Runloop Introduces Repository Connect: Instant AI Agent Setup Eliminates Hours of Manual Configuration

New API automatically detects dependencies and provisions development environments from GitHub repositories in seconds

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Runloop, the only enterprise-grade infrastructure platform that enables the development, evaluation and scalable deployment of AI coding agents, today announced the launch of Repository Connect. This impactful feature automatically configures seamless, secure development environments from GitHub repositories in seconds. This innovative capability eliminates the traditional hours-long process of manual environment setup, enabling AI coding agents to begin productive work on any codebase within moments.

According to recent industry research, developers spend an average of 23% of their time on environment setup and configuration tasks rather than productive coding work. Repository Connect plugs this productivity drain while ensuring enterprise-grade security and compliance standards at scale via Runloop's SOC2-compliant infrastructure.

Repository Connect addresses one of the most significant friction points in AI-assisted software development: the complex, time-consuming process of configuring development environments that can correctly execute AI-generated code. Traditional approaches require developers to identify dependencies manually, configure build tools, and set up project structures before AI agents can effectively contribute to codebases. This manual process often takes several hours and requires deep knowledge of each project's specific requirements.

The new feature leverages intelligent discovery algorithms to automatically analyze repository structure, detect build systems, identify dependencies, and finally configure appropriate development environments. Repository Connect seamlessly integrates with Runloop's existing Devbox infrastructure, instantly provisioning secure, isolated sandboxes pre-configured with codebases and dependencies. The system supports diverse technology stacks, including Docker-in-Docker capabilities for containerized applications, automatically handling complex dependency chains from simple Node.js applications to sophisticated multi-service architectures requiring container orchestration within an isolated environment.

Key benefits for development teams include dramatic time savings, with environment setup reduced from hours to seconds, elimination of configuration errors that plague manual setups, and instant access to production-ready development environments for any repository. Organizations can now deploy AI coding agents via Runloop's unified API across multiple projects without the traditional infrastructure overhead, enabling rapid experimentation and deployment cycles. The platform's Docker-in-Docker support ensures compatibility with containerized applications and microservices architectures commonly used in enterprise environments. Repository Connect intends to make expedited setup the norm and not the exception.

 This breakthrough comes as Runloop recently secured $7M in seed funding led by The General Partnership, demonstrating strong investor confidence in the company's mission to bridge the gap between AI coding agent prototypes and production deployment at scale.

"From a technical perspective, Repository Connect solves a challenging problem in AI-assisted development: the automatic discovery and configuration of complex development environments," said Jonathan Wall, co-founder and CEO of Runloop. "Our intelligent analysis engine can parse virtually any repository structure and automatically provision the exact environment needed for AI agents to work effectively, including full Docker-in-Docker support for containerized applications. This level of automation was previously impossible without significant manual intervention and represents a major leap forward in AI coding infrastructure."

Detail.dev is an AI engineer that solves tech debt problems. Kien Hoang, engineer at Runloop customer Detail.dev, said, "We run asynchronously, keeping repos sane while humans and other agents sleep. Setting up repo-specific configurations is a major pain point when onboarding a new customer, and Runloop's Repo Connect reduces the time it takes from days to minutes. It can handle complex repo and workflow setups and lets us focus on creating useful PRs for our customers instead of fussing over repo-specific scripting."

Repository Connect is immediately available to all Runloop customers through the platform's existing API and dashboard interface, integrating seamlessly with existing workflows and both public and private repositories with appropriate authentication protocols. Additional platform capabilities include Public Benchmarks for standardized AI agent evaluation and comprehensive development tooling for the complete AI coding agent lifecycle.

For more information about Repository Connect or to schedule a demonstration, visit runloop.ai or contact [email protected]. Media inquiries should be directed to [email protected].

About Runloop

Runloop provides the only enterprise-grade infrastructure platform that enables the development, evaluation and scalable deployment of AI coding agents. Used by companies ranging from top model labs to startups, Runloop reduces time to deploy from months to hours allowing developers to focus on their agent, not infrastructure. Four out of five developers are already using AI coding tools but to get coding agents into production, developers need the end to end platform provided by Runloop. Learn more at runloop.ai. 

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