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the six Ws · specification
W1
Who
Maintained by nus-apr, a National University of Singapore research group.
W2
What
An autonomous agent that localizes and patches bugs from GitHub issues using code-structure-aware search.
W3
Where
Runs locally as a Python tool, typically in a container against a target repo.
W4
When
Reach for it when resolving GitHub issues or benchmarking automated program repair.
W5
Why
Uses program structure and fault localization for more targeted patches.
W6
With
An LLM API key (OpenAI or Anthropic), Python, and Docker.
W7
Watch
Academic open-source; the agent reads and patches code in a container, so review patches. GPL-3.0 licensed, research-grade.