Assistant versus operator
Autocomplete, chat, repository editing and autonomous tool execution imply very different privileges. Labels should tell readers what the tool may actually modify.
AI-Native Development Tools.
We report on observable behaviors and permission boundaries, not just feature lists.
EVIDENCE FRAMEWORKREVISION-READYOPEN QUESTIONS
WHAT THIS FIELD EXAMINES
Editors, command-line agents and integrated coding workspaces. Our purpose is to establish the evidence and questions needed for rigorous coverage, not to imply that a proposed future is inevitable.
Versions matter
A review is a dated observation of a specific model, tool, configuration and repository. Rapidly changing services make undated recommendations unreliable.
Failure modes
Context loss, incorrect diffs, tool failures, opaque state changes and misleading completion claims all deserve documented cases.
How we would test the claim.
Use a repeatable test repository and archive the exact environment and output.
Documents to consult
These are starting references for future reporting, not proof that every open question above is resolved.
Revision record
Edition 1.0 · 9 October 2026. Initial scope and source register created. This brief is a research framework, not a completed investigation; material future corrections should be described rather than silently overwritten.
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