Zach Lloyd on Programmable Agents and Automation

The Warp founder discusses a possible path beyond interactive coding assistance.

ZLZach LloydInvité · Warp
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No Priors: AI, Machine Learning, Tech, & Startups
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23 oct. 2025
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Lloyd imagines agents integrated into developer workflows and argues that automation may have clearer business value.

  1. 1Programmatic useLloyd wants developers to call agents.
  2. 2DocumentationHe proposes an automation example.
  3. 3Business valueHe contrasts automation and productivity claims.

À retenir

  1. Agents could be called programmatically.
  2. Routine documentation is one proposed use.
  3. Automation may be easier to evaluate.
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Programmable agents

Warp founder Zach Lloyd says he is interested in agents that developers can call programmatically, in addition to interactive use.

Warp founder Zach Lloyd says he is interested in agents that developers can call programmatically, in addition to interactive use.

He offers a proposed example: an agent in a continuous-integration workflow could help keep documentation current when code changes.

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Automation and value

Lloyd argues that automating disliked routine tasks could benefit developers.

Lloyd argues that automating disliked routine tasks could benefit developers.

From a business perspective, he sees complete automation as potentially easier to evaluate than a general productivity improvement, whose return can be difficult to prove.

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