How we built a coding agent that lives in Slack, and the recipe to build your own

At Bitrise, an innovative AI-powered coding agent named Kolega operates autonomously within Slack to streamline software development processes. This agent, which doesn't require a laptop, can independently manage a range of tasks from reading Jira tickets to writing and testing code, opening pull requests, and closing tickets, all while providing updates in Slack threads. The unique architecture that makes Kolega effective is a small, secure orchestrator integrated with Slack, which delegates coding tasks to disposable Remote Dev Environments (RDEs), ensuring security and flexibility. This setup allows Kolega to handle both routine and complex tasks without direct human intervention, except for the crucial steps of reviewing and merging code. The development team built this system to maintain control over sensitive operations and to tailor the agent’s functionality to their specific workflow. Bitrise has also shared an open-source reference implementation called bitclaw, allowing others to implement a similar system in their environments, complete with detailed security measures and customization options.

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