# Agent Night demo recap: exe.dev -- your agent can rewrite the software you use

DevFeed: [Agent Night demo recap: exe.dev -- your agent can rewrite the software you use](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/agent-night-demo-recap-exe-dev-your-agent-can-rewrite-the-software-you-use-15987.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://workos.com/blog/agent-night-exe-dev-demo-recap>)

Author: WorkOS

Published: 2026-08-17T18:34:20Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [WorkOS Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/workos-blog.md>)

Topics: [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coding.md>), [systemd](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systemd.md>)

Tags: [agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [demo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/demo.md>), [dev](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dev.md>), [interface](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interface.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [recap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recap.md>), [systemd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/systemd.md>), [tool](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tool.md>)

## AI overview

David Crawshaw of exe.dev demonstrated a two-prompt workflow in which an agent customizes an open-source program and periodically rebases those changes onto the latest upstream version.

## Source excerpt

David Crawshaw of exe.dev showed how two prompts let an agent customize any open source tool you use, then keep those changes rebased on upstream nightly.