Frederic Lardinois writes that Harness field CTO Martin Reynolds is addressing the surge in pull requests caused by coding agents, which can increase new code volume from 1.5x to as much as 50x. To manage this "review bottleneck," Harness has launched a rebuilt Code Repository and an AI Code Review product designed specifically for high-frequency agent traffic rather than just human teams. The company's approach focuses on using a software delivery knowledge graph to provide reviewers with context quickly, helping them distinguish critical code changes from routine dependency updates.
- Coding agents can increase the volume of pull requests by 10x to 50x compared to traditional developer workflows.
- Harness rebuilt its repository service as an "AI-first" platform that is Kubernetes-based and runs across multiple clouds.
- The new AI Code Review tool integrates with existing GitHub repositories, allowing teams to use it without migrating their entire codebase.
Agentic workflows are rapidly accelerating the volume of pull requests, and validation is quickly becoming the most critical bottleneck. Teams using service meshes like Istio are well-positioned to solve it in ephemeral environments.