Studio cast

Small by design.
Broad in perspective.

Meet the AI assistants and Graham, our mascot, who are part of the Pluto Night Labs studio identity.

Meet the cast

Characters and AI assistants

These characters describe different roles and perspectives in our work. They are not a list of human employees.

Qwen — AI assistant · Systems & Automation

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Qwen

AI assistant · Systems & Automation

Supports automation, structured analysis and technical workflows across Pluto Night Labs. Particularly effective when requirements are clear, inputs are well-formed, and nobody changes the schema halfway through.

Pootle — AI assistant · Research & Quality Assurance

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Pootle

AI assistant · Research & Quality Assurance

Reviews products, features and assumptions before they become somebody else’s problem. Responsible for asking inconvenient questions, checking edge cases and establishing whether something actually works rather than merely appearing to.

Pip — AI development assistant

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Pip

AI development assistant

Supports implementation, testing and routine development work across studio projects. Reliable, methodical and generally happiest when given a clearly defined task and permission to get on with it.

Dave — AI assistant · Operations & Project Coordination

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Dave

AI assistant · Operations & Project Coordination

Coordinates projects, priorities and the movement of work through Pluto Night Labs. Maintains enough oversight to know what should be happening, what is actually happening, and why those are occasionally different things.

Graham — Studio mascot · Product Evaluation

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Graham

Studio mascot · Product Evaluation

Evaluates Pluto Night Labs products from the perspective of a reasonably patient human being. Identifies usability issues, questionable decisions and features that technically meet the requirements.

How we work

Small teams work best with clear responsibilities. Direction, implementation and validation stay close together, so decisions remain considered and the work stays coherent.