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PublishedMarch 31, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Needle in the Repo: A Benchmark for Maintainability in AI-Generated Repository Edits
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arXiv:2603.27745v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: AI coding agents can now complete complex programming tasks, but existing evaluations largely emphasize behavioral correctness and often overlook maintainability risks such as weak modularity or testability. We present Needle in the Repo (NITR), a di
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