Honest about where
we're at.
Farin is an early preview built from years of running a real bakery. It's powerful, but it's not perfect. This page is an honest breakdown of current limitations, what we're working on next, and how you can help shape what gets built.
🔒 Modules currently disabled
These exist in our internal system but aren't yet open — we need operator input to generalize them properly.
Production Planning
Our production planning system is deeply tied to our specific label printers and QR-code workflow. The core logic is there, but the input/output pathways are too narrow to work well for other operations without becoming brittle. We expect we'll need 3–4 distinct implementation pathways depending on operation size and setup.
Want this? Email us or post in the Feedback Hub describing your current production workflow — how you batch, label, and track items. That context shapes what we build.
Inventory Management
Inventory tracking is partially built, but we've paused it because every operation counts inventory differently — by weight, unit, batch, or location. Getting this wrong means bad data, which is worse than no data.
Want this? Tell us how your current inventory system works — what you track, how often you count, and what you need to know. Post in the Feedback Hub or email us directly.
📤 Import & Export
We've built this over years without other systems in mind. Here's the situation and how to work with it.
Farin doesn't yet have many bulk import or export interfaces. That's a side-effect of being built as internal tooling — data went in by hand and stayed in. This changes as we open up to other operators.
The good news: the app is essentially a wrapper around a PostgreSQL database, so integrations are straightforward. Here's how to get your data in or out:
Getting data in
Email us an example of data you need to bulk-load — recipes from Word docs, spreadsheets, your current system export. We'll help map and import it.
Examples: recipe libraries, customer lists, ingredient databases, historical orders.
Getting data out
Tell us where you need to send data and the format required. Post in the Feedback Hub or email us with your destination system (e.g. QuickBooks Online) and any format spec.
Common needs: accounting exports, payroll reports, sales summaries.
For the technical
You can generate an API key in Settings and directly read or write your data via our fully documented REST endpoints. No waiting on us.
Scoped per-company, per-domain. Read-only or read-write depending on key permissions.
⚠️ Current limitations by module
Where the platform is narrower than it will eventually be.
Payroll
Partial- Arizona only right now. Most states are straightforward to add — post in the Feedback Hub with the state (and city if it has a local income tax) and we'll prioritize it. Some states with highly complex filing requirements may take longer.
- Tax filing is semi-manual. The system calculates all withholdings automatically and generates quarterly and annual forms ready to print, sign, and mail. You are responsible for submitting them. We provide full reports, payment amounts due, reminders, and instructions.
- Direct deposit via Mercury Bank only. Mercury offers a full API, free for up to 100 payments/month ($29/mo for unlimited beyond that). Quick to set up. Stripe direct deposit can be enabled if needed at $1.50 per payment. Alternatively, pay via check, Zelle, or ACH through your own bank.
Accounting
Partial- Automatic transaction imports: Square and Stripe only. These are the two payment processors we use at the bakery. If you use a different processor, email or post in the Feedback Hub with the provider name and we'll look at adding an integration.
Retail Ordering
PlannedWe'd love to add consumer-facing retail ordering features, but we need to hear what operators actually need before building. Every operation is different.
Examples of things we're thinking about: product modifiers, weekly bread subscription orders, daily inventory caps for pre-orders, pickup windows, and loyalty. If any of these would help your business, tell us — and tell us how your current ordering flow works.