Kieran Klaassen

Kieran Klaassen, general manager of Cora, and engineer Nityesh Agarwal dive into the power of AI in engineering workflows. They explore how AI agents can significantly enhance productivity, making a two-person team feel like a crowd of 15. Kieran shares insights on using Claude Code for everything from debugging to generating detailed GitHub issues. Nityesh contrasts various coding tools while emphasizing the importance of early issue detection. They also highlight the significance of combining human expertise with AI agents to streamline the development process.

Brandon Gell, Every’s COO, Kieran Klaassen, who leads Cora, and Austin Tedesco, Every’s head of growth, unpack a live doc editor built for people and AI to write together. They talk agent-native design, real-time co-writing, planning docs, multi-agent editing chaos, creative workflows, and why some AI-written docs are made more for other AIs than for human readers.

Kieran Klaassen, general manager of Cora, and engineer Nityesh Agarwal share their insights about leveraging AI to enhance engineering workflows. They discuss how AI agents like Claude Code help streamline coding processes, enabling them to ship features like a team of 15. The pair explores collaborative coding techniques, real-time feedback integration, and effective use of AI in problem-solving. They also rank various AI coding assistants, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses, making a compelling case for how AI can revolutionize software development.

Kieran Klaassen, CTO and developer advocate who built the Compound Engineering plugin, explains systems that make Claude Code improve with use. He breaks down plan-work-assess-compound loops. Demos show workflows for planning, using skills for just-in-time context, AI-driven QA with Playwright, multi-perspective automated code reviews, and the LFG command to go from 0 to production.

Kieran Klaassen, founder of Cora and an entrepreneur in residence at Avery, shares his innovative journey as a solo engineer harnessing AI agents. He discusses treating AI like junior developers, emphasizing 'compound engineering'—transforming interactions into reusable coding patterns. The conversation highlights strategies for managing pull requests, using Git worktrees to run multiple AI agents, and the importance of effective user feedback. Kieran’s approach shifts the focus from mere code generation to optimizing workflows and enhancing collaboration in software development.