Devin: AI software engineers who autonomously perform software development tasks and easily perform complex programming tasks (paid)

General Introduction

Devin AI is a cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence software engineer from Cognition designed to revolutionize the software development process.Devin AI is more than a code generation tool, it is an intelligence that understands complex commands and autonomously plans and executes complete software development projects. It is capable of using a wide range of developer tools such as shells, code editors, browsers, etc. and has a strong ability to learn and adapt.

Devin AI achieved impressive results in the SWE-Bench benchmark, solving 13.86% end-to-end, well ahead of the best previous models (e.g. Claude (4.8% for GPT-2 and 1.74% for GPT-4). This marks a strong capability for Devin AI to handle real-world software engineering tasks.

Devin AI can help developers become more productive by freeing them from tedious coding tasks so they can focus on more creative and strategic work. It can be used in a variety of software development scenarios, such as building end-to-end applications, finding and fixing bugs in production codebases, training and fine-tuning AI models, contributing code to open-source projects, and more.

Currently, Devin AI is in early access and requires a trial application. Users can apply for a trial by filling out a form on Cognition's website.The emergence of Devin AI signals an imminent and profound change in the field of software development, where AI will become an important partner for software engineers to drive technological progress.

Function List

• Autonomous planning and execution of tasks: Devin AI understands the user's natural language commands and breaks them down into executable steps to autonomously plan and complete complex software engineering tasks.
• Proficient in the use of developer tools: Devin AI can use a variety of developer tools, including shells, code editors, browsers, API documentation, etc., as proficiently as a human developer.
• Active learning and adaptation: Devin AI is able to learn from its mistakes and adjust based on feedback to continuously improve its performance and reliability.
• Real-time collaboration and reporting: Devin AI can show the progress of its work in real time and report back to the user on its thought process, actions and the basis for its decisions.
• Handle real-world software engineering tasks: Devin AI performs well in SWE-Bench benchmarks and is able to solve problems encountered in real software development, such as code debugging, feature additions, performance optimization, and so on.
• Build and deploy end-to-end applications: Devin AI can build and deploy complete applications from scratch, including front-end, back-end, and database components.
• Find and fix bugs in the code base: Devin AI automatically identifies and fixes errors in production codebases, improving code quality and reliability.
• Training and fine-tuning AI models: Devin AI can assist users in training and fine-tuning AI models to accelerate the AI development process.
• Contribute code to open source projects: Devin AI helps users contribute code to open source projects and participate in community development.

Using Help

The official version of Devin has been released at 500$ per month.

Devin AI is not yet publicly available and is in early access. To experience Devin AI, you need to visit Cognition's official website and apply for a trial. Below is a detailed step-by-step guide with expected features:

1. Application for probationary status

1. Visit the Cognition website: Open your browser and enter the URL cognition-labs.comTo access the official website of Cognition, Inc.
2. Find the Devin AI page: On the home page or product page of the website, find the relevant introductory page for Devin AI.
3. Apply for a trial: Click on "Get early access" or a similar button to go to the application page.
4. Fill out the application form: Follow the page prompts and fill in the necessary personal information and intention to use, for example:
   • Your name.
   • Your e-mail address
   • The company or organization you work for (optional)
   • How do you plan to use Devin AI e.g. personal projects, business projects, research, etc.?
   • The specific problem or task you want Devin AI to solve.
5. Submit an application: Double-check the filled information and submit the application after confirming that it is correct.

2. Awaiting review

After submitting your application, Cognition will review your application. After review, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to access Devin AI and instructions. Please be patient as the review may take some time.

3. Access to and use of Devin AI (expected functionality)

Once you've gained access, you can start experiencing the power of Devin AI. Although the exact interface and process has not been made public yet, based on information released by Cognition and speculation about the technology, here is a description of the expected usage process and features:

3.1 Interaction:

• Natural language instructions: You can use natural language to send Devin AI commands such as, "Create a simple to-do list application," "Fix the bugs in this code," "Optimize the performance of this code " and so on.
• Graphical interface (possible): Devin AI may provide a graphical interface for users to easily view the project's progress, code structure, run results, and more.

3.2 Guidelines for the operation of the main functions:

• New construction projects:
  1. Describe your project goals through natural language, e.g., "I want to create a project based on the React site for showcasing my personal portfolio."
  2. Devin AI understands your needs and automatically creates the basic structure of your project, including the necessary folders, files, and dependencies.
  3. You can view the directory structure of the project through the graphical interface and make the necessary adjustments.
• Code Generation:
  1. Describe to Devin AI the functionality you need to implement, e.g., "Create a login page with username and password entry boxes, and a login button."
  2. Devin AI generates the appropriate code based on your description and adds it to the project.
  3. You can review the generated code and make necessary changes and refinements.
• Code debugging:
  1. If the code runs with an error, you can describe the error message to Devin AI, e.g., "TypeError: Cannot read property 'map' of undefined when running code."
  2. Devin AI automatically analyzes the cause of the error and tries to fix the bug in the code.
  3. Devin AI will report back to you on its debugging process and solutions, e.g., "I found an error at line 32 with a missing semicolon. I have fixed this error, please re-run the code."
• Code Optimization:
  1. Ask Devin AI to optimize the performance of your code, e.g. "This code is running a little slow, please help me optimize it."
  2. Devin AI analyzes the code for performance bottlenecks and suggests optimizations such as, "Suggest replacing an existing algorithm with a more efficient one."
  3. Devin AI can automatically implement optimization solutions and show you the optimized code and performance improvements.
• Deploy the application:
  1. When the project development is complete, you can issue deployment instructions to Devin AI, such as "Deploy this application to Heroku."
  2. Devin AI automates the deployment process and deploys the application to the specified servers.
  3. Devin AI will provide you with a link to the deployed application for easy access and testing.

3.3 Featured Functions:

• Real-time collaboration: Devin AI can show the progress of its work in real time and report to you its thinking process, actions and decision basis. You can check the working status of Devin AI at any time and make necessary interventions and guidance.
• Learning and adapting: Devin AI is able to learn from mistakes and adjust based on feedback to continuously improve its performance and reliability. As you use it more often, Devin AI will get to know more and more about your development habits and project needs so that it can serve you better.

Attention: The above help is based on publicly available information and technical assumptions, and actual experience may vary. Please refer to Cognition's final official documentation and operating instructions.