Shown·Custom agent·Software companies
Hospital-style agent pipeline ships Db2 support
Custom agent: Cockroach Labs ran a multi-role coding agent pipeline modeled on a teaching hospital to add Db2 support to its MOLT migration tool.
Db2 support shipped in under two days for a $4172 token bill, versus 9 months and about $160K for Oracle; 27 PRs merged.
Overview
How it was set up
Agents run on GitHub Actions with roles for triage, workup, implementation, review, and discharge. Issue labels track each patient's state, and a human is consulted only on escalation.
Worth knowing
The review structure adds bureaucracy, wait times, and cost compared with a swarm or single agent; the authors accept this for quality.
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History
- Source published
- 2026-10-09
- Added to Agentic Feats
- 2026-10-13
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