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The Real Future of "Coding AI" Is Tool Use: Tests, Linters, and Review Bots

Progress comes from safe tool use: run tests, lint, scan security, and gate with review bots before merge.

5 min read Updated 2025

Modern agents win by orchestrating tools. The safest loop: AI drafts, tools verify, humans approve.

Patch to merge funnel
  1. Draft patch
  2. Tests pass
  3. Lint/security pass
  4. Review approval
  5. Merge

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