Introducing the first agent for large-scale software development



AI Summary

Augment Agent Overview

  • Introduction by Guy from Augment Code, with V discussing the engineering aspects.
  • First AI agent designed for developers managing complex codebases.

Key Features

  • Memories: Agent learns and adapts to developer preferences.
  • Code Checkpoints: Allows rollback to previous workspace versions.
  • Native Tool Integrations: Expand context for the agent with a single click.
  • Context Engine: Offers a real-time view of the repository during complex tasks.

Benefits for Developers

  • Specifically designed to aid in large-scale software development, improving workflows around migration, testing, and internal tool building.
  • Early testing shows significant improvements and task-solving capabilities compared to other agents.

Future Developments

  • Focus on allowing developers to control multiple agents parallelly.

Demo Highlights by Chris

  • Demonstrated turning a GitHub issue into a pull request:
    1. Agent retrieves issue and creates an implementation plan.
    2. Edits files and runs necessary commands (e.g., for migrations).
    3. Reviews code changes file by file.
    4. Commits code and opens a pull request for team review.

Integration and Quality

  • Available in both VS Code and JetBrains IDEs.
  • Emphasis on maintaining quality through context awareness and integration with other tools like Linear, GitHub, Notion, Confluence, and Jira.

Conclusion

  • Available now in trial and paid versions, with encouragement for developers to explore and build using Augment Agents.