Build internal real estate tools with Codex
A rental owner used Codex to make custom tools for offer pricing, property reports, and contract tracking.
Codex
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Coding agents that build, review, test, migrate and ship software. Each entry shows what the person asked for, how it went, and a prompt to try it yourself.
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Set up Claude Code to manage Tangled issues
They built a Tangled MCP server so Claude Code could check branches and handle issues for repos in owner/repo form.
Claude Code
Use Devin to turn tasks into ready-to-review PRs
Devin can take product work, implement it, and hand back a pull request for human review.
Devin
Use Manus for small coding builds and bug fixes
A reviewer put Manus through eight programming chores and found it dependable overall, with a few weak spots in validation and proof of execution.
Manus
Build a local AI setup and personal knowledge graph
They had Hermes Agent assemble a local AI stack and connect Gbrain for chat-based knowledge-graph lookups.
Hermes Agent
Use Devin for small pull requests
A team handed Devin narrow fixes in their repo, then reviewed the tests and pull requests it produced.
Devin
Build and verify a simple endpoint app
Devin created a small Node.js Express service, tested its routes, and added error handling in about 4 minutes.
Devin
Have Devin add a third-party token endpoint in your repo
A developer had Devin build a backend token endpoint from docs, then cleaned up the pull request through a few review cycles.
Devin
Turn ticketed work into PRs and repair failing checks
Cognition used Devin to turn Slack and Linear requests into pull requests, then keep fixing review and CI issues until checks passed.
Devin
Use Devin to build, debug, and ship app setup work
Devin handled app scaffolding, repo debugging, and deployment setup in demos and early user reports.
Devin
Use Replit Agent to build a searchable company map
A software engineer had Replit Agent turn Wefunder listings into a searchable Leaflet map, then fixed bad API results by loading the data themselves.
Replit Agent
Build a scraper app and deploy it
A developer used Replit Agent to make a Hacker News scraper with storage, an API, and a front end, then deployed it.
Replit Agent
Create a hosted app with uploads, analytics, and a homepage
A developer had Replit Agent assemble a reporting app with a database, image storage, analytics, and a public landing page.
Replit Agent
Use Cursor to spot prototype gaps and draft a build plan
A founder used Cursor to inspect a trip-planning app, surface missing pieces, sketch screens, and then build a feature with parallel agents.
Cursor
Have Muse draft an iCloud skill for you
A screen-reader user got Muse to create an iCloud skill, but password handling and accessibility issues made it hard to use.
Meta Muse
Set up a GitHub bot that triages and patches bugs
They built a GitHub bot that sorts issues, reviews pull requests, answers with citations, and opens patch PRs for humans to check.
Custom agent
Review Linux kernel patches before they land
Google’s Sashiko scans Linux kernel submissions and flags bugs that human reviewers missed.
Custom agent
Use an agent to inspect and explain COBOL on z/OS
A desktop agent connected to a mainframe to read COBOL, submit jobs, and summarize failures from spool output.
Custom agent
Deploy a project and register a domain from one agent flow
A custom agent can set up a Cloudflare account, buy a domain, and ship an app with only brief approval steps.
Custom agent
Create a fast phone agent with live voice streaming
They assembled a call-answering agent with live transcription, generation, and speech output, then moved it closer to the services to get about 400ms latency.
Custom agent
Track agent memory in git for coding work
Store project context in git so a coding agent can reuse decisions and notes across sessions.
Custom agent
Profile and tune a CUDA kernel with an agent
They used a LangGraph agent to test CUDA kernel tweaks, verify results, and profile candidates with Nsight.
Custom agent
Build a staged agent pipeline for PRs
Create a multi-step system that assigns issues, tests changes, and leaves the final merge to a person.
Custom agent
Translate a runtime to Rust module by module
Microsoft used agents to replace the Copilot runtime’s TypeScript with Rust while keeping the implementation’s overall design the same.
Custom agent