Software engineering is a challenging task requiring proficiency in both code
generation and interacting with computers. In this paper, we introduce
SWE-agent, an autonomous system that uses a language model to interact with a
computer to solve software engineering tasks. We show that a custom-built
agent-computer interface (ACI) greatly enhances the ability of an agent to
create and edit code files, navigate entire repositories and execute programs.
On SWE-bench, SWE-agent is able to solve 12.5% of issues, compared to the
previous best of 3.8% achieved with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). We
explore how ACI design impacts an agent's behavior and performance, and provide
insights on effective design.

介绍了一种名为 SWE-agent 的自主系统，它使用一种语言模型与计算机进行交互解决软件工程任务。通过自定义的 agent-computer interface (ACI) 界面，SWE-agent 能够增强代理程序创建和编辑代码文件、浏览整个代码库和执行程序的能力。在 SWE-bench 上，与检索增强生成 (retrieval-augmented generation, RAG) 技术达到的 3.8% 相比，SWE-agent 能够解决 12.5% 的问题。研究还探讨了 ACI 设计对代理程序行为和性能的影响，并提供了有效设计的建议。