Direct agents are fast. ProPR makes the result reviewable.

Use Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity CLI, Mistral Vibe, or OpenCode directly for live exploration. Use ProPR when the work needs a plan, isolated execution, a visible pull request, and GitHub-driven follow-up.

Direct agents

Use both paths

Keep using agents directly for exploration, then use ProPR when the change should become a pull request with a clean review trail.

Current tool surfaceEditor, hosted workspace, review tool, or trackerWork starts where that product keeps its strongest context.

ProPR pathPlan → isolated workspace → GitHub PR → follow-up commitThe pull request and its review conversation preserve the shared history.

A direct agent session feels natural because it starts where the developer already is: a terminal, editor, or local checkout. That is often the right shape for debugging, quick refactors, experiments, or learning an unfamiliar part of the codebase.

Direct sessions put command and edit control in the terminal or editor. ProPR runs the same agents unattended inside an isolated workspace and moves approval to the pull request. Scope the task, walk away, then review the PR. Screenshots paste directly into GitHub comments for the next follow-up.

A direct session may already include Git operations and pull request creation. ProPR standardizes the surrounding service work: reviewed scope, task isolation, queue state, deterministic branch and PR handling, shared logs, cross-agent routing, and PR fine-tuning from GitHub comments.

Use agents directly when you are still thinking.

The terminal or IDE is hard to beat when you want a fast conversation with the codebase.

Investigating a bug before you know the shape of the fix.
Trying a small local edit that may be thrown away.
Asking a model to explain code while you keep control of the checkout.

Use ProPR when the result needs a path to review.

Once the change has a destination, the process should be visible and repeatable. A cost comparison should include task coordination, isolated execution, review follow-up, shared history, and recovery.

A change needs a plan, task, branch, commits, and PR.
PR participants should be able to request fixes from GitHub comments.
Agent comparisons and handoffs should preserve history.

Private agent session versus shared PR path.

Question	Direct agent	ProPR
Fast local exploration	Yes	Sometimes
Plan, branch, and PR are created as a product flow	Agent-dependent	Yes
PR comments become follow-up commits	Requires integration	Yes
Agent can be changed between phases	Manual	Yes

Claude Code CLI

Compare a direct Claude Code session with running the same CLI through ProPR's shared delivery system.

Codex CLI

Compare a direct Codex session with running Codex non-interactively inside ProPR's task and pull request path.

Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity CLI, Mistral Vibe, and OpenCode inside ProPR

Use the same agents under a shared plan-to-PR loop. ProPR packages each session into a pull request automatically.

OpenCode

Use OpenCode locally for quick edits, or run it through ProPR to automatically package its output as a PR.

Aider

Keep Aider for fast local terminal coding, then use ProPR when the output needs a review path your team can inspect.