Software & DevOps
Run terminal commands with Copilot agent mode
Users report the agent sometimes fails to read terminal output and may undo correct code; workarounds include switching shells.
GitHub Copilot
Software & DevOps
Shipping code, reviewing PRs, running infra, and fixing things at 3am.
198 use cases
Software & DevOps
Port a Chrome extension to Safari
The author had ChatGPT take the Session Buddy extension source from Chrome, port it to Safari and install it, taking about 20 minutes.
ChatGPT
Software & DevOps
Build an invitation card website purely by prompting
A user built a frontend-only invitation site with animations, images and navigation for his girlfriend, giving instructions to Cursor without touching the code.
Cursor
Software & DevOps
Have Copilot coding agent write and push code
A developer found the agent good at context and code, but it pushed to a branch leaving main empty and spent hours checking after being told to proceed.
GitHub Copilot
Software & DevOps
Spend leftover AI quota on reviewable PRs
RemainderBot uses a founder's goals and task lists to write PRs with spare Claude and Codex quota, producing 111 PRs including call prep and prototypes.
Claude · Codex
Software & DevOps
Build a multilingual typing app for language learning
A buildathon participant used Replit Agent for the first time to create LingoType, a typing app for mastering new languages.
Replit Agent
Software & DevOps
Queue maintenance and bug fixes for Cursor background agents
A developer authorized the GitHub app so Cursor background agents cloned repos into sandboxes, branched, and worked through a day's queue of maintenance, features and bug fixes.
Cursor
Software & DevOps
Write a Linux kernel improvement with Claude Code
Linus Torvalds is working on a sizable Linux kernel patch written with Claude Code, per the headline.
Claude Code
Software & DevOps
Assign website tweaks to Copilot coding agent
An author gave the Copilot coding agent two small changes on their own site; it opened draft PRs and the spacing change was good enough to merge.
GitHub Copilot
Software & DevOps
Rewrite a runtime from TypeScript to Rust with agents
GitHub engineers used Copilot tools to have agents write most of an 800,000-line Rust rewrite of the Copilot runtime across 128 PRs, fixing a few regressions.
GitHub Copilot
Software & DevOps
Find code faster with a local search agent
A small local agent navigates ColGrep multivector code search and reads files to find things quicker and cheaper, and can be plugged into Claude Code.
Claude Code
Software & DevOps
Iterate on tasks with Copilot CLI autopilot and fleet
The author used autopilot to iterate until done and /fleet to split work across parallel subagents, noting overhead on small tasks.
GitHub Copilot
Software & DevOps
Build a dramatic digital envelope app for asking friends for money
Used Replit Agent and Design Mode to build an app with decoy messages, drum rolls and live status tracking for a buildathon.
Replit Agent
Software & DevOps
Auto-generate a searchable help video library for an app
Used Replit Agent to build a /help page that generates tutorial videos via scenes, Playwright recording, TTS narration and ffmpeg stitching.
Replit Agent
Software & DevOps
Update a legacy Telegram bot and refactor an app
The author used Replit Agent to update a Telegram bot to a newer API, which only worked after some iterations, and to refactor a card-collection app including a database schema change.
Replit Agent
Software & DevOps
Run parallel local coding agent sessions
A developer runs up to 10 coding agent sessions at once, using Claude Code and local models on RTX 3090s with cached contexts for daily development work.
Claude Code
Software & DevOps
Fix app bugs, harden security and ship fixes autonomously
Omar used Hermes Agent to fix priority bugs in his health app while at work, isolate browser logins, design an infographic banner, and ship production fixes with verified health checks.
Hermes Agent
Software & DevOps
Build a project management tool with a 24-hour agent run
Ran a Cursor agent continuously for 24 hours to build a project management tool; the app fully works but is not production ready.
Cursor