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We’re bringing governed agent loops to the AI-Native SDLC

Sep 10, 2026Taroon Mandhana
We’re bringing governed agent loops to the AI-Native SDLC
SummaryAI, from the source post

Introduces Code Context built on the Teamwork Graph for secure, multi-repository intelligence, enabling agents to understand architecture, decisions, and institutional memory. Also introduces Agent Context Controls for platform teams to govern agent access and permissions. Details agent loops in Jira for automating the path from backlog to pull request, including scanning for work, delegating to Jira Coding Agent, and opening PRs. Introduces 'Standards' for defining and mapping organizational coding standards to repositories, and 'AI Review' for automated PR checks against these standards. Introduces 'DX for Agentic Development' for measuring AI impact across throughput, quality, adoption, and cost, and the 'Jira Agent Usage Dashboard' for team leaders to track agent usage and velocity.

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