Paul Krill
Editor at Large

Sourcegraph unveils AI coding agents

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Jan 30, 20252 mins

Sourcegraph has rolled out an auto-edit capability to Cody and made a code review agent and API for building custom agents available through early access programs.

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Looking to challenge well-established GitHub Copilot in AI-powered coding assistance, Sourcegraph has announced coding agents for code review, code migration, testing, documentation, and notification, along with an API for building custom agents.

Sourcegraph made the announcement on January 29. The Code Review Agent and the Agent API are available via early access programs, whereas the other agents will become available in the coming months, the company said. Sourcegraph also announced auto-edit for Sourcegraph Cody for Visual Studio Code, an AI-powered feature that suggests edits in a current file and elsewhere based on recent edits and instant code review, testing, and documentation feedback from agents. The company said it began to roll out auto-edit for Cody users today.

Sourcegraph also announced a unified experience for code search, chat, and agents in the editor, code review, and on the web, powered by an agentic RAG layer for greater accuracy. With agentic chat enabled, Sourcegraph Cody gains access to a suite of tools for retrieving and refining context including code search, code base files, the terminal, web browser searches, and any OpenCtx-compatible development tools.

Paul Krill

Paul Krill is editor at large at InfoWorld. Paul has been covering computer technology as a news and feature reporter for more than 35 years, including 30 years at InfoWorld. He has specialized in coverage of software development tools and technologies since the 1990s, and he continues to lead InfoWorld’s news coverage of software development platforms including Java and .NET and programming languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, and Go. Long trusted as a reporter who prioritizes accuracy, integrity, and the best interests of readers, Paul is sought out by technology companies and industry organizations who want to reach InfoWorld’s audience of software developers and other information technology professionals. Paul has won a “Best Technology News Coverage” award from IDG.

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