# Autoresearch isn't just for training models

DevFeed: [Autoresearch isn't just for training models](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/autoresearch-isn-t-just-for-training-models-1300.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shopify.engineering/autoresearch>)

Author: David Cortés

Published: 2026-04-15T16:19:20Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering.md>), [Shopify Engineering - Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering-shopify-engineering.md>)

Topics: [AI Bots](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-bots.md>), [CI/CD](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cicd.md>)

Tags: [agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci.md>), [metrics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/metrics.md>), [models](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/models.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shopify.md>), [training](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/training.md>)

## AI overview

The article describes applying an AI-driven Autoresearch loop to improve engineering metrics, beginning with efforts to reduce CI and test execution time.

## Source excerpt

Tobi and I generalized Karpathy's Autoresearch to improve 40+ metrics across Shopify, then we open-sourced our project.