[Canonical HTML page](https://githits.com/blog/tag/agents/) Topic # Agents 20 posts in this topic. ![Six lifecycle stages connecting a local project to its open-source dependencies](/_astro/how-coding-agents-use-githits-across-the-software-development-lifecycle-v2.CkkRG2o3_Z1VOYGS.webp) August 27, 2026 ## [How coding agents use GitHits across the software development lifecycle](/blog/how-coding-agents-use-githits-across-the-software-development-lifecycle.md) How coding agents inspect external open-source dependencies across the software development lifecycle (SDLC). [Agents](/blog/tag/agents.md) · [Engineering](/blog/tag/engineering.md) · [SDLC](/blog/tag/sdlc.md) ![A glowing source-code file connected directly to an abstract coding-agent node](/_astro/source-code-as-primary-context-for-coding-agents.CexXd42u_Z17rRqz.webp) August 24, 2026 ## [Source code as primary context for coding agents](/blog/source-code-as-primary-context-for-coding-agents.md) Coding agents should inspect source code directly, use deterministic search for retrieval, and reserve model reasoning for understanding and decisions. [Agents](/blog/tag/agents.md) · [Engineering](/blog/tag/engineering.md) · [Code Navigation](/blog/tag/code-navigation.md) ![Split-screen Three.js game comparison with a VS badge — a character running along a cliff path on the left, a sailboat on the water on the right](/_astro/three-js-game-with-and-without-githits.C2lzLXnc_Z2l3ORy.webp) August 17, 2026 ## [Building a Three.js Game With and Without GitHits](/blog/three-js-game-with-and-without-githits.md) We ran the same model and the same prompt twice to build a Three.js game — one agent with GitHits, one without. Here is how far each got. [Agents](/blog/tag/agents.md) · [Workflow](/blog/tag/workflow.md) ![Six Postgres 19 features compared with coding-agent answers with and without GitHits](/_astro/postgres-19-coding-agents-githits.7bR2wdu3_aaz0s.webp) July 21, 2026 ## [Six Postgres 19 Features Your Coding Agent Does Not Know About](/blog/postgres-19-coding-agents-githits.md) We used GitHits to explore the Postgres 19 release and surface what changed. Six features came back. A coding agent without GitHits could not reach any of them. [Product](/blog/tag/product.md) · [Agents](/blog/tag/agents.md) · [Postgres](/blog/tag/postgres.md) ![The Agent Runner title screen: a synthwave logo flanked by two pixel-art coding-agent characters, presented by GitHits](/_astro/agent-runner-the-making-of.BcljSqmw_ZYwvAR.webp) July 20, 2026 ## [How we built Agent Runner with AI coding tools](/blog/agent-runner-the-making-of.md) How Agent Runner went from a 23-minute prototype to a finished game built with coding agents, source context, generated concepts, and hand-made art. [Agents](/blog/tag/agents.md) · [Product](/blog/tag/product.md) · [Workflow](/blog/tag/workflow.md) ![Apple container and Docker Desktop architecture paths compared in the GitHits dark wireframe style](/_astro/apple-container-vs-docker-desktop.rCVPWdxc_Z1rltRk.webp) July 7, 2026 ## [Apple container vs Docker Desktop: What the Source Says](/blog/apple-container-vs-docker-desktop.md) A source-backed comparison of Apple container and Docker Desktop on macOS, using GitHits to trace every architecture claim to docs and code. [Product](/blog/tag/product.md) · [Agents](/blog/tag/agents.md) · [Open Source](/blog/tag/open-source.md) ![Documentation and source-code context panels connected to the same abstract coding-agent node](/_astro/githits-vs-context7-for-ai-coding-agents-v2.CQsTTGOe_ZP5JwV.webp) June 30, 2026 ## [GitHits vs Context7: Which Context Tool Should Your Agent Use?](/blog/githits-vs-context7-for-ai-coding-agents.md) Compare GitHits and Context7 for AI coding agents: docs, implementation examples, source navigation, package metadata, MCP, and CLI workflows. [Product](/blog/tag/product.md) · [Agents](/blog/tag/agents.md) · [MCP](/blog/tag/mcp.md) ![A prompt and coding-agent node guiding a short sequence of checked setup steps](/_astro/githits-onboarding-skill-agent-setup-v3.CLLmjqdK_UeSYD.webp) June 22, 2026 ## [Let Your Agent Set Up GitHits for You](/blog/githits-onboarding-skill-agent-setup.md) Install the GitHits onboarding skill so your agent can create your account, configure supported tools, and guide setup from one prompt. [Product](/blog/tag/product.md) · [Onboarding](/blog/tag/onboarding.md) · [Agents](/blog/tag/agents.md) ![Three source-code files converging into a searchable index](/_astro/what-it-actually-takes-to-index-open-source-v2.D3q8GDem_OrzlJ.webp) June 16, 2026 ## [What It Actually Takes to Index Open Source](/blog/what-it-actually-takes-to-index-open-source.md) A look under the hood of GitHits, what a real open-source index requires, and why search-and-rerank depends on its source. [Product](/blog/tag/product.md) · [Open Source](/blog/tag/open-source.md) · [Agents](/blog/tag/agents.md) · [Code Navigation](/blog/tag/code-navigation.md) ![A queued mutation moving through persisted storage, resuming after a break, and completing successfully](/_astro/tanstack-query-checkout-outbox-case-study-v2.DwFhMlLE_ZDLq3k.webp) June 15, 2026 ## [Resuming persisted mutations in TanStack Query](/blog/tanstack-query-checkout-outbox-case-study.md) How Codex fixed an offline checkout mutation that stopped working after reload. [Case Study](/blog/tag/case-study.md) · [Agents](/blog/tag/agents.md) · [TypeScript](/blog/tag/typescript.md) · [React](/blog/tag/react.md) ![Three tenant inputs routed through a context-aware selector into one tool](/_astro/pydantic-ai-tenant-routing-case-study-v2.CL1B3-r0_2pHaD7.webp) June 14, 2026 ## [Fixing tenant-aware tools in Pydantic AI](/blog/pydantic-ai-tenant-routing-case-study.md) How Codex fixed Pydantic AI tools that ignored per-run tenant data. [Case Study](/blog/tag/case-study.md) · [Agents](/blog/tag/agents.md) · [Python](/blog/tag/python.md) ![A wireframe sphere in the GitHits brand style](/_astro/code-navigation-give-your-agent-real-access-to-the-source.DycQhKuW_1oWInh.webp) June 10, 2026 ## [Code Navigation: Give Your Agent Real Access to the Source](/blog/code-navigation-give-your-agent-real-access-to-the-source.md) A new code navigation skill gives your agent search, file listing, read, and grep across a codebase, so its answers come from the actual code. [Product](/blog/tag/product.md) · [Agents](/blog/tag/agents.md) · [Code Navigation](/blog/tag/code-navigation.md) ![Stacked wireframe boxes in the GitHits brand style](/_astro/compare-coding-agents-by-how-they-actually-behave.BI3esqOF_1u16TJ.webp) June 10, 2026 ## [Hermes vs OpenClaw: Compare Coding Agents by How They Actually Behave](/blog/compare-coding-agents-by-how-they-actually-behave.md) Use GitHits in the research phase to compare coding agents by their real behavior, before you clone a repo or write code. [Workflow](/blog/tag/workflow.md) · [Agents](/blog/tag/agents.md) · [Code Navigation](/blog/tag/code-navigation.md) ![Stacked glowing layers rising in the GitHits brand style](/_astro/connect-your-agents-to-githits-with-a-single-command.DlII8i0F_Z2oTJWQ.webp) June 10, 2026 ## [Connect Your Agents to GitHits with a Single Command](/blog/connect-your-agents-to-githits-with-a-single-command.md) Run one init command to detect your installed agents, configure them to use GitHits, and sign in, at the user or project level. [Product](/blog/tag/product.md) · [Onboarding](/blog/tag/onboarding.md) · [Agents](/blog/tag/agents.md) ![A wireframe brain in the GitHits brand style](/_astro/package-intelligence-vet-a-dependency-before-you-adopt-it.CfaThqH6_xPAOp.webp) June 10, 2026 ## [Package Intelligence: Vet a Dependency Before You Adopt It](/blog/package-intelligence-vet-a-dependency-before-you-adopt-it.md) A new package skill gives your agent license, dependency, vulnerability, changelog, and upgrade-review data before you add a dependency. [Product](/blog/tag/product.md) · [Agents](/blog/tag/agents.md) · [Package Intelligence](/blog/tag/package-intelligence.md) ![A duck in flight rendered in the GitHits brand style, evoking DuckDB](/_astro/duckdb-api-migration-case-study.CixsVP3b_Z1msY9P.webp) June 3, 2026 ## [Fixing a DuckDB table function migration](/blog/duckdb-api-migration-case-study.md) How Codex fixed a DuckDB v1.3.2 table function migration with version-specific source from GitHits. [Case Study](/blog/tag/case-study.md) · [Agents](/blog/tag/agents.md) · [C++](/blog/tag/c.md) ![Wireframe database tables with a checkmark, in the GitHits brand style](/_astro/sqlx-querybuilder-safety-case-study.BjId16oH_1H7VqW.webp) June 3, 2026 ## [Migrating dynamic SQL safely in SQLx 0.9](/blog/sqlx-querybuilder-safety-case-study.md) How Codex migrated dynamic SQL to SQLx 0.9 without turning user input into query text. [Case Study](/blog/tag/case-study.md) · [Agents](/blog/tag/agents.md) · [Rust](/blog/tag/rust.md) ![Running npx githits@latest init in the terminal](/_astro/githits-cli.Dqpjghlj_sO9I5.webp) May 7, 2026 ## [GitHits CLI Launch: 14 Tools for Agentic Code Search & Package Navigation](/blog/githits-cli.md) GitHits CLI is here. Install in one command and give agents 14 tools for code search, package inspection, documentation, and grounded open-source examples. [Product](/blog/tag/product.md) · [CLI](/blog/tag/cli.md) · [Agents](/blog/tag/agents.md) ![Context is King title card over a desert landscape, in the GitHits brand style](/_astro/source-grounded-context-for-coding-agents.OogxpMY-_2teydn.webp) May 5, 2026 ## [Context is King #4: Source-Grounded Context for Coding Agents](/blog/source-grounded-context-for-coding-agents.md) Nathan Burg on source-grounded context for coding agents, and why real data matters when building AI workflows developers can actually trust. [Context is King](/blog/tag/context-is-king.md) · [Talk](/blog/tag/talk.md) · [Agents](/blog/tag/agents.md) ![Context is King title card over a blue glass-panel background, in the GitHits brand style](/_astro/open-source-code-context-for-coding-agents.CJyjXDBz_Z1Lw0uH.webp) April 23, 2026 ## [Context is King #3: Open-Source Code as Context for Coding Agents](/blog/open-source-code-context-for-coding-agents.md) Olli-Pekka Heinisuo on how open-source code becomes useful context for coding agents, from generic answers to grounded examples from real repos. [Context is King](/blog/tag/context-is-king.md) · [Open Source](/blog/tag/open-source.md) · [Agents](/blog/tag/agents.md)