Test Devin on integrations, migration and security review
Observed in the wild: answer.AI gave Devin, which works through Slack in its own Docker environment with a browser, editor and shell, about 20 real tasks. These included generating and uploading synthetic data to Braintrust, migrating a Python project to nbdev, and a security review of a repo under 700 lines. The Braintrust integration was abandoned and redone in Cursor.
- Agent or tool
- Devin
- Topic
- DevOps & Infra
- Reported on
- Blog
- Added
- 2026-10-15
Why it matters
Keeping servers and pipelines healthy is constant, detail-heavy work. Agents that can read logs and run routine fixes are a big help, as long as a person keeps an eye on what changes. It is one of 40 sightings filed under DevOps & Infra on Agent Sightings (number 25 by interest), and one of 20 involving Devin.
How you could try it
Here is a reusable prompt, written by us in our own words, that captures the task. Paste it into Devin or any similar agent and adjust the details to your situation.
Infra task — test Devin on integrations, migration and security review. Inspect current config, propose a diff, and wait for approval before applying or restarting anything.
Tip: Try it first on a staging system or with read-only credentials, and require approval for anything that changes production.
Source
Read the original first-hand account on Blog: https://www.answer.ai/posts/2025-01-08-devin. Our summary is a paraphrase; details are in the source.