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What Coding Agents Are

A coding agent is effectively like talking to ChatGPT or Claude. It’s an LLM ((Large Language Model) - AI trained on massive amounts of text. It can understand and generate human-like language, like ChatGPT or Claude.), an AI system that can respond to you, but it also has access to the tools that your computer has access to.

This is the key difference between a regular chatbot and a coding agent: the agent can actually do things on your computer. It can read and write files, run commands in your terminal, install packages, and interact with your development environment. You’re not just having a conversation — you’re giving it the ability to take action.

Think of it this way: ChatGPT can tell you how to create a file, but a coding agent can actually create the file for you. It can navigate your file system, make changes to your code, run your tests, and see the results. All while explaining what it’s doing and why.

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