From idea to a shipped product, with a person still reviewing
Build with agents
Tools that help one person take an idea through to something live, with review still in the loop. A wrong turn costs time and attention.
In scope
- Coding agents and checks a builder can actually run
- Tools that turn a written spec into code, and keep the spec in step with the code, while a person judges the result
- Agents that can see the repository, the tickets, and the design, and that stop for approval
Out of scope
- Chat tools that leave no record of what changed
- Tools sold as a replacement for review
- Hosted demo builders that never touch a repository (see Demo and prototype)
Listings
4 in this sectionClaude Code
Anthropic's coding agent (terminal, editor extensions, Desktop Code tab, and cloud sessions) for reading a codebase, editing files, running commands, opening pull requests, and carrying development work through to release.
Cursor
Coding platform (desktop editor, command line, web, and Cloud Agents) for product and engineering teams to explore a codebase, plan and implement changes, open pull requests you can review, and review those requests with Bugbot.
Devin
Cognition’s AI software engineering platform (Devin Cloud web agent, Devin Desktop, CLI, Slack/Teams, API, Review, and Automations) for planning, implementing, testing, and shipping production changes across real repositories in the product development lifecycle.
Example Agent Loop
Example listing for Build with agents. Not a review of a real product.