# We built Codend — An AI Agent Platform for Software Development

> Source: <https://dev.to/ozoduwdev/we-built-codend-an-ai-agent-platform-for-software-development-4nom>
> Published: 2026-11-15 09:48:47+00:00

Hey DEV Community! 👋

I'm the founder of **Anythic**, and today I'd like to introduce **Codend**, an AI agent platform we've been building.

**Codend V1 officially launched on November 8, 2026.**

🔗 **Try Codend:** [https://codend.dev](https://codend.dev)

AI is changing the way we build software.

But I believe the next step isn't simply generating code. It's building AI agents that can understand tasks, work in real development environments, and help turn ideas into functioning applications.

That's the direction we're exploring with Codend.

Codend is an AI agent platform designed to help developers and creators build software and automate development workflows.

Here are some of the capabilities we're working with:

**🤖 AI-powered development**

Describe what you want to build or change, and let an AI agent work through the task.

**💻 Isolated cloud environments**

Agent tasks run in cloud sandboxes, keeping execution environments separated.

**🛠️ Development workflows**

Codend is designed to assist with tasks such as implementing