arxivcs.SEcs.AI2026-07-16
Beyond Generalist LLMs: Specialist Agentic Systems for Structured Code Workflow Execution
Harris Borman, Herman Wandabwa, Fusun Yu, Sandeepa Kannangara, Justin Liu, Anna Leontjeva, et al.
Large Language Models (LLMs) have accelerated the adoption of software development agents, now widely available as Integrated Development Environment (IDE) extensions and standalone applications. While these agents are typically general-purpose, it remains unclear whether special…