# Why we ship tools as modules

Engineering · 2026-10-02

> Shared brand and auth. Isolated code and data tables. Extract only when a tool outgrows the app.

Source: https://codecusp.com/blog/why-modular-tools

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Separate projects sound clean until you need one login, one design system, and pretty URLs like `/md-to-pdf`.

Our bet: a modular monolith. Prefixed tables per tool, dedicated queues for heavy work, and the option to split a service later without rewriting the product.