⚡ AI Agents Masterclass
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AI Agents in 2026: IDE vs CLI/TUI

A practical, hands-on workshop for builders shipping faster with agents.

Interactive Hands-on Decision Framework
Today: comparison, live labs, team rollout strategy.

Agenda

  1. Landscape and tool categories
  2. Workflow comparison
  3. Hands-on experiments
  4. Decision matrix
  5. Adoption playbook

Tool Landscape

IDE Agents

Context-rich, visual debugging, onboarding-friendly.

CLI/TUI Agents

Automation-first, scriptable, fast loops.

Hybrid

CLI for scaffolding, IDE for deep refinement.

Interactive Workflow Simulator

Best Tool by Task Type

Use IDE for

  • UI-heavy refactors
  • Complex debug sessions
  • Pairing with juniors

Use CLI/TUI for

  • Batch edits
  • Test generation
  • Repo-wide automation

Audience Poll (Interactive)

Which pain hurts most today?

Pick one to see suggested workflow focus.

Prompting Patterns That Work

Context + Goal + Constraints + Acceptance Tests

"Refactor auth middleware.
Keep public API unchanged.
Add tests for token expiry + malformed JWT.
Return patch + rationale."

Hands-on Lab A — Bug Fix Race

Round 1

Fix via IDE agent in 12 min.

Round 2

Fix same bug via CLI/TUI in 12 min.

Hands-on Lab B — Feature Build

  1. CLI: scaffold tests + endpoint
  2. IDE: refine business logic + UX
  3. CLI: lint/test/commit summary

Weighted Decision Scorecard

Adjust priorities and see recommended workflow update live.

Risk, Guardrails, Governance

Policy

Approved prompt templates + tool scopes.

Quality

Mandatory tests + diff review checklist.

Security

Secrets redaction + least-privilege runtimes.

30-Day Rollout Plan

Week 1: standards + baseline metrics

Week 2: pilot squad and retros

Week 3: CI integration + templates

Week 4: org-wide enablement

Measure Impact

Delivery KPIs

  • Cycle time
  • PR throughput
  • Lead time

Quality KPIs

  • Defect escape rate
  • Rollback rate
  • Test coverage delta

Recommended Baseline Stack

Default: Hybrid
- CLI/TUI agent for repeatable engineering tasks
- IDE agent for debug + architectural refactors
- Shared prompt library + checklists
- CI bot for regression gates

Q&A + Next Steps

You now have a framework to choose the right agent interface by task, team, and maturity.

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