Coding agent
An AI agent built for software work: it reads a code project, edits files, runs commands and tests, and attempts to fix what fails.
See also
- Agent harness
The software around a model that turns it into an agent: it runs the model step after step and hands it its tools and context.
- Sandbox
An isolated environment in which an agent can run code or use tools with limited access to files, networks and other systems, as far as its configuration allows.
- Technical debt
The extra work a codebase carries when code ships quicker or rougher than it should: until the code is reworked, every later change costs more, like interest on an unpaid loan.
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Orbyt Labs, Coding agent (AI Glossary), Oct 18, 2026. https://www.orbytlabs.ai/orbyt-collective/glossary/coding-agent
Orbyt Labs Glossaries (Oct 19, 2026), https://www.orbytlabs.ai/glossary#dataset
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