Your AI agent fixed the bug, but what else did it change?
Trail of Bits releases two plugins to catch regressions introduced by AI coding agents, addressing the underexplored risk that automated bug fixes may silently alter application behaviour.
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Today we’re publishing patching-bugs and regression-hunt , two plugins that let engineers delegate patch development and regression checks to agents. Our patching-bugs plugin reproduces reported bugs, develops fixes, and tests them. The regression-hunt plugin checks whether any changes break previously working and supported behavior. Engineers can direct the work and review their results; maintainers can supply their own security assumptions and patching requirements, so the agents work within t
Editorial Analysis
As enterprises accelerate AI-assisted coding, unreviewed agent patches become a subtle but material risk vector; structured regression testing closes a critical trust gap.
Integrate regression-checking tooling into any workflow where AI agents generate or apply code patches to production codebases.
New tooling from Trail of Bits helps verify that AI-generated code fixes don't introduce hidden regressions — relevant as enterprises adopt AI coding assistants.
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