Agentic Development · Team #3
A Microsoft Give Supported Project
University of South FloridaMicrosoft Project #2Team kickoff

Agentic Development
for Software Engineering

Align on the project, evidence, working agreements, and the path to a focused MVP.

WhenFriday, Sept. 4, 2026
Time3:30–4:00 PM Eastern
WhereMicrosoft Teams
Fall 2026 · Team 3

Project timeline

Weekly Friday follow-ups carry the team from kickoff through the end of December. Select the kickoff milestone to reveal the original kickoff materials.

September 4 – December 25, 2026
Add an updateLoading updates from GitHub…
    01 · Align

    Kickoff outcomes

    Agree on direction, ownership, and the next checkpoint.

    Goals
    • Confirm the project objective and evidence.
    • Set scope and ways of working.
    • Name owners for open decisions and blockers.
    • Choose the next demonstrable outcome.
    Agenda
    02 · Direction

    Build the pipeline. Study the process.

    Evaluate both the software and how it evolves.

    North star

    Build an AI-native engineering pipeline that generates, tests, evaluates, and evolves software from requirements.

    Principle

    Evidence over opinion

    Support conclusions with repeatable tests, working artifacts, cost data, and known limitations.

    Core workflow
    1 · SpecifyRequirements, personas, backlog, acceptance criteria
    2 · GenerateSoftware artifacts and implementation increments
    3 · TestUnit, feature, end-to-end, and selected resilience tests
    4 · EvaluateRequirements fit, security, operability, and cost
    5 · EvolveAdapt implementation and tests as requirements change
    03 · Scope

    Research questions

    Compare a small set of viable ecosystems using one bounded scenario.

    Questions
    Guardrails
    • Shortlist 3–4 ecosystems, including Microsoft.
    • Use one comparable, finishable scenario.
    • Protect secrets, private data, and student identity.
    • Keep claims traceable to evidence.
    04 · Evidence

    Deliverables

    Make every result inspectable and reproducible.

    05 · Start

    Definition of Ready

    Enough clarity to begin without guessing.

    Discuss
    0 checked
    06 · Finish

    Definition of Done

    Complete, tested, evidenced, and reviewable.

    Discuss
    0 checked
    07 · Work

    Working agreements

    Keep feedback fast and evidence credible.

    Discuss
      Boundary

      Course requirements prevail

      Validate and disclose AI use, preserve academic integrity, and avoid shifting material tool costs to students.

      08 · Rhythm

      Suggested cadence

      Demo often, prepare briefly, and escalate early.

      Discuss
      Sponsor sync
      Before
      Share the demo target, decisions, risks, and evidence.
      During
      Lead with the demo; focus status on decisions and blockers.
      After
      Record decisions, owners, dates, and the next outcome.
      Team progress

      Iteration submission guide

      Create one branch and report per iteration, then open a pull request.

      Open repositoryReturn to timeline
      Required workflow

      One branch per iteration

      1. Start from the latest main branch.
      2. Create a branch named iteration/NN, replacing NN with the two-digit iteration number.
      3. Create iterations/NN/README.md from the required template.
      4. Commit and push the branch to GitHub.
      5. Open a pull request into main and request the required review.
      Command-line example
      git switch main
git pull --ff-only
git switch -c iteration/01
git add iterations/01/README.md
git commit -m "Add iteration 01 update"
git push -u origin iteration/01
      Required README.md template

      Use these headings exactly

      Replace each placeholder, use concise bullets, and link to evidence. Write - None. when there are no impediments.

      # Iteration NN Update

**Iteration dates:** YYYY-MM-DD to YYYY-MM-DD

## Completed

- <Completed outcome and supporting evidence>

## Planned for the Coming Iteration

- <Planned outcome>

## Impediments

- <Impediment, impact, owner, and requested help>
      Before opening the pull request

      Submission checklist

      • The branch follows iteration/NN.
      • The report is located at iterations/NN/README.md.
      • All three required sections are present.
      • Completed work points to inspectable evidence.
      • Impediments identify impact, ownership, and any help needed.
      • The pull request targets main.
      Use your student status first

      Claim the access you already qualify for

      Your student status can unlock benefits that are not included with ordinary free accounts. Activate every applicable student offer before spending project funds, record its limits, and bring any unmet project need to your instructor.

      Return to timeline
      1. Verify and claimUse your school credentials or enrollment evidence to activate every student benefit that applies to you.
      2. Use the included capacityMatch project needs to the available credits, tools, storage, compute, and usage allowances before considering paid access.
      3. Bring remaining gaps to meDocument the capability, amount, duration, and reason the free offers cannot cover it, then ask your instructor for help closing the gap.
      Start here: Microsoft student access

      Check Azure, Microsoft 365, and GitHub first

      These three paths cover common project needs: cloud infrastructure, productivity and collaboration, source control, development environments, and AI coding assistance. Eligibility and allowances differ, so verify each one separately.

      $100 Azure credit12 months · no credit card
      1. Azure for StudentsEligible full-time students age 18+ can verify with an institutional email and receive $100 in credit for 12 months plus listed free services. Activate it, monitor the balance, and review service restrictions before deployment.
      Included servicesEligibilityRestrictions
      2. Microsoft 365 student accessCheck both Microsoft’s current student offer and access provided through your institution. Student access may be free or discounted and varies by eligibility, region, and school licensing; confirm the exact apps, storage, term, and renewal rules shown for your account.
      Check education eligibilityReview pack offer
      3. GitHub Education and CopilotApply for GitHub Education, then claim the Student Developer Pack and Copilot Student. Verified students receive student-only developer benefits; Copilot Student is free with an AI-credit allowance, and Codespaces includes a student usage allowance.
      Apply for benefitsEligibility and benefitsCopilot limits

      Your next step: claim what applies, note each account’s limits and expiration, and compare the combined capacity with your project plan. If compute, model access, storage, collaboration, or another required capability is still missing, bring a short gap statement to your instructor before purchasing anything.

      Start Azure verification
      Non-Microsoft options

      Offers for Student by 3rd Parties

      Use this evidence table after checking the Microsoft student benefits above. Claim relevant verified or conditional offers, then include any uncovered requirement in the gap statement you bring to your instructor.

      Not verified

      Claude Code

      Anthropic

      No individual $0 Code tier found

      Claude’s general Free plan explicitly excludes Claude Code. Claude Code starts with Pro, or is available through Max, paid API usage, and institutional higher-education plans. Anthropic’s education page describes a university-wide plan via sales, not a free individual student offer.

      Plan comparisonClaude Code plansHigher education
      Not verified

      Kimi Code

      Moonshot AI

      No public $0 or student plan found

      The official Kimi Code page lists paid Moderato, Allegretto, Allegro, and Vivace subscriptions. It does not state a Kimi Code free tier or student entitlement.

      Kimi Code plans
      Name not substantiated

      DeepSeek V4-Pro

      DeepSeek

      No qualifying offer verified

      The exact “DeepSeek V4-Pro” product/model name could not be substantiated in DeepSeek’s official product or API documentation during this review. No free or student entitlement is claimed here. Recheck the requested name before including it in an experiment.

      Official API docsDeepSeek
      Verified

      Qoder

      Formerly associated with Tongyi Lingma

      Free plan

      $0 with limited completions and next edits, basic models with daily/monthly message limits, and bring-your-own-key support.

      PricingBilling documentation

      14-day Pro trial

      One trial per new user, activated on first client sign-in: 300 credits, unlimited completions and next edits, Chat/Agent, Experts Mode, Quest, Repo Wiki, and Knowledge Card. Virtual machines are excluded.

      Trial rules
      Conditional

      CodeGeeX / ZCode

      Zhipu AI

      CodeGeeX Campus trial

      Institutions can apply for a one-month free trial of the campus AI programming assistant. Access is organization-oriented and sales/approval based, with school-, department-, or class-scale users; it is not a self-serve individual student plan.

      Campus edition

      ZCode

      No $0 or student plan is stated on the official page; the listed GLM Coding plans begin with paid Lite. CodeGeeX also publishes the CodeGeeX4 model as open source, which is distinct from hosted free usage.

      ZCode plansCodeGeeX4 source
      Verified

      Baidu Comate

      Baidu · 文心快码

      Personal Standard

      Free personal plan with agent coding, completion/rewrites, Spec mode, Figma-to-code, and custom agents, skills, and rules. First registration includes ¥10 in model credit.

      Official pricingProduct FAQ
      Verified

      TraeCode

      ByteDance / TRAE

      Free plan

      $0 with limited monthly basic usage, 5,000 autocompletions per month, two concurrent cloud tasks, and SOLO mode.

      Pricing comparison

      Pro trial

      New users can use Pro free for seven days before the $10 monthly charge; cancel to avoid conversion.

      Trial terms
      Verified

      Amazon Kiro

      AWS

      Kiro Free

      Perpetual $0 tier with 50 credits per month and access to Claude Sonnet 4.5 plus listed open-weight models, subject to rate limits.

      PricingBilling details

      Kiro Students

      Eligible university students receive 1,000 credits per month for one year with no credit card. Requires a university email, a listed eligible school, and SheerID verification.

      Student offer
      Not verified

      Meta Muse Code

      Meta · product name clarified from “Meta Muse”

      Public beta, price unstated

      Meta documents Muse Code beta as publicly installable on macOS and Linux and powered by Muse Spark 1.2. The launch material does not state a $0 tier, usage allowance, or student entitlement, so beta availability alone is not counted as a verified free offer.

      Launch and availability
      Verified

      Google Jules

      Google Labs

      Jules free plan

      $0 access for users age 18 or older: 15 tasks per rolling 24 hours, three concurrent tasks, and Gemini 2.5 Pro. Requires a Google account and GitHub connection.

      Limits and plansSetup and eligibility
      Verified

      Google Antigravity

      Google

      Individuals

      $0 per month with listed Gemini, Claude, and GPT-OSS agent models, unlimited tab completions, unlimited command requests, and basic weekly rate limits. No separate student plan is stated.

      Current pricingLaunch announcement
      10 · Decide

      Decision log

      Select an option and capture only essential context.

      11 · Unblock

      Risks & blockers

      Name the impact, owner, and next action.

      12 · Close

      Owners & next steps

      Confirm what changed and what happens next.

      Close-out

      1. Confirm decisions and owners.
      2. Set dates and the next demo.
      3. Escalate unresolved blockers.
      Local state

      Save or clear

      Selections and notes stay in this browser.

      Changes save automatically.