AI coding agents cannot access open-source dependency source code
AI coding agents can index a developer's own codebase but cannot read the source code of the open-source libraries that codebase depends on. When agents encounter unfamiliar library APIs, they hallucinate signatures, produce broken code, and enter retry loops. The problem compounds as dependency graphs grow and agents are trusted with larger implementation tasks.
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