Why Ramp built its own in-house coding agent, Inspect
Source
newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com
Author
Gergely Orosz
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Why it matters
The specific limits that push a company off Codex or Claude Code — parallel AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → count, remote environments, frontend verification — and what an in-house agent harnessThe scaffolding around a model that turns it into a working agent — the loop, the tools it can call, and the rules for when to stop.Full definition → has to provide to be worth the build.
Terms in this piece · Glossary
AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
agent harness — The scaffolding around a model that turns it into a working agent — the loop, the tools it can call, and the rules for when to stop.
