLI, VS Code extension, AI reviewer (Diamond powered by Claude), merge queue, PR inbox, and developer productivity insights, and was acquired by Cursor in December 2025.

Product overview

Graphite (Screenplay Studios Inc.) offers a unified AI-powered code review platform that combines stacked PR workflows with collaborative AI review. The core Graphite Platform integrates with GitHub to provide stacked PR management through the Graphite CLI, a PR Inbox for team collaboration, a Merge Queue for conflict-free merging, and Graphite Insights for developer productivity analytics. AI capabilities are delivered through Graphite Chat/AI Reviews powered by the 'Diamond' AI reviewer using Claude. The platform is enhanced by Cursor Cloud Agents for autonomous code generation and review, and CI Optimizer for reducing redundant CI runs. Pricing tiers include Hobby (free), Starter ($20/user/month), Team ($40/user/month with unlimited AI), and Enterprise (custom).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Graphite Platform AI-powered code review platform that connects with GitHub to help engineering teams review and ship code faster through stacked PR workflows.
• Graphite CLI Command-line tool for creating and managing interdependent stacked code changes in Git, providing simplified commands like 'gt create', 'gt submit', and 'gt sync' for streamlined stacking workflows.
• Graphite Chat Collaborative AI reviewer built into the PR page that provides instant context on code changes, fixes CI failures, and improves PRs through conversational interactions, using the codebase-aware 'Diamond' AI reviewer powered by Claude.
• AI Reviews Automated code analysis that reviews every pull request for bugs, security issues, logic errors, and code quality problems, providing one-click fixes and high-signal feedback.
• Merge Queue Stack-aware merge queue that lands PRs in order, keeps branches green, and prevents merge conflicts, supporting batching and parallel CI configurations to reduce CI runs and costs.
• PR Inbox Unified inbox for team pull requests with customizable filters, real-time GitHub sync, and keyboard shortcuts providing at-a-glance CI status, review status, and stack information.
• Graphite Insights Developer productivity metrics and analytics dashboard that measures PR throughput, review cycles, and engineering velocity over time, providing transparency across team roles.
• Cursor Cloud Agents AI agent system integrated into Graphite that can create PRs, make code changes, fix CI failures, and commit directly to branches, requiring a paid Cursor plan (Pro and above).
• CI Optimizer CI optimization feature that skips redundant test runs for stacked PRs by intelligently determining which tests need to run based on stack position, with integrations for Buildkite and GitHub Actions.
• VS Code Extension Visual extension for VS Code that makes stacking visual and simple from the IDE, allowing engineers to create and manage stacked PRs without leaving their development environment.
• Code Tours Interactive guided tours that walk reviewers through a codebase as part of the code review experience, announced as part of Graphite launch week features.
• Graphite Agent AI agent offering representing the next evolution of Graphite's AI code review capabilities, building on the Graphite Chat foundation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 74% decrease in median time between PRs merged
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AnthropiccoreTechnology or IntegrationGraphite uses Anthropic's Claude LLM to power its AI code review features (Diamond). Anthropic is listed as a subprocessor in Graphite's Data Processing Addendum.
• OpenAIcoreTechnology or IntegrationGraphite uses OpenAI LLMs to generate Outputs. OpenAI's Business Terms apply and OpenAI is listed as a subprocessor in Graphite's DPA.
• CursorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCursor Cloud Agents are deeply integrated into Graphite, allowing users to create, review, refine, and merge agent-generated PRs without leaving Graphite. Features include seamless handoff between Cursor and Graphite interfaces.
• GitHubcoreTechnology or IntegrationGraphite is built on GitHub's APIs and requires GitHub authentication. Deep GitHub sync and integration means teams stay coordinated with their GitHub workflows.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• GitLab: End-to-end DevSecOps platform with integrated merge requests and code review. Competes broadly for the same developer-collaboration budget as Graphite, though its review workflow is native rather than a layered product.
• Atlassian Bitbucket: Source-code hosting and code review tool within Atlassian's enterprise DevOps suite (paired with Jira/Confluence). Competes for enterprise code-review budget where Graphite is GitHub-only; relevant alternative in non-GitHub enterprises.
• GitHub Copilot: GitHub's integrated AI coding assistant with growing native code review and PR features. Largest incumbent threat — can bundle stacked-PRs and AI review capabilities directly into the platform where Graphite is built.

Others

• Linear: Issue tracking and project management tool with direct Graphite integration. Complementary in the developer workflow but not a code-review competitor; included for ecosystem relevance to Graphite's integration story and target buyer.
• CircleCI: CI/CD platform that intersects with Graphite's stack-aware CI Optimizer and merge queue capabilities. Complementary rather than directly competitive, but a relevant adjacent tool in the engineering-workflow consolidation decision.
• Cursor: Graphite's parent company and the leading AI coding IDE. While adjacent rather than competitive, Cursor's product roadmap now encompasses Graphite's review workflows and may vertically integrate review capabilities into the IDE.

Direct peers

• Greptile: AI code review tool that ingests full codebases to provide context-aware PR feedback. Direct overlap with Graphite's Diamond reviewer and Graphite Chat in serving engineering teams reviewing pull requests on GitHub.
• CodeRabbit: AI-powered code review for GitHub pull requests offering line-by-line automated reviews and one-click fixes. Most direct competitor to Graphite's AI Reviews and Graphite Chat, targeting the same developer and team segments on GitHub.
• Sourcery: AI-driven code review and refactoring assistant integrated with GitHub and IDEs. Directly overlaps with Graphite's AI Reviews and PR page experience for engineering teams seeking automated PR feedback and suggestions.

Emerging players

• Continue: Open-source AI code assistant for VS Code and JetBrains IDEs. Adjacent to Graphite's CLI/IDE extension story with overlap in serving AI-augmented developer productivity workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/withgraphite
• GitHubgithub.com/withgraphite
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@withgraphite
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/withgraphite

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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