Concepts
Learn the terms behind agentic engineering, each defined once and sourced.
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What is shadow AI, and what it looks like in software development
Shadow AI is AI use without IT or security approval. In software, it is code built with AI outside your review and deploy pipeline.
What is a dark software factory, and where do people still stand?
A dark software factory ships code that no person reads, and only machines check it. See where the term comes from and what 260 agent missions show.
What is agentic coding, and what makes its output safe to merge
Agentic coding means AI agents plan, edit, test and fix code for a task. In 260 SHIP missions, gates outside the agent sent 46 runs back to be fixed.
What is governed vibe coding, and who decides what merges
Governed vibe coding lets people outside engineering build software with AI, while engineering controls where it runs, who reviews it and what merges.
What is an AI software factory, and how to build one with Claude Code
An AI software factory takes each issue through agent stages and verification gates to a pull request a person accepts, and records what every change cost.
Agentic SDLC, defined: a gated loop from issue to verified pull request
An agentic SDLC takes each change through plan, build, CI, review, preview and test, and sends rejected work back. In 260 missions, the loop fixed 40 of 46.