The Story
Here's what Programmer mode is NOT: another AI that writes code for you.
Here's what it IS: a technical director that manages the AIs writing code for you.
First question Gollm asks: "How do you write code?" Claude Code? Cursor? Zed? VS Code? Terminal and vim? Whatever your setup is, Programmer mode learns it, configures it, and manages it. It doesn't replace your workflow — it takes the wheel.
Say "add user authentication to my app." Gollm reads your entire codebase through your IDE. Understands your architecture, your patterns, your tech stack. Creates a real engineering plan with dependencies, file ownership, and testing strategy. Then it drives your coding environment — deploying agents, reviewing every line, catching architectural mistakes, running the tests.
You get a progress report, a code review, and working software. Not a code snippet you have to debug for an hour.
For non-developers, it's even more powerful. New to coding? Gollm sets up your entire environment — picks the right tools, installs them, creates the project structure, becomes your CTO. You describe what you want in plain English. It handles every technical decision.
Capabilities
What Programmer mode unlocks.
Your Environment, Your Rules
Claude Code, Cursor, Zed, VS Code — Gollm asks how YOU work, then drives your actual setup. Shell commands, file access, the works.
Agent Delegation
Breaks projects into sub-tasks and assigns them to specialized coding agents with clear file ownership.
Code Review
Reviews every line of AI-generated code for quality, security, and architectural consistency before it ships.
Full Lifecycle
Plans, implements, tests, integrates, and deploys. Not just "here's a function" — the complete engineering workflow.
In Practice
How people use Programmer.
"Build me a REST API for task management" — plans the schema, creates endpoints, adds auth, writes tests, documents the API.
"Refactor this mess" — analyzes the codebase, proposes a migration plan, executes it in stages, verifies nothing breaks.
"I have an app idea but I've never coded" — sets up the environment, picks the stack, becomes your full-time CTO.
Mix & Match
Combine Programmer with any hat.
Programmer + Fitness hat = build a workout tracking app with deep domain knowledge of exercise science and user motivation patterns.