A sandboxed agent checks daily whether the product spec and the code still agree

Sandboxed agent checks spec and code drift daily, triages findings, and surfaces issues; it revealed product miscommunications on the team.

How it works

A sandboxed agent checks spec and code drift daily
Triages the findings
Surfaces issues that revealed product miscommunications on the team

Why it’s worth knowing

The drift it catches most is between people, recorded in files.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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