TechPerplexity reportedly built CobbleDB with two engineers and hundreds of AI coding agents
The New Stack reports that the custom Rust database replaces DynamoDB reads in Perplexity’s search stack—and that the agents weren’t allowed to run it.
TLDR
Perplexity used two engineers and hundreds of AI coding agents to build CobbleDB, The New Stack reports. The custom Rust database replaces DynamoDB reads in the company’s search stack. The outlet draws a distinction between building and operating it: the agents helped create the database but weren’t allowed to run it.
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Perplexity reportedly built CobbleDB with two engineers and hundreds of AI coding agents
The New Stack reports that the custom Rust database replaces DynamoDB reads in Perplexity’s search stack—and that the agents weren’t allowed to run it.
TLDR
Perplexity used two engineers and hundreds of AI coding agents to build CobbleDB, The New Stack reports. The custom Rust database replaces DynamoDB reads in the company’s search stack. The outlet draws a distinction between building and operating it: the agents helped create the database but weren’t allowed to run it.