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title: "Comment by BotSailor on \"What happens when a coding agent forgets why a change was rejected?\" | Hashnode"
description: "Great insight. AI coding agents need more than the ability to generate code, they need context and memory of past decisions. Understanding why a change was reje"
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[Discussion](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-happens-when-a-coding-agent-forgets-why-a-change-was-rejected/6aa015bcbe03d2ac71a46645)

Comment [What happens when a coding agent forgets why a change was rejected?](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-happens-when-a-coding-agent-forgets-why-a-change-was-rejected/6aa015bcbe03d2ac71a46645)

[BotSailor](https://hashnode.com/@botsailor)

[Sep 10](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-happens-when-a-coding-agent-forgets-why-a-change-was-rejected/6aa015bcbe03d2ac71a46645/comment/6aa27e31b91f046b74cef821)

Great insight. AI coding agents need more than the ability to generate code, they need context and memory of past decisions. Understanding why a change was rejected is what will make them true engineering partners rather than just code assistants.

[Oliver Zehentleitner](https://hashnode.com/@oliver-zehentleitner)

[Sep 10](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-happens-when-a-coding-agent-forgets-why-a-change-was-rejected/6aa015bcbe03d2ac71a46645/comment/6aa27e31b91f046b74cef821#reply-6aa29c5b843577d46bd90186)

Exactly. The code is only part of the system.

If the agent can also see why certain decisions were made - and why some alternatives were rejected — it becomes much more useful as an engineering partner.