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Repo-aware coding agent for your IDE

Plan the work. Patch the repo. Approve the risky stuff.

Playground turns open-ended coding asks into clean milestones, repo-aware patches, and reviewable execution steps in one workspace built for shipping.

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Modes

Plan, generate, debug, execute

Context

Open files plus optional repo indexing

Control

Approval paths built into the loop

Session brief

Make the upload flow retry-safe without breaking the API.

Builder pick

Step 01

Map the edges before code moves.

  • Audit route handlers and retry assumptions.
  • Write acceptance criteria for idempotency and status codes.

Step 02

Draft the patch with repo conventions intact.

  • Use the project's validation and auth patterns.
  • Prepare focused tests before execution.

Planner output

Risks surfaced before mutation: retries, duplicate side effects, webhook replay safety.

Patch preview

+ add idempotency key guard
+ reuse zod schema
+ run targeted upload tests

Repo-aware patches

Open files plus optional index context.

Plan before edits

Milestones, risks, and acceptance criteria up front.

Approval modes

Move carefully or move fast with guardrails.

VS Code first

Built for the place where your code already lives.

2-day paid trial

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Choose your tempo

Start small, then graduate into daily shipping.

Same core workflow, different capacity. Builder is the most popular plan for people who want Playground in the repo every day.

Starter

Best for side projects

$2/mo

Billed monthly

A quick onramp for focused coding sessions with plan, generate, and debug.

  • 2-day trial
  • Core workflows
  • Standard usage limits
  • All IDE's Supported
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Builder

Best for daily shipping

$5/mo

Billed monthly

The sweet spot for solo builders and teams who want a coding agent in the repo every day.

  • 2-day trial
  • Higher usage limits
  • Priority capacity
  • Usage insights
  • Repo indexing

Studio

Best for heavy sessions

$10/mo

Billed monthly

Maximum capacity for long-context implementation loops, reviews, and high-volume sessions.

  • 2-day trial
  • Highest usage limits
  • Priority capacity
  • Direct support
  • Team workflows
Exact usage limits show up at checkout and in your dashboard and may change as capacity is tuned.

Workflow storyboard

One coding loop, four strong beats.

Switch modes depending on whether you need a brief, a patch, a diagnosis, or a controlled execution run.

Plan modeLive in the repo

Turn a vague request into an implementation brief you can actually trust.

Playground starts by shaping the work: milestones, risks, acceptance criteria, and where the patch should land.

Deliverable

Milestone plan ready for approval

A clean handoff for you or the agent to execute next.

  • Break work into reviewable steps
  • Surface compatibility risks early
  • Write success criteria before mutation

playground.session.ts

const plan = await playground.plan({
  goal: "Ship audit logs for sensitive account actions",
  output: "milestones + tests + rollout notes",
  constraints: ["backward compatible API", "no schema drift"]
});

Why it hits different

Generic coding assistants stop at answers. Playground stays in the workflow.

You can still use your favorite model stack for ideation. Playground earns its keep when the work needs a real plan, repo context, and a safer path from "idea" to "merged."

Built for

Real codebases, review loops, and daily shipping

Feels like

A staff engineer with better note taking

How work starts

Generic assistant

One giant prompt and a lot of hope.

Playground

Plan-first flow with milestones, risks, and acceptance criteria.

How code gets written

Generic assistant

Snippet help with limited repo awareness.

Playground

Repo-aware patches built from your active context and optional index.

How bugs get fixed

Generic assistant

Restate the issue from scratch each time.

Playground

Pull open files and recent changes into the debugging loop.

How risky actions are handled

Generic assistant

Manual babysitting and copy-paste review.

Playground

Mode-based control with approvals and policy checks.

What you are left with

Generic assistant

A reply.

Playground

A workflow: plan, generate, debug, then execute.

Risk reversal

Fast enough to feel fun. Guarded enough to trust.

Use Playground next to ChatGPT, Claude, or Codex. It does not ask you to give up your stack.

Approval modes let you decide when the agent can move and when it needs a human checkpoint.

The checkout flow is still the same 2-day trial with card required and cancellation before day 3.

Yes. Playground fits beside them and shines when the work needs repo context, planning, or reviewable execution.

Ready when you areBuilder is the most popular

Start the trial, point it at your repo, and let it earn a tab in your IDE.

Playground is built to make real coding work feel sharper, calmer, and more reviewable from the first plan to the final patch.

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