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# Engineering

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![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)

![Abstract signal traces passing through a circular aperture in GitHits pink and orange](/_astro/snoop-away.kiBiGIxY_Z1dkeol.webp)

July 16, 2026

## [Snoop away](/blog/snoop-away.md)

What a user's full GitHits MCP trace revealed about slow indexing, excessive tool calls, JSON overhead, missing visibility, and what we're changing.

[Product](/blog/tag/product.md) · [Engineering](/blog/tag/engineering.md) · [MCP](/blog/tag/mcp.md)