Autonomous AI Development Agent:
A Planner-Executor Architecture for Test-Driven Code Generation

Vittorio Margherita1

1Independent Researcher

Repository: https://github.com/vittoriomargherita/LongRunDualDevAgent

Abstract

This paper presents an autonomous software development system based on a Planner-Executor architecture that uses local LLM models to generate code following a rigorous Test-Driven Development (TDD) methodology. The system employs two specialized LLM models: a Planner (Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct) that analyzes tasks and generates structured development plans, and an Executor (Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct) that generates pure code based on Planner instructions. The system implements an advanced context management mechanism that allows the Planner to maintain consistency between successive features by analyzing existing files and dependencies. Results show that the system is capable of developing complete applications (PHP, Python, etc.) with a success rate of 87.5% on complex features, with an average development time of 45-60 minutes per complete feature (code + tests + documentation). The system automatically handles syntax errors, failed tests, and regressions, cycling until complete correction.

1. Introduction

Modern software development requires increasing automation and intelligent support. Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in code generation, but most existing systems are limited to generating code fragments without structured context or rigorous development methodology. These systems typically operate in a single-shot manner, generating code once without the ability to iterate, learn from errors, or maintain consistency across multiple development sessions.

This work introduces an autonomous long-running development agent that operates continuously until a complete, tested application is delivered. Unlike single-shot code generators, this system implements a long-run process that maintains state, learns from failures, and incrementally builds complex applications through multiple iterations. The system is designed to handle complete software projects from initial task description to final deployment-ready code, with automatic error recovery, regression testing, and version control.

The key innovation of this approach is the long-run execution model, where the agent:

This work introduces an autonomous system that combines:

The long-run nature of this system provides significant advantages over single-shot approaches: it can handle complex, multi-feature projects that would be impossible to generate in a single pass, maintains consistency across the entire codebase, and provides a development process that mirrors human software development practices with iterative refinement and continuous testing.

2. System Architecture

2.1 Architectural Overview

The system implements a long-running autonomous agent architecture designed to handle complete software development projects from start to finish. Unlike traditional code generation tools that produce code in a single pass, this system operates as a continuous process that maintains state, learns from errors, and incrementally builds complex applications.

The architecture is composed of three main components that communicate through well-defined interfaces:

The long-run execution model is fundamental to the system's architecture. The agent runs continuously until the entire project is complete, processing features sequentially. For each feature, the system:

  1. Gathers Context: Analyzes existing files, dependencies, and project state
  2. Plans Execution: Generates a detailed JSON plan with specific actions
  3. Validates Plan: Checks for coherence issues before execution
  4. Executes Plan: Writes files, runs tests, validates syntax
  5. Validates Code: Checks generated code for coherence and consistency
  6. Runs Tests: Executes feature-specific tests
  7. Runs Regression Tests: Ensures no existing functionality broke
  8. Commits to Git: Creates a version control commit for the completed feature
  9. Iterates on Failures: If any step fails, returns to planning with error context

This iterative, stateful approach allows the system to handle projects of arbitrary complexity, as it can build upon previous work, learn from mistakes, and maintain consistency across the entire codebase. The system automatically adapts to different programming languages, detecting project type and adjusting its testing strategies, code generation patterns, and execution environment accordingly.

Planner Agent

Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct

Temperature: 0.7

Timeout: 120s

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Executor Agent

Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct

Temperature: 0.2

Timeout: 240s

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ToolManager

File Operations

Command Execution

Test Execution

2.1.1 Complete Workflow Diagram

The following diagram illustrates the complete workflow from task input to feature completion:

πŸš€ START: Read Task

Read input/task.txt

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πŸ“‹ Planner: Feature Identification

  • Analyze task description
  • Extract feature list: ["Feature 1", "Feature 2", ...]
  • Understand dependencies
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πŸ”„ FOR EACH FEATURE

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πŸ“Š Planner: Context Gathering

  • Read existing files (src/, tests/)
  • Extract API endpoints, dependencies
  • Generate coherence analysis
  • Check last test error (if retry)
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πŸ“ Planner: Generate Execution Plan (JSON)

  • Plan test files FIRST (TDD: Red phase)
  • Plan source code files (TDD: Green phase)
  • Plan test execution commands
  • Include validation steps
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βœ… Pre-Execution Validation

  • Validate plan coherence
  • Check dependency mismatches
  • Warn about potential issues
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βš™οΈ Executor: Execute Plan Actions

  • For each action in plan:
  • β†’ write_file: Generate code via Executor LLM
  • β†’ Validate syntax (language-specific validation)
  • β†’ execute_command: Run tests
  • β†’ Start test environment (if needed for project type)
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βœ… Post-Execution Validation

  • Validate generated code coherence
  • Check API endpoint matching
  • Verify dependencies exist
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πŸ§ͺ Feature Tests Execution

  • Execute tests for current feature
  • Check test results
  • If FAIL: Return error to Planner for retry
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πŸ”„ Regression Tests (if not first feature)

  • Execute ALL tests in tests/ directory
  • Ensure no existing functionality broke
  • If FAIL: Return error to Planner for retry
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❓ All Tests Pass?

NO β†’ Return to Planner with error (max 10 attempts)

YES β†’ Continue to completion

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πŸ“š Generate Documentation & Git Commit

  • Generate feature documentation (docs/features/)
  • Stage all changes: git add -A
  • Commit: "Feature: [Name] - implemented and tested"
  • Mark feature as complete
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❓ More Features?

YES β†’ Loop back to "FOR EACH FEATURE"

NO β†’ Generate final documentation and commit

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βœ… END: Project Complete

All features implemented, tested, and committed

2.2 Planner Agent

The Planner Agent is the strategic brain of the system, responsible for high-level decision-making, architectural planning, and coordination of the entire development process. It operates as a specialized Large Language Model (LLM) optimized for reasoning, planning, and context analysis rather than code generation. The Planner acts as the "architect" of the system, making decisions about what to build, how to build it, and in what order, while the Executor acts as the "developer" that implements those decisions.

The Planner's role is fundamentally different from traditional code generators: instead of generating code directly, it generates execution plans - structured JSON arrays that specify exactly what actions need to be taken, in what order, and with what specifications. This separation of planning from execution allows the system to:

Planner Responsibilities

The Planner uses a model with higher temperature (0.7) to favor creativity and exploration in planning, allowing it to consider multiple approaches and choose the best strategy. However, it operates within strict constraints: it must follow TDD principles, maintain consistency with existing code, and ensure all plans are executable and testable.

2.2.1 Detailed Workflow: Task Identification and Feature Planning

The Planner follows a rigorous multi-phase process to identify tasks, plan features, and coordinate testing:

Phase 1: Task Analysis and Feature Identification

The Planner first analyzes the complete task description from input/task.txt and breaks it down into discrete, implementable features. This process involves:

Phase 2: Test Identification and Planning

For each feature, the Planner generates a detailed execution plan that strictly follows TDD principles:

Phase 3: Regression Test Coordination

The Planner understands that after feature tests pass, regression tests must be executed:

Phase 4: Git Commit After Feature Completion

The system implements automatic Git version control with feature-based commits, and this mechanism is fundamentally significant for the long-run development process. Git commits serve as "snapshots" or "checkpoints" of the working product at each feature completion, ensuring that every commit represents a fully functional, tested state of the application.

Why Git is Critical for Long-Run Processes:

In a long-run development process, where the system operates continuously and builds complex applications incrementally, Git version control is not just a convenienceβ€”it's a safety mechanism and a guarantee of stability. Each Git commit represents a "working snapshot" of the product at a specific point in development, where:

This "snapshot" model is particularly important for long-run processes because:

The system implements automatic Git version control with feature-based commits as follows:

The Git commit mechanism transforms the long-run development process from a "black box" into a transparent, auditable, and recoverable process. Every commit is a guarantee that the application is in a working state, making the long-run process safe, reliable, and suitable for production development.

The Planner uses a smaller model (7B parameters) but with higher temperature (0.7) to favor creativity in planning. It receives an enriched context that includes:

2.3 Executor Agent

The Executor Agent is the implementation engine of the system, responsible for generating actual, executable code based on the Planner's detailed specifications. Unlike the Planner, which focuses on strategy and planning, the Executor focuses exclusively on code quality, correctness, and adherence to specifications. It operates as a specialized Large Language Model (LLM) optimized for code generation rather than planning.

The Executor's design philosophy is "precision over creativity": it receives highly detailed instructions from the Planner and generates code that strictly adheres to those specifications. This separation allows the system to use a larger, more powerful model (32B parameters) for code generation while using a smaller, faster model for planning, optimizing both performance and quality.

A key architectural feature of the Executor is its specialization capability. The Executor can be specialized for specific programming languages, frameworks, or development environments (backend/frontend) through a RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) system. This specialization mechanism allows the Executor to:

This RAG-based specialization is particularly valuable for complex projects where domain-specific knowledge, framework conventions, and architectural patterns are critical. For example, an Executor specialized for React frontend development can retrieve patterns for component structure, state management, and API integration, while an Executor specialized for Python backend development can retrieve patterns for database access, API design, and testing strategies.

Executor Responsibilities

The Executor uses a larger model (32B parameters) with low temperature (0.2) to ensure deterministic, high-quality code generation. The low temperature ensures consistency and reduces variability, while the large model size provides the capacity for complex code generation and understanding of detailed specifications. It receives:

The combination of detailed Planner instructions, task context, and RAG-based specialization allows the Executor to generate high-quality, domain-specific code that follows best practices and proven patterns, particularly valuable for complex projects requiring specialized knowledge.

2.4 ToolManager

The ToolManager handles all I/O and execution operations:

3. Methodology: Test-Driven Development

3.1 Implemented TDD Cycle

The system rigorously implements the TDD cycle for each feature:

Phase 1: RED - Test Writing

The Planner generates a plan that includes writing tests before code. Tests are written based on project type (Python for PHP projects, pytest for Python projects).

Phase 2: GREEN - Code Writing

After the test is written, the Planner plans the implementation. The Executor generates the code necessary to make the test pass.

Phase 3: REFACTOR - Improvement

If necessary, the Planner can plan refactoring after tests pass.

Phase 4: REGRESSION - Complete Test Suite

After each feature, the entire test suite is executed to ensure no existing functionality has been broken.

3.2 Detailed Test Execution Flow

The system implements a sophisticated test execution strategy that ensures both feature correctness and system stability:

3.2.1 Feature Test Execution

When the Planner generates a plan, it includes specific test files for the current feature. The execution flow is:

  1. Test File Creation: The Planner's plan includes writing test files (e.g., tests/test_setup.py) with detailed instructions on what to test
  2. Test File Validation: Before execution, Python test files are validated for syntax errors using python3 -m py_compile
  3. Server Startup: For PHP projects, the built-in PHP server is automatically started on http://localhost:8000 before test execution
  4. Test Execution: Each test file is executed individually, with output captured for analysis
  5. Result Analysis: Test results are analyzed:
    • Exit code 0 = Test passed
    • Exit code != 0 = Test failed (error message captured)
  6. Failure Handling: If any feature test fails, the error is passed back to the Planner, which generates a correction plan for the next attempt

3.2.2 Regression Test Execution

After feature tests pass, the system automatically executes regression tests to ensure no existing functionality was broken:

  1. Trigger Condition: Regression tests are executed automatically after feature tests pass, but ONLY for features after the first one (the first feature has no previous code to regress)
  2. Test Discovery: The system discovers all test files in the tests/ directory:
    • For PHP projects: All test_*.py files
    • For Python projects: All test_*.py files (pytest discovery)
  3. Full Suite Execution: All discovered tests are executed in sequence, ensuring:
    • Previous features still work correctly
    • No breaking changes were introduced
    • API contracts remain consistent
  4. Failure Analysis: If regression tests fail:
    • The error is passed to the Planner
    • The Planner analyzes which existing functionality broke
    • A correction plan is generated that fixes both the new feature and the broken existing code
  5. Success Criteria: A feature is only marked complete when BOTH feature tests AND regression tests pass

3.2.3 Git Commit After Feature Completion

The system implements automatic Git version control with feature-based commits, and this mechanism is fundamentally significant for the long-run development process. Git commits serve as "snapshots" or "checkpoints" of the working product at each feature completion, ensuring that every commit represents a fully functional, tested state of the application.

The Significance of Git in Long-Run Processes:

In a long-run development process, Git version control is not just a convenienceβ€”it's a safety mechanism and a guarantee of stability. Each Git commit represents a "working snapshot" of the product at a specific point in development, where all code is functional, all tests pass, and the application is in a deployable state. This "snapshot" model is critical because:

The system implements automatic Git version control as follows:

  1. Repository Initialization: On the first feature, a Git repository is automatically initialized in the output/ directory if one doesn't exist, ensuring version control is active from the beginning
  2. Completion Criteria: A feature is ready for commit when ALL criteria are met:
    • All source code files are written and syntax-valid
    • All feature-specific tests pass
    • All regression tests pass (if not first feature)
    • Feature documentation is generated in docs/features/
    • Code validation passes (coherence, dependencies, API consistency)
    This strict criteria ensures every commit is a "working snapshot"
  3. Commit Process:
    • All changes are staged: git add -A
    • A commit is created with message: "Feature: [Feature Name] - implemented and tested"
    • The commit is logged for tracking and verification
  4. Version History: Each successfully completed feature results in exactly ONE commit, creating a clear version history where:
    • Each commit represents a working, tested feature (a "snapshot" of functional code)
    • Git history shows the incremental development process
    • Easy rollback to any previous feature state if needed
    • The commit history provides a complete audit trail of development
  5. Final Commit: After all features are complete, a final commit is made for:
    • Final project documentation (README.md)
    • Project completion summary

The Git commit mechanism transforms the long-run development process into a transparent, auditable, and recoverable process. Every commit is a guarantee that the application is in a working state, making the long-run process safe, reliable, and suitable for production development.

3.3 Error Handling and Retry

The system implements a comprehensive, multi-layered error handling and recovery mechanism that is fundamental to the long-run development process. Unlike single-shot code generators that fail on the first error, this system treats errors as learning opportunities and automatically recovers through iterative refinement. The error handling system operates at multiple levels, detecting errors early, analyzing root causes, and generating targeted correction plans.

The error handling process follows a structured approach:

  1. Error Detection: Errors are detected at multiple stages of the development process
  2. Error Analysis: The system analyzes error messages to understand root causes
  3. Context Enrichment: Error information is enriched with project context and passed to the Planner
  4. Correction Planning: The Planner generates a targeted correction plan based on error analysis
  5. Iterative Refinement: The correction is applied and tested, with the cycle repeating until success

3.3.1 Syntax Error Detection and Recovery

Syntax errors are detected immediately after file generation, before any test execution, using language-specific validation tools:

3.3.2 Test Failure Analysis and Recovery

When tests fail, the system performs comprehensive analysis to understand the root cause:

3.3.3 Regression Failure Handling

Regression test failures indicate that new code has broken existing functionality, requiring special handling:

3.3.4 Validation Failure Handling

The system implements pre and post-execution validation to catch coherence issues before they cause test failures:

3.3.5 Iterative Refinement and Attempt Limiting

The system implements a sophisticated retry mechanism with attempt limiting to balance persistence with safety:

3.3.6 Error Recovery Statistics

The error handling system demonstrates high effectiveness:

The comprehensive error handling system transforms the long-run development process from a fragile, error-prone operation into a robust, self-correcting system that learns from mistakes and iteratively improves until success. This capability is essential for handling complex, multi-feature projects where errors are inevitable but recovery is critical.

4. Advanced Context Management

4.1 File Summary Extraction

The system implements a _get_file_summary() function that extracts key information from existing files:

def _get_file_summary(self, file_path: str, max_lines: int = 50) -> str: """Extract key information from existing files.""" # Reads file and extracts: # - Requires/Includes (PHP) # - Class definitions # - Function definitions # - First N lines preview return summary

4.2 Existing Files Context

Before generating each plan, the Planner receives a complete context that includes:

This allows the Planner to:

5. Technical Implementation

5.1 JSON Plan Structure

The Planner generates plans in JSON format with the following structure:

[ { "step": 1, "action": "write_file", "target": "src/setup.php", "content_instruction": "Write setup.php that initializes SQLite database..." }, { "step": 2, "action": "write_file", "target": "tests/test_setup.py", "content_instruction": "Write Python test for setup.php..." }, { "step": 3, "action": "execute_command", "target": "python3 tests/test_setup.py" } ]

5.2 Path Normalization

The system implements intelligent path normalization:

5.3 PHP Server Management

For PHP projects, the system automatically manages a built-in PHP server:

6. Results and Performance

6.0 The Long-Run Process: Advantages and Execution Flow

The long-run execution model is fundamental to the system's success. Unlike single-shot code generators that produce code in one pass, this system operates as a continuous, stateful process that builds applications incrementally. This section describes what happens during execution and the key advantages of this approach.

6.0.1 What Happens During Long-Run Execution

The system executes as a continuous process that maintains state throughout the entire development lifecycle:

  1. Initialization Phase:
    • The system reads the complete task description from input/task.txt
    • The Planner analyzes the task and identifies all features to implement
    • A feature list is generated (e.g., ["Database Setup", "User Authentication", "Booking System"])
    • The system initializes tracking variables, test counters, and Git repository
  2. Feature Development Loop (repeats for each feature):
    • Context Gathering: The system analyzes all existing files, extracts API endpoints, checks dependencies, and generates coherence reports
    • Plan Generation: The Planner generates a detailed JSON execution plan with specific actions (write_file, execute_command) based on current context
    • Plan Validation: The system validates the plan for coherence issues before execution
    • Execution: The Executor generates code, files are written, syntax is validated, and tests are executed
    • Code Validation: Generated code is validated for coherence, dependency correctness, and API consistency
    • Feature Testing: Tests specific to the current feature are executed
    • Regression Testing: The complete test suite is executed to ensure no existing functionality broke (except for first feature)
    • Error Handling: If any step fails, the error is passed back to the Planner, which generates a correction plan for the next attempt (up to 10 attempts per feature)
    • Documentation & Commit: Upon success, feature documentation is generated and a Git commit is created
  3. Finalization Phase:
    • Final project documentation (README.md) is generated
    • A final Git commit is created
    • Total execution time and statistics are reported
    • All resources (servers, processes) are cleaned up

6.0.2 Key Advantages of the Long-Run Process

The long-run execution model provides several critical advantages over single-shot code generation:

  1. Handles Complex, Multi-Feature Projects:
    • Single-shot generators are limited by context window size and cannot handle projects with multiple interdependent features
    • The long-run process can develop projects of arbitrary complexity by processing features sequentially, building upon previous work
    • Each feature is fully completed, tested, and committed before moving to the next, ensuring a stable codebase at every step
  2. Maintains Consistency Across Codebase:
    • The system maintains comprehensive context about all existing files, their dependencies, API contracts, and data structures
    • Before generating new code, the Planner analyzes existing code to ensure consistency in naming conventions, API endpoints, JSON formats, and architectural patterns
    • Coherence validation detects mismatches (e.g., frontend calling non-existent backend endpoints) before they cause test failures
  3. Learns from Failures:
    • When tests fail or errors occur, the system doesn't restart from scratch
    • The Planner receives detailed error messages and generates targeted correction plans
    • Each iteration learns from previous attempts, with error context informing the next plan
    • This iterative refinement process leads to higher success rates (87.5% vs 62% for single-shot)
  4. Ensures Regression Safety:
    • After each feature, the complete test suite is executed to ensure no existing functionality broke
    • If regression tests fail, the system automatically identifies the cause and fixes both the new feature and the broken existing code
    • This ensures that the codebase remains stable and functional throughout development
  5. Adapts to Different Programming Languages:
    • The system automatically detects project type (PHP, Python, Node.js, Java, Go, Ruby)
    • Testing strategies are adapted: PHP projects use Python tests via HTTP, Python projects use pytest/unittest
    • Code generation patterns, syntax validation, and execution environments are automatically configured
    • This language-agnostic approach allows the system to work with any supported language
  6. Provides Complete Version History:
    • Each feature completion results in a Git commit, creating a clear version history
    • Developers can see the incremental development process and rollback to any previous feature state
    • This mirrors human software development practices and provides auditability
  7. Enables Continuous Improvement:
    • The system maintains a thought chain log that records all decisions and actions
    • Error patterns can be analyzed to improve future planning
    • The context management system learns which information is most useful for maintaining consistency

6.0.3 Comparison with Single-Shot Approaches

The long-run process fundamentally differs from single-shot code generation in several ways:

Aspect Single-Shot Generation Long-Run Process (This System)
Project Complexity Limited to simple, single-file projects Handles complex, multi-feature applications
Error Recovery Must restart from scratch on failure Iterates with error context, learns from failures
Consistency No awareness of previously generated code Maintains full context, ensures consistency
Testing No automatic testing or regression checks Automatic TDD, feature tests, and regression tests
Version Control No automatic versioning Automatic Git commits per feature
Success Rate ~62% for complex projects 87.5% for complex projects
Time Efficiency Fast for simple tasks, fails on complex ones 45-60 min per feature, but guaranteed completion

6.1 Success Metrics

87.5%
Feature Success Rate
45-60 min
Average Time per Feature
2.3
Average Attempts per Feature
94%
Test Pass Rate

6.2 Performance by Project Type

Project Type Completed Features Average Time Success Rate Test Coverage
PHP Web App 8 52 min 87.5% 92%
Python API 5 38 min 100% 88%
Node.js App 3 65 min 66.7% 85%

6.3 Time Breakdown

Average Time per Phase (minutes)

Planning:
8 min
Code Generation:
14 min
Test Execution:
7 min
Error Correction:
10 min
Regression Test:
6 min
Documentation:
5 min

6.4 Error Analysis

Distribution of errors detected during development:

Error Type Frequency Average Resolution Time Auto-Correction
PHP Syntax Error 23% 3 min βœ… Yes
Test Failure 31% 8 min βœ… Yes
Regression Failure 15% 12 min βœ… Yes
Dependency Error 12% 5 min βœ… Yes
API Mismatch 19% 10 min βœ… Yes (with context)

6.5 Comparison with Baseline Systems

Single-LLM Approach

  • Success Rate: 62%
  • Average Time: 78 min
  • Test Coverage: 71%
  • Context Loss: High

Planner-Executor (This System)

  • Success Rate: 87.5%
  • Average Time: 52 min
  • Test Coverage: 92%
  • Context Loss: Low

7. Discussion

7.1 Advantages of Dual-LLM Architecture

The separation between Planner and Executor offers several advantages:

7.2 Importance of Context Management

The implementation of advanced context management has demonstrated significant improvement:

7.3 Limitations

The system presents some limitations:

8. Conclusions and Future Work

8.1 Conclusions

This paper has presented an autonomous software development system based on a Planner-Executor architecture that demonstrates significant capabilities in code generation following TDD methodology. Results show that the separation of responsibilities between planning and execution, combined with advanced context management, leads to substantial improvements in generated code quality and success rate.

8.2 Future Work: RAG-Based Specialization

8.2.1 RAG Architecture for Specialization

A natural extension of the system is the implementation of a RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) system to specialize the agent in specific domains. The idea is to create a RAG/ folder containing JSON files with metadata of solved problems, common patterns, and best practices for specific languages or frameworks.

Proposed RAG/ Structure

  • RAG/html/
    • patterns.json - Common HTML patterns
    • solved_problems.json - Problems solved with HTML
    • best_practices.json - HTML5 best practices
    • components.json - Reusable components
  • RAG/php/
    • api_patterns.json - Common API patterns
    • database_patterns.json - Database patterns
    • security_patterns.json - Security patterns
  • RAG/python/
    • framework_patterns.json - Framework patterns
    • testing_patterns.json - Testing patterns

8.2.2 Formato File JSON RAG

{ "domain": "html", "patterns": [ { "id": "html_form_validation", "description": "Form validation with HTML5", "code_snippet": "<input type='email' required pattern='...'>", "use_cases": ["login", "registration", "contact"], "tags": ["form", "validation", "html5"] } ], "solved_problems": [ { "problem": "Responsive navigation menu", "solution": "CSS Grid + Flexbox approach", "code": "...", "performance_metrics": { "load_time": "120ms", "compatibility": "95% browsers" } } ], "best_practices": [ { "rule": "Always use semantic HTML", "examples": ["<nav>", "<article>", "<section>"], "impact": "SEO + Accessibility" } ] }

8.2.3 System Integration

The RAG system would be integrated as follows:

  1. Domain Detection: The Planner analyzes the task and identifies the domain (HTML, PHP, Python, etc.)
  2. Retrieval: The system retrieves relevant patterns and solutions from RAG/[domain]/
  3. Context Enhancement: Retrieved patterns are injected into the Planner's context
  4. Specialized Generation: The Planner generates plans that use proven patterns
  5. Learning: After success, used patterns are updated with performance metrics

8.2.4 Expected Benefits

8.2.5 Expected Success Metrics

Metric Baseline With RAG (Expected) Improvement
Success Rate 87.5% 94-96% +6.5-8.5%
Average Time 52 min 38-42 min -19-27%
Test Coverage 92% 96-98% +4-6%
Code Quality Score 7.2/10 8.5-9.0/10 +18-25%

8.3 Other Future Directions

9. References

  1. Test-Driven Development: By Example, Kent Beck, 2002
  2. Qwen2.5: A Large Language Model Series, Alibaba Cloud, 2024
  3. Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Knowledge-Intensive NLP Tasks, Lewis et al., 2020
  4. Planning with Large Language Models, Valmeekam et al., 2023
  5. Code Generation with Large Language Models, Chen et al., 2021

10. Appendix: Implementation Details

10.1 System Configuration

{ "planner": { "server": "http://192.168.1.29:8081", "model": "Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct", "timeout": 120, "temperature": 0.7 }, "executor": { "server": "http://192.168.1.29:8080", "model": "Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct", "timeout": 240, "temperature": 0.2 } }

10.2 Code Statistics

Component Lines of Code Functions Classes
CodeAgent 2,631 45 3
LLMClient 81 2 1
ToolManager 98 3 1
Total 2,810 50 5

Paper generated on December 16, 2024
System: Autonomous AI Development Agent v1.0

Public Repository: https://github.com/vittoriomargherita/LongRunDualDevAgent