Duo Agent Platform in the IDEs Beta User Feedback

🚀 Duo Agent Platform in the IDEs User Feedback

Help us shape the future of Duo Agent Platform at GitLab!

We're excited to hear your thoughts on the GitLab Duo Agent Platform experience in your IDE. Your feedback directly influences our roadmap and helps us build better AI-powered workflows for developers like you.

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📋 Your Setup Information

Please provide this information to help us understand your experience:

IDE & Extension Details

IDE: [ ] VS Code [ ] JetBrains (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, etc.) [ ] Other: ___________
IDE Version: (e.g., VS Code 1.85.0, IntelliJ IDEA 2024.1)
Extension Version:
- VS Code: GitLab Workflow extension version (Help → About → Extensions → GitLab Workflow)
- JetBrains: GitLab Duo Plugin version (Settings → Plugins → GitLab Duo)
Operating System: [ ] macOS [ ] Windows [ ] Linux (specify distro: _______)

GitLab Environment

GitLab Version: [ ] GitLab.com [ ] Self-Managed (version: _______)
Subscription Tier: [ ] Premium [ ] Ultimate
GitLab Duo Add-on: [ ] Core [ ] Pro [ ] Enterprise

🎯 Overall Experience

Rate your overall experience with Duo Agent Platform:

😍 Excellent - Exceeded expectations
😊 Good - Met expectations
😐 Okay - Some issues but usable
😕 Poor - Significant problems
😞 Very Poor - Major issues preventing use

What's your primary use case for Duo Agent Platform?

💡 Feature Feedback

Agent Capabilities

Which agent features have you used? (Check all that apply)

Planning Agent - Analyzes requirements and creates execution plans
Code Review Agent - Performs automated code reviews
Documentation Agent - Generates and updates documentation
Test Generation Agent - Creates test cases and coverage
Refactoring Agent - Code improvement and optimization
Security Analysis - Vulnerability assessment and fixes

Rate the quality of agent outputs:

🎯 Highly accurate and useful
✅ Generally good with minor issues
⚠️ Mixed results - some good, some poor
❌ Often inaccurate or unhelpful
🚫 Haven't used agents yet

Workflow Experience

How easy was it to:

Set up and configure the platform: [ ] Very Easy [ ] Easy [ ] Moderate [ ] Difficult [ ] Very Difficult
Create your first workflow: [ ] Very Easy [ ] Easy [ ] Moderate [ ] Difficult [ ] Very Difficult
Understand agent suggestions: [ ] Very Easy [ ] Easy [ ] Moderate [ ] Difficult [ ] Very Difficult
Review and apply changes: [ ] Very Easy [ ] Easy [ ] Moderate [ ] Difficult [ ] Very Difficult

Performance & Reliability

How would you rate:

Response time: [ ] Very Fast [ ] Fast [ ] Acceptable [ ] Slow [ ] Very Slow
Reliability: [ ] Always works [ ] Usually works [ ] Sometimes fails [ ] Often fails [ ] Rarely works
Context awareness: [ ] Excellent [ ] Good [ ] Fair [ ] Poor [ ] Very Poor

🎨 User Experience

Interface & Usability

The IDE integration feels:

🎨 Seamless and native to my workflow
👍 Well-integrated with minor friction
🤷 Adequate but could be better
👎 Clunky and disruptive
🚫 Difficult to use

The visual design and layout:

🎯 Perfect - clear and intuitive
✅ Good - mostly clear
⚠️ Okay - some confusion
❌ Poor - hard to navigate
🚫 Very poor - confusing

Documentation & Onboarding

How helpful was the documentation?

📚 Comprehensive and clear
📖 Good but missing some details
📄 Basic but sufficient
📝 Limited and unclear
❓ Missing or hard to find

🔧 Specific Feedback

What's Working Well?

Tell us about your positive experiences - what do you love about the Duo Agent Platform?

[Your feedback here]

What Needs Improvement?

What challenges have you encountered? What would make your experience better?

[Your feedback here]

Feature Requests

What new capabilities would you like to see? How could we expand the platform?

[Your feedback here]

Unexpected Behaviors or Bugs

Describe any issues, errors, or unexpected results you've encountered:

[Your feedback here]

🎯 Impact on Your Development

Has Duo Agent Platform changed how you work?

🚀 Significantly improved my productivity
⬆️ Somewhat improved my productivity
➡️ No significant change
⬇️ Actually slowed me down
🤔 Too early to tell

What percentage of your development tasks do you now use Duo Agent Platform for?

75-100% - It's become essential
50-74% - Use it for most tasks
25-49% - Use it for some tasks
1-24% - Occasionally use it
0% - Haven't found practical uses yet

Would you recommend Duo Agent Platform to other developers?

🎯 Definitely - it's a game changer
✅ Yes - it's valuable
🤷 Maybe - depends on their needs
❌ Probably not - needs improvement
🚫 No - wouldn't recommend

🎁 Share Your Story

Tell us about a specific scenario where Duo Agent Platform helped you (or didn't work as expected):

We love hearing real-world examples! Feel free to share details about your project, the challenge you were solving, and how the platform performed.

[Your story here]

🔮 Future Wishlist

If you could wave a magic wand, what would be the ONE thing you'd most want to see improved or added?

[Your wishlist item here]

🤝 Follow-up Participation

Would you be interested in:

💬 Participating in user interviews
🧪 Testing new features early
📝 Providing detailed feedback on specific improvements
🎥 Recording a demo of your use case
📧 Receiving updates on platform improvements

Contact Information (optional):

GitLab username: @_______
Email: _______
Preferred contact method: _______

📊 Community Impact

Your feedback matters! Every response helps us:

🎯 Prioritize the most important improvements
🐛 Identify and fix critical issues
🚀 Build features that developers actually want
📈 Make AI-assisted development more effective

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience! Your input directly shapes the future of AI-powered development at GitLab.

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Edited Jul 16, 2025 by Dasha Adushkina