Exponent

Maker

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Hey Product Hunt!

I'm Sashank, and we're excited to launch Exponent, a highly capable AI programming agent that collaborates on software engineering tasks in any environment.

After building and using many AI coding tools, we repeatedly found the same problems and limitations:

They are restricted to a single surface like an IDE, even though engineering work happens in many places
Behavior is opaque and you can't tell what they are doing and where they are going wrong
They go off the rails and are difficult to steer

We built Exponent to be the AI programming agent that we would want to use by focusing exclusively on a collaborative, agent-first experience:

It feels great to collaborate with, and is also powerful enough to complete work end-to-end, striking a balance between it being independent but asking you for help when it needs it
It runs anywhere: I can use Exponent to debug an issue in my local development environment, while another instance of Exponent can run within a Github actions pipeline which auto-fixes my type check errors, without needing any other tooling.
It has a clean, intuitive interface which shows me exactly what the agent is doing instead of obfuscating it

We first got some attention after collaborating with OpenAI on one of their API features last year, and we're ready to open to a wider audience.

You might like Exponent too if you want to improve at collaborating with AI instead of just being a passenger, if you want a consistent experience across environments, or if you use prosumer software like Raycast or Linear.

If you're not sure where to begin, pick the next task off of your to-do list, take a look at our docs here, or try a task you've been unsatisfied using other tools for.

Start using Exponent, the collaborative AI programming agent here: https://exponent.run/.

And if you’re on an engineering team that is being practical about adopting AI tooling to move faster, you’ll probably be interested in Exponent for Teams: https://www.exponent.run/teams

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3mo ago

Rajiv Ayyangar

Product Hunt

Hunter

With most product categories, disruption happens when the existing incumbents start to feel broken and insufficient. For coding agents, that hasn't really been the case - even when the current tools seem great, it can be worth switching to new tools that make us even more powerful.

It's been incredibly exciting over the past year to watch assistants like Cursor take mindshare from the incumbent GitHub and to watch new entrants like Windsurf gaining traction despite Cursor having a lot of user love. It tells me that there's a ton of potential in this category, and we're nowhere near diminishing returns.

I'm excited to see what people think about Exponent. The fact that it works everywhere you do feels like a major unlock. It also looks like a well-crafted tool built by top engineers who love the craft of coding. Congrats Sashank and Tiger on the launch!

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3mo ago