AI Agents

Replit AI

Replit AI is an example of an AI agent which acts as a developer, using “vibe coding” (the act of AI software programming) to assist you on the technical development. Instead of wrestling with downloads or hunting through docs, you just tell it in plain English what you want—“show me how to make a simple quiz,” or “draw a chart of my data” and it gives you a working snippet you can tweak and run right away.

If you hit a roadblock, you can point at any line and ask, “What’s going on here?” or “Why won’t this run?” and it can break the technical problems down for you in everyday language.

For instructors, this means more time exploring ideas and less time wrestling with setup or interactive app development. Instructors can lean on it for basic Q&A, so class time stays focused on big-picture concepts and cool projects instead of the little frustrating hiccups.

1. Open your workspace
   You land in a blank Replit project—no installs, no waiting. On the side you can use the AI chat pane to begin working.
2. Ask for a starter app
   Type your project idea into the prompt box. The AI writes code in HTML, CSS, and JS while giving you a step-by-step walkthrough of its process while working.
3. Preview and tweak
   Hit “Run” and your designed app pops up in the project pane. If you want to add more features or tasks, it will update each one systematically and it all works live in the same tab.
4. Point-and-ask explanations
   Highlight any block of code and ask “what’s this doing?” The agent will break it down in plain English: “This loop finds the clicked item’s index, then filters it out of the array.” This helps with debugging and overall design understanding
5. Refactor on the fly
   Ask “Can you clean this up?” and it renames variables, adds comments, even suggests turning the loop into a handy array method. Your code stays neat while you keep the creative flow.
6. Explore more possibilities
   The complete code is available for upload to GitHub immediately, as well as available to be deployed directly through Replit, either by using their servers, or hosting it on your own server with a custom domain.