# Mitchell Hashimoto's Approach to Using AI When Building Ghostty

DevFeed: [Mitchell Hashimoto's Approach to Using AI When Building Ghostty](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/agentic-engineering-in-action-13410.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://zed.dev/blog/agentic-engineering-with-mitchell-hashimoto>)

Author: Franciska Dethlefsen

Published: 2025-06-19T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Zed Industries - Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/zed-industries-blog.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [Refactoring](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/refactoring.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [Tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tooling.md>)

Tags: [agentic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic.md>), [agentic-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic-engineering.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [claude](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude.md>), [llms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llms.md>), [refactoring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/refactoring.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tooling.md>)

## AI overview

Mitchell Hashimoto describes using AI while building Ghostty, treating it as a tool for scoped debugging, refactoring, and cleanup while he retains responsibility for architecture and quality. He also discusses working alongside AI-assisted tools during testing and stress testing.

## Source excerpt

Mitchell Hashimoto walked Richard Feldman through his approach to using AI when building Ghostty.