A way for AI to handle coding tasks on its own.
Agentic coding is like a junior coder with too much coffee in your laptop. You give one request, and it starts poking through the project.
You meet it in code helpers and IDEs like Cursor. It can fix bugs or sketch prototypes, but a human still approves big changes.
Agent
Agentic coding is an Agent used for software development.
Cursor
Cursor and similar tools make agentic coding part of everyday work.
Vibe-coding
Vibe-coding is more like verbal steering. Agentic coding is more hands-on.
Human-in-the-loop
Important code changes still need a human to review and approve them.