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Construct vs coding agents

Tools like Devin-style coding agents focus on repositories and terminals. Construct is a generalist AI employee for the whole business stack.

Beyond the repo

Coding agents shine in pull requests and refactors. Construct also triages email, updates spreadsheets, schedules calendar events, and posts in Slack — work most teams need daily.

Watchable desktop

Construct exposes a macOS-style virtual desktop so non-engineers can see what the agent did, take over any window, and audit every tool call.

When to choose

Choose Construct when

  • Ops, research, email, and docs matter as much as code
  • Non-engineers need to supervise the agent
  • Cross-app business workflows

Choose Coding-only AI agents when

  • Primary job is software engineering in a repo
  • Team is all developers