AI coding agents face significant limitations that developers should understand before relying on them for production work

AI coding agents have notable blind spots and cannot reliably handle complex architectural decisions or system-wide refactoring

These tools excel at routine, well-defined coding tasks but struggle with ambiguous requirements and edge cases

Developers must maintain active oversight and code review rather than treating AI agents as autonomous solutions

Current AI models lack true understanding of business logic and can introduce subtle bugs that pass initial testing