Glossary · term
Background coding agents
Asynchronous coding agents that run in sandboxes or on a copy of the repository: they execute tasks in parallel in the background, generate pull requests, and leave logs and test evidence for human review, rather than working interactively in the editor.
Products2025Wave 3 · 2025–26Maturity: 4/5
Maturity rationale
OpenAI Codex + GitHub + Cursor production category
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