People running coding agents across real repos: what breaks after the agent writes the code?
I’m seeing a pattern with teams adopting Claude Code, Cursor, Codex-style workflows, etc.
The coding step is not always the hardest part anymore. The harder part seems to be the layer around it:
- Which tickets/tasks are safe for an agent?
- How does the agent get the right repo context?
- Who reviews the output?
- How do you prevent secrets, migrations, infra changes, or risky refactors from slipping through?
- How do you coordinate multiple agents without losing track of state?
- How do you know whether your engineering org is actually ready for this?
I’m working on a readiness model for engineering teams adopting coding agents and would love feedback from people actually using them.
What would you include in an “AI engineering readiness” checklist?