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Why Janito Uses a Built-in Agentic Framework for Code

Overview

Janito is designed with a built-in agentic framework tailored specifically for code generation, analysis, and editing. This approach is fundamentally different from most general-purpose agentic frameworks, which are typically optimized for structured data extraction and workflow automation.

General-purpose Agentic Frameworks

  • Primary Focus:
  • Extracting structured data from unstructured text (e.g., forms, tables, summaries).
  • Automating business processes, information retrieval, or conversational flows.
  • Strengths:
  • Well-suited for tasks where the output is a set of fields, entities, or facts.
  • Often rely on templates, schemas, or predefined extraction rules.
  • Limitations for Code:
  • Lack deep understanding of code semantics, dependencies, and context.
  • Not designed for precise, context-aware code editing or refactoring.
  • Struggle with the fragility and interconnectedness of code (see Challenges of Code Generation and Editing for LLMs).

Janito’s Built-in Agentic Framework

  • Primary Focus:
  • Code search, analysis, editing, and refactoring.
  • Maintaining traceability and explicit error handling.
  • Supporting developer workflows and codebase evolution.
  • Key Features:
  • Step-by-step code search and inference, with user-visible progress (see Code Generation Observability).
  • Validation and testing of code changes.
  • Awareness of code structure, dependencies, and side effects.
  • Designed for iterative, collaborative development.

Why This Matters

  • Reliability: Code changes require precision and context-awareness—mistakes can break systems.
  • Traceability: Developers need to understand and audit every change, not just the final output.
  • Developer Experience: Janito’s workflow is optimized for real-world coding, not just data extraction.

Conclusion

Janito’s tailored agentic framework is purpose-built for the unique challenges of code generation and editing. It provides the transparency, precision, and control that developers need—going far beyond what general-purpose agentic frameworks can offer for code-centric tasks.

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