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Coding agent routing checklist

A practical review path for deciding when to use chat, an IDE agent, a repo agent, or a background automation.

Use this when

You have more than one coding assistant available and the default choice is starting to matter.

Checks

  • Use chat for isolated explanations and small snippets.
  • Use an IDE agent when the edit needs local context and quick human review.
  • Use a repo agent when the task crosses files, tests, and pull request context.
  • Use background automation only when the acceptance criteria are boring and testable.

Reject it when

The agent cannot show a diff, cannot run the relevant check, or cannot explain the rollback path.