Agents That Run While You Sleep: The Verification Layer Autonomous Coding Needed
Without a verification layer, overnight coding creates morning cleanup. With a verification layer, it can create morning momentum.
Agents That Run While You Sleep: The Verification Layer Autonomous Coding Needed
Most teams already have fast code generation. The real bottleneck is verification confidence.
Without a verification layer, overnight agents create morning cleanup. With one, they create morning momentum.
The Pattern: Separate Builder and Judge
- One agent builds the feature.
- A separate loop validates behavior against explicit acceptance criteria.
- Promotion depends on pass/fail evidence, not the builder’s self-assessment.
This separation mirrors healthy engineering practice: authorship and review are distinct roles.