OpenAI to acquire Pierre to expand Codex’s code review and storage tools
By Google News AI ·
OpenAI plans to acquire Pierre Computer Company, whose developer tools already support parts of Codex.
OpenAI plans to acquire Pierre Computer Company, Inc., bringing together the company behind Code Storage and developer tools already used in Codex as it builds out its software development platform.
The connection is already visible in the Codex app. Pierre’s Trees library helps users navigate project files, while Diffs shows what has changed in the code they are reviewing.
OpenAI Developers described its vision for Codex on LinkedIn as “the place where developers and agents can build, review, and ship software.”
The proposed acquisition adds Pierre’s team and products to that effort, with plans to bring Code Storage’s features into Codex after the deal closes.
Pierre’s tools cover several parts of the work surrounding code generation.
Diffs includes an Edit mode that lets a reviewer correct a line of code where they notice a problem. Its recently released Highlights library updates code highlighting as a developer types or an AI agent generates code, helping users read work as it appears.
OpenAI says it wants to build on the Git workflows developers already use and adapt them for teams working alongside coding agents. Git records changes to files, allowing teams to manage a project’s code and its history.
The company has also described Pando, its internal system for managing code used by engineers and agents. OpenAI says more work happening in parallel is changing what it needs from the systems around Git.
Code Storage provides infrastructure for applications to store code and track changes using Git. Its customers include Lovable, Poke, Anything, Bolt, Amp and Parahelp, according to Pierre.
Those customers use the service for generated code, agent memory files, design materials and other documents that change over time. Code Storage also supports synchronization with GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket.
OpenAI says existing customers can continue using Code Storage after the acquisition closes while it works to bring the service’s capabilities into Codex.
The company is also committing to continued support for Pierre’s publicly available projects: “Pierre’s open-source projects will remain open-source, and we’ll continue to contribute to them.”
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