Build vs buy: how to deploy coding agents at scale

Engineering leaders are looking to deploy cloud coding agents to automate development, facing a build-versus-buy decision for the necessary orchestration platform. A robust system requires intelligence infrastructure components like a control plane, context architecture, evaluation, and governance. Building a simple MVP is tempting but often leads to a much larger effort to add essential features like handoff, audit logs, and continuous improvement. The decision ultimately depends on factors like internal resources, the complexity of the existing development stack, and how quickly a solution is needed.