Cole Murray: Stop 'Overindexing' on Basic AI Agent 'Computer Use'
Founders, your AI agents aren't just clicking buttons. Cole Murray reveals why true AI testing demands complex orchestration and deep codebase problem-solving.
Devin’s 80% Moment: Background Agents, 7x PRs, & End of Hand-Held Coding — Walden Yan & Cole Murray
With swyx, Alessio Fanelli, Walden Yan, Cole Murray · Sunday, May 31, 2026
This episode delves into the rapid evolution of AI coding agents, highlighted by Devin's increasing autonomy and efficiency. Guests Walden Yan and Cole Murray discuss the architectural decisions for these 'background agents,' challenges in setting up developer environments, and the shift from simple 'computer use' to complex 'testing' for AI. They also explore the ongoing debate between single and multi-agent systems, the importance of memory management, and diverse real-world use cases.
AI Agents: $1K/Engineer for Slack-Native SRE & PM Code
AI agents are delivering $1K-$5K ROI per engineer today. Learn how they're tackling auto-triage, security, and even letting PMs prompt code via Slack.
Agent Brains: Why Devin Separates AI from Your Secrets
Building AI agents? Walden Yan and Cole Murray explain the 'Harness In-Box vs. Out-of-Box' architecture. Learn why separating the agent's 'brain' from its 'hands' is critical for security and how Devin uses this approach.
Your Messy Dev Setup Cripples AI Agents. Fix It Now.
AI agents struggle with 'repo setup.' Walden Yan and Cole Murray reveal that a clean human dev environment directly improves agent performance. Here's how to fix it.