Mendral is an AI DevOps engineer that autonomously manages CI/CD pipelines. The platform observes, diagnoses, acts, and learns continuously, handling CI failures, flaky tests, slow builds, and code reviews. It aims to evolve into a self-improving software delivery system covering performance, quality, security, and compliance without manual intervention. Mendral was founded by the team behind Dagger and is a Y Combinator Winter 2026 company based in San Francisco.
Mendral
ActiveAI DevOps Engineer
Total raised
$500K
1 round
Stage
Seed
Jan 2026
Team
1-10
since 2026
Pricing
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Founded
2026
San Francisco, United States
Agent-ready
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AI DevOps engineer that autonomously manages CI/CD pipelines
Observes, diagnoses, acts, and learns continuously
Handles CI failures automatically
Detects and addresses flaky tests
Identifies and resolves slow builds
Assists with code reviews
Aims to evolve into a self-improving software delivery system covering performance, quality, security, and compliance
Built by the team behind Dagger; Y Combinator Winter 2026 company in San Francisco
12/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
Jan 2026 Seed $500K ● Y Combinator
Capital network
$500K raised ·1 backer·10 network links
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- What is Mendral?
- Mendral is an AI DevOps engineer that autonomously manages CI/CD pipelines, observing, diagnosing, fixing, and learning from issues like CI failures, flaky tests, and slow builds.
- What does Mendral aim to become?
- It aims to evolve into a self-improving software delivery system covering performance, quality, security, and compliance without manual intervention.
- Who built Mendral?
- Mendral was founded by the team behind Dagger and is a Y Combinator Winter 2026 company based in San Francisco.
- What CI/CD problems does Mendral handle?
- It handles CI failures, flaky tests, slow builds, and code reviews, working continuously to keep pipelines healthy.
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