Services
Five AI-powered products from Microforge Works
FutureCustomer Lab
Business Validation Platform with 100 AI Personas
A platform where 100 realistic AI personas — reflecting Japanese census demographics — evaluate your business idea's success probability in 60 seconds. Validated across 1,001 companies with a 0.83 correlation between AI evaluation and real market outcomes. Replaces traditional market research (¥500K–5M, 2–6 weeks) for just ¥9,800/month.
Key Features
100 AI Persona Evaluation
100 AI personas with diverse demographics based on Japanese census data simultaneously evaluate your concept, target, and pricing — returning results in 60 seconds.
Quantitative Results
Auto-generates interest rates, rejection reasons, and improvement suggestions. Supports NPS, CSAT, CES, PMF research, and price sensitivity analysis.
Custom Persona Generation
Starter plan lets you specify target demographics (e.g., "women ages 20-30 in corporate roles") to generate custom personas for deep-dive validation of specific segments.
Academic Foundation
Built on Stanford's 'Generative Agents' and MIT's 'Synthetic Users' research, with demonstrated validity of LLM-based surveys backed by academic studies.
AIO Score
AI Search Optimization Diagnostic Tool (19 Items · Free Scans)
A tool that helps optimize your website for the AI search era. With 40% of Gen Z using AI search and traditional CTR down 25%, 96% of websites are not yet AI-ready. Diagnoses how well AI agents like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity can recognize and recommend your site across 5 categories and 19 items, providing scores and improvement suggestions. Free plan includes 3 scans/month.
Key Features
19-Item AIO Diagnosis
Evaluates your site across 5 categories and 19 items — metadata, structured data, content quality, technical elements, and AI-specific features — generating a 0-100 AIO Score.
Category-Based Scoring
Pinpoints specific gaps: 99% of sites lack llms.txt, 87% lack FAQ schema, 72% have insufficient JSON-LD. Each item is individually scored so you know exactly what to fix.
AI Real-World Testing
Tests your site by querying actual AI agents about it, verifying recognition and recommendation status. Also generates competitor comparison reports.
Improvement Report
Provides specific, actionable recommendations to improve AI agent recognition based on diagnostic results.
AI Access Monitor
AI Crawl Visualization, Blocking & License Management (Free to Start)
A SaaS tool that visualizes and controls how AI crawlers access your site. Automatically detects 28 AI bot types — including GPTBot (OpenAI), ClaudeBot (Anthropic), PerplexityBot, and CCBot — and shows access trends, bot breakdowns, and frequently crawled URLs on a real-time dashboard. Block bots with HTTP 402 (Payment Required) and monetize via Stripe licensing. Install with a single script tag in your site's head.
Key Features
28 AI Bot Auto-Detection
Automatically identifies 28 AI crawler types by User-Agent string, including GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, CCBot, Google-Extended, Diffbot, and Bytespider. New bots are added continuously.
Real-Time Dashboard
Visualize daily/monthly AI access trends, bot-type breakdowns, and most-crawled URL rankings in real time. Estimated value of each access event is calculated automatically.
Tollgate — HTTP 402 Blocking
Returns HTTP 402 (Payment Required) to unlicensed AI bots, blocking access. Bot operators who purchase a license via Stripe are automatically allowed through. 95%+ block rate for declarative bots.
1-Line Script Tag Setup
Add a single script tag to your site's `<head>` and you're live — no server-side changes required. Free to start with no credit card needed. Tollgate licensing generates approximately ¥3,000/month per bot operator.
ReviewFlow
Google Review Diagnosis, Alerts, and AI Reply Generation
A review management tool that helps businesses improve Google review response rates and convert reputation work into customer acquisition. Enter a Google Maps URL to diagnose unanswered reviews, low ratings, and improvement points. ReviewFlow sends LINE and email alerts for new or low-rated reviews and generates three AI reply drafts — polite, casual, and short — for salons, beauty businesses, clinics, restaurants, and other local services.
Key Features
30-Second Google Review Diagnosis
Enter a Google Maps URL to check unanswered reviews, low-rated reviews, and response improvement points. You can register for free immediately after the diagnosis.
Instant LINE and Email Alerts
Detects new and low-rated reviews and notifies your team via LINE or email, helping review response work become part of daily operations.
Three AI Reply Draft Styles
AI reads each review and generates polite, casual, and short reply drafts. Teams can review and edit before posting, keeping responses accurate and on-brand.
Built for Local Service Businesses
Works for salons, hair salons, nail salons, esthetics, clinics, dental practices, restaurants, and other service businesses where Google reviews affect acquisition.
Takuken FastPass OS
AI Learning OS for Passing the Real Estate Transaction Agent Exam
A learning service that optimizes preparation for Japan's Real Estate Transaction Agent exam with scientific spaced repetition and AI explanations. AI surfaces the questions most likely to improve your score now, designing study order, review timing, and understanding support around one KPI: breaking through the 37-point passing target. It is a Takuken-focused learning OS for beginners aiming to reach the passing range in 140-180 hours for ¥780/month.
Key Features
Scientific Spaced Repetition
Prioritizes questions that should be reviewed based on forgetting curves and answer history, helping knowledge stick instead of letting practice end after one attempt.
Personalized AI Explanations
AI explains missed questions and weak topics immediately, reinforcing understanding across civil law, real estate law, regulations, and other exam areas.
Optimized for 37+ Points
Sets the passing range around a 37-point target and prioritizes the areas where your current ability can improve scores most efficiently.
Designed for Beginners
Combines question practice, review, and AI explanation so beginners can aim for the passing range in 140-180 hours, with an accessible ¥780/month plan.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of business ideas does FutureCustomer Lab support?+
It supports all types of business ideas, both B2C and B2B. With 100 diverse AI personas evaluating simultaneously, you get feedback from a wide range of perspectives. The free plan includes 3 simulations per month; the Starter plan (¥9,800/month) includes 20.
How can I use AIO Score diagnostic results?+
Based on the results, you can implement specific improvements to increase your site's visibility to AI agents like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity. Improving metadata, structured data, and content quality will boost your exposure in AI search.
What types of websites does AI Access Monitor support?+
AI Access Monitor works with any website that outputs HTML — including WordPress, Next.js, Nuxt, and static sites. Simply add a single script tag to your site's `<head>` with no server-side changes required. The free plan includes core detection and dashboard features, while the Tollgate blocking feature is available on the Pro plan.
What types of businesses is ReviewFlow best for?+
ReviewFlow is best for local businesses where Google reviews affect acquisition, including hair salons, beauty salons, nail salons, esthetics, clinics, dental practices, and restaurants. It diagnoses reviews from a Google Maps URL, then reduces missed responses and manual work with LINE/email alerts and AI reply drafts.
Can beginners use Takuken FastPass OS?+
Yes. It combines scientific spaced repetition with AI explanations so beginners can aim for the passing range in 140-180 hours. AI suggests the questions to work on next and reinforces weak topics immediately, making self-study less ambiguous.