Sam Alba, co-founder of Mendral, joins the show to discuss their new AI agents that act as “junior devops engineers” against GitHub Actions, security, failed tests, and more.Check out the video podcast version here: <a href="https://youtu.be/zHmE6VpWD7o">https://youtu.be/zHmE6VpWD7o</a>🙌 The Agentic DevOps Guild has launched! It's a training + community + mentorship program for engineers wanting to learn the latest CI/CD automation and dive into Agentic DevOps. Meetups are happening now, with new course videos dropping every few weeks. Join the Guild and become your team's leader in AI for infrastructure automation <a href="https://www.bretfisher.com/theguild">https://www.bretfisher.com/theguild</a> 🍾 ★Show Links★<ul><li><a href="https://www.mendral.com/">Mendral website</a></li></ul>Creators &amp; Guests
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 <li><a href="https://agenticdevops.fm/people/beth-fisher">Beth Fisher</a> - Producer</li>
 <li><a href="https://agenticdevops.fm/people/cristi-cotovan">Cristi Cotovan</a> - Editor</li>
 <li><a href="https://agenticdevops.fm/people/sam-alba">Sam Alba</a> - Guest</li>
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<ul><li>(00:00) - Introduction</li>
<li>(05:16) - Why CI Needs Agents</li>
<li>(20:18) - How Mendral Learns and Automates</li>
<li>(44:21) - Trusting Auto Merge</li>
<li>(51:52) - Guardrails And Delivery</li>
<li>(01:00:17) - Harnesses And CLI Future</li>
<li>(01:11:27) - Future of Mendral</li>
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 &lt;p&gt;Sam Alba, co-founder of Mendral, joins the show to discuss their new AI agents that act as “junior devops engineers” against GitHub Actions, security, failed tests, and more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Check out the video podcast version here: &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/zHmE6VpWD7o"&gt;https://youtu.be/zHmE6VpWD7o&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🙌 The Agentic DevOps Guild has launched! It's a training + community + mentorship program for engineers wanting to learn the latest CI/CD automation and dive into Agentic DevOps. Meetups are happening now, with new course videos dropping every few weeks. Join the Guild and become your team's leader in AI for infrastructure automation &lt;a href="https://www.bretfisher.com/theguild"&gt;https://www.bretfisher.com/theguild&lt;/a&gt; 🍾&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;★Show Links★&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mendral.com/"&gt;Mendral website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Creators &amp;amp; Guests&lt;/strong&gt;
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 &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://agenticdevops.fm/people/bret-fisher"&gt;Bret Fisher&lt;/a&gt; - Host&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://agenticdevops.fm/people/beth-fisher"&gt;Beth Fisher&lt;/a&gt; - Producer&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://agenticdevops.fm/people/cristi-cotovan"&gt;Cristi Cotovan&lt;/a&gt; - Editor&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://agenticdevops.fm/people/sam-alba"&gt;Sam Alba&lt;/a&gt; - Guest&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;(00:00) - Introduction&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(05:16) - Why CI Needs Agents&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(20:18) - How Mendral Learns and Automates&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(44:21) - Trusting Auto Merge&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(51:52) - Guardrails And Delivery&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(01:00:17) - Harnesses And CLI Future&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(01:11:27) - Future of Mendral&lt;/li&gt;
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Agentic DevOps : AI Engineering for Infrastructure

Can AI Agents Safely Become DevOps Engineers?

Can AI Agents Safely Become DevOps Engineers?

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