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Tinley Park · September 9, 2026I Gave an AI Engineer Access to My Whole Business
The creator shares how they gave Devin, an autonomous AI engineer, access to the GitHub repository that controls their entire business. Devin indexed the codebase, built a wiki, and successfully created a waitlist page for an AI certification program after being tagged in Slack or Linear.
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Giving Devin access to the business repo
The creator explains that Devin, an autonomous AI engineer, was given access to the GitHub repository that controls their entire business.
Building a waitlist page
Devin found the program details, fonts, and colors to build a waitlist page for the AI certification program and opened a pull request.
Integrating Devin with Slack and Linear
The creator highlights that Devin can be tagged in Slack or Linear and run in parallel, allowing it to use the repo's existing knowledge instead of needing repeated explanations.
When an autonomous agent indexes a repository to generate architecture diagrams and summaries, the resulting wiki becomes a practical asset for future tasks. For a solo builder, this shifts documentation from a maintenance burden to a byproduct of the development process, making the codebase more navigable for both humans and AI.