# Agentic Code Quality

DevFeed: [Agentic Code Quality](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/agentic-code-quality-28493.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://addyosmani.com/blog/agentic-code-quality/>)

Author: Addy Osmani

Published: 2026-08-08T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Addy Osmani](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/addy-osmani.md>)

Topics: [Code quality](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-quality.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [mutation-testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mutation-testing.md>), [engineering-culture](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/engineering-culture.md>)

Tags: [code-quality](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-quality.md>), [mutation-testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mutation-testing.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [tests](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tests.md>), [time](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/time.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that code quality for agent-generated software depends on quality gates and deterministic constraints enforced through the surrounding harness, environment, and operating system. It discusses unit, property, acceptance, and mutation testing, along with code-quality metrics and checks on the scope and safety of proposed changes.

## Source excerpt

Quality now depends on the constraints you set around your agents.