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Ismail Pelaseyed
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Ismail Pelaseyed is the CTO and co-founder of Superagent, a Y Combinator Winter 2024 company building a platform for product teams to ship AI-generated code safely. He explains guided coding for existing production codebases, how coding agents like Devin compare to Cursor and Lovable, and why he thinks no single agent will win. In this episode: • What is Superagent? • What is guided coding vs vibe coding? • How much of Superagent's code does AI write? • Does Ismail think coding agents have moats
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Currently we are building a uh platform for product teams where they can do what we call guided coding.
We use Devon internally. I think Devon produces around 70% of our own code.
I think Devon 1.0 was that early sign. But with the new Devon 2.0 I am you know really impressed by by how it works.
I think that being too similar is usually not a good thing. You would want some, you know, spread on the way you think and and what you do and that kind of thing.
FAQ
What does Superagent build?
Superagent builds a platform for product teams to do guided coding, allowing them to ship AI-generated code into production in a controlled, grounded environment.
How does Superagent ground its coding AI for existing platforms?
They connect to existing services like GitHub, Linear, and error logs, sucking in that information so the agent can do research and generate custom prompts for coding agents.
How long have the co-founders of Superagent been working together?
Ismail Pelaseyed and his co-founder Allan have been building companies and working together for the past 12 years.
Where can people learn more about Superagent and read their blog?
People can visit superagent.sh to learn more about the company and read their blog posts about AI, the future, and building efficient coding agents.
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