coding-agents.qmd

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We recommend working with **[AI coding agents](https://github.com/features/copilot/agents)**
to [help you code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI-assisted_software_development).

# What Is a Language Model? {#sec-ai-language-model}

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# What are AI coding agents?

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# Coding-Agent Platforms {#sec-ai-coding-agent-platforms}

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# Catalog and Comparison of Coding Agents {#sec-ai-catalog-coding-agents}

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# What are AI harnesses? {#sec-ai-harnesses}

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# How Agents Are Structured and Implemented {#sec-ai-agent-implementation}

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# How Harnesses and Agents Are Built {#sec-ai-harness-construction}

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# What Kind of Program Is an Agent? {#sec-ai-agent-program-kind}

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# How Does a Harness Relate to an Agent? {#sec-ai-harness-agent-relationship}

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# The Harness Landscape in 2026 {#sec-ai-harness-landscape}

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# Custom Harnesses and How to Build Our Own {#sec-ai-custom-harnesses}

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# Where Current Practice Is Discussed: Reddit Communities {#sec-ai-guidance-sources}

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# AI Agents and the Technological Singularity

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# Relative Advantages of AI and Humans

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# How to Work with Coding Agents

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# Useful Prompt Formats

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# Addressing Failing GitHub Actions Workflows {#sec-ai-addressing-failing-workflows}

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# Benefits and Hazards {#sec-ai-benefits-hazards}

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# Best Practices for Safe and Successful Use {#sec-ai-best-practices}

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# Firewall and Network Configuration

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# Running Coding Agents Offline {#sec-ai-offline}

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# Connecting OpenCode to Local Models {#sec-ai-opencode-ollama}

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# Connecting OpenCode to OpenRouter {#sec-ai-opencode-openrouter}

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# Running Claude Code with Non-Anthropic Models {#sec-ai-claude-code-other-models}

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# Small, Local Models for Autonomous Agentic Coding {#sec-ai-small-local-models}

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# Configuring GitHub Copilot Settings {#sec-ai-copilot-settings}

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# Connecting VS Code to a Custom Model Endpoint (BYOK) {#sec-ai-byok-vscode}

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# Configuring the Agent Environment

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# Agent Skills {#sec-ai-agent-skills}

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# The Posit Skill Collection {#sec-ai-posit-skills}

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# Posit AI Tooling on GitHub {#sec-ai-posit-dev-ai-repos}

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# Useful plugins {#sec-ai-useful-plugins}

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# The plugin catalog {#sec-ai-plugin-catalog}

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# Customizing an Agent {#sec-ai-customization}

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# How the Config Reaches a Machine {#sec-ai-config-install}

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# Claude Code Cloud Environments {#sec-ai-claude-cloud-env}

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# Using a ChatGPT Account for Codex Pull-Request Reviews {#sec-ai-codex-github-review}

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# Where Pull-Request Review Lives in Claude Code Action {#sec-ai-claude-code-action-review}

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# Gemini Review Action for GitHub Pull Requests {#sec-ai-gemini-review-action}

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# Gemini Code Assist for Repository Code Review {#sec-ai-gemini-code-assist-review}

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# How a Session Learns a PR Changed {#sec-ai-pr-activity-notifications}

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# When to use a coding agent {#sec-ai-when-to-use}

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# Editing with `.docx` files

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# Copilot Instructions for this Repository

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# Using Copilot Review Before Human Review

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# Reviewing a Copilot PR You Didn't Create

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# Agent Sessions and Handoff in Visual Studio Code {#sec-ai-vscode-agent-sessions}

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# Installing Claude Code on Windows {#sec-ai-claude-code-windows}

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# Setting up MCP servers {#sec-ai-mcp-server-setup}

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# Google Antigravity Python SDK {#sec-ai-antigravity-python-sdk}

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# Unbounded Context with Magic Context {#sec-ai-magic-context}

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# Spec-Driven Development with Conductor {#sec-ai-conductor-extension}

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# Anatomy of Agent Plugins {#sec-ai-plugins-deep-dive}

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# Multi-Agent Orchestration with Oh My OpenCode / Oh My OpenAgent {#sec-ai-oh-my-opencode}

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# The OpenCode Ecosystem {#sec-ai-opencode-ecosystem}

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# Managing Gemini API Spend and Cost Optimization {#sec-ai-gemini-spend-management}

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# Collaborative AI Workspaces: Claude Cowork and Gemini Spark {#sec-ai-collaborative-workspaces}

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# References {.unnumbered}

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