Code smarter, not harder: watsonx Code Assistant 

Harness generative AI and advanced automation to create code faster

Coding made simple

Fill the gaps

Chat with an AI code assistant using intuitive, everyday language and get the real-time recommendations and guidance you need to innovate quickly.

Deploy where you want

Choose the hosting environment—cloud, on-premises, hybrid—that meets your unique needs and makes the most sense for your data governance and regulatory hurdles.

Trust the output

Protect your organization’s interests and intellectual property by harnessing the power of IBM Granite™ foundation models with IP indemnity.

Automate, update, modernize

Streamline and offload complex, time-consuming management and support tasks from across your entire software development lifecycle.

 

Simplify and accelerate coding workflows across Python, Java, C, C++, Go, JavaScript, TypeScript and more.

Empower your development team

 

IBM watsonx Code Assistant™ leverages Granite models to augment developer skill sets, simplifying and automating your development and modernization efforts. It also provides IP indemnification and transparency through real-time similarity checks, ensuring code integrity and compliance with built-in assessments and chat features.

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Infuse the entire application lifecycle with AI

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Software development

Get a head start on design

Whether generating original code or refactoring existing assets, watsonx Code Assistant delivers vetted, targeted coding recommendations directly in your IDE.

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Code validation  

Offload the repetition

Standardize, streamline and automate the recurring management and support tasks needed for every new—or altered—line of source code.

 

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Java code upgrades

Don’t get left behind

Keep pace with the latest version of Java, capitalizing on artificial intelligence to identify gaps and automatically apply the fixes needed to update your codebase.

 

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Java runtime modernization  

Breathe new life into current assets

From monoliths to microservices, leverage AI-powered insight and built-in visualization tools to accelerate your transition to a more lightweight, flexible and efficient runtime.

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Add a New Frontend to a Java Application

From app issues to working frontend in a couple of prompts: understand, troubleshoot, generate user scripts, and more.

Modernize a Java Application

From WebSphere to Liberty in a couple of automated fixes, preconfigured recipes, and with AI generated code for more complex issues.

Real developer insights
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90% time savings on code explanation for one team

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80% of legacy Java code transformed automatically

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1500 hours of manual work saved per year

 

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