# Using coding agents as modular components in developer tools

DevFeed: [Using coding agents as modular components in developer tools](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/use-ai-in-a-tool-not-as-a-tool-28721.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://le0nidas.gr/2026/03/18/use-ai-_in_-a-tool-not-_as_-a-tool/>)

Author: Leonidas Partsas

Published: 2026-03-18T17:51:32Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [le0nidas](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/le0nidas.md>)

Topics: [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coding.md>), [Tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tooling.md>), [Terminal](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/terminal.md>), [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>), [Bash](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bash.md>)

Tags: [agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [bash](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bash.md>), [beads](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/beads.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [good-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/good-practices.md>), [open-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-code.md>), [opencode](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/opencode.md>), [productivity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/productivity.md>), [thoughts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/thoughts.md>), [workflow](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflow.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that coding agents should be embedded as focused components within developer tools rather than treated as monolithic tools. It illustrates the approach by decomposing an OpenCode-based commit workflow into Bash scripts and a custom agent, following single-responsibility and composability principles.

## Source excerpt

Or to be more exact, use a coding agent in a tool. This is my new starting point every time I begin to think of a tool I want to implement. Being part of the pipeline A couple of weeks ago I thought of creating an OpenCode agent that will check my uncommitted changes, construct ... Continue reading Use AI _in_ a tool not _as_ a tool ->