Augment Agent: The first AI Agent built for professional software engineers and large codebases

About this video

Advanced Coding with Augment Agent In this video, I showcase Augment Agent, a sophisticated coding assistant designed for real-world engineering problems. I summarize key highlights from their blog posts, compare Augment to tools like Cursor and Windsurf, and demonstrate how its context engine improves coding efficiency. Augment's features include a 200,000 token context window, code checkpoints, multimodal support, and the ability to run terminal commands. Plus, Augment integrates seamlessly with tools like GitHub, Linear, and Jira. There's also a developer tier with unlimited requests and a community plan with 50 requests per month. Finally, I dive into examples showing how Augment assists in creating a navigation menu and a landing page within VS Code and JetBrains. 00:00 Introduction to Augment Agent 00:12 Key Differentiators and Context Engine 00:54 Agent Release and New Features 01:30 Integration with MCP and Other Tools 02:22 Advanced Features and Auto Mode 03:19 Best Practices for Using AI Coding Agents 04:36 Getting Started with Augment Agent 06:56 Demonstration of Augment Agent 08:29 Creating a Landing Page with Augment 09:32 Conclusion and Call to Action