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Coding agent

What does “Coding agent” mean?

Coding agent: Agent specialized for software work: it can read a codebase, edit files, run commands and tests, and iterate on errors. Coding agents run in terminals, editors or cloud environments, with varying levels of permission over the developer's machine.

Coding agent visual guide: Agent specialized for software work: it can read a codebase, edit files, run commands and tests, and iterate on errors. Coding agents run in terminals, editors or cloud environments, with varying levels of permission over the developer's machine.
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What is an example of “Coding agent”?

Claude Code and OpenAI Codex are examples; a developer might ask one to add a feature and open a pull request for review.

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