Writing code and completing GitHub issues autonomously with Ona

See how Gitpod's privacy-first AI software engineer, Ona, transforms GitHub issue management by autonomously breaking down complex tasks, creating subtasks, and delivering complete solutions—all while maintaining enterprise-grade security within your own infrastructure.

What is Gitpod?
Gitpod is the fastest way to ship software at enterprise scale, providing automated, ephemeral, standardized development environments that are ready in seconds. Unlike traditional development setups that require hours of configuration, Gitpod delivers pre-configured environments with all the tools, dependencies, and permissions developers need - eliminating "works on my machine" issues and reducing onboarding time from weeks to hours.

What is Ona?
Ona is Gitpod's privacy-first AI software engineering agent that runs securely within your infrastructure. Unlike coding assistants that only suggest code or semi-autonomous agents requiring constant approval, Ona provides true autonomous software development without compromising security or control. Ona can work independently in the background while your laptop is closed, or collaborate directly with developers in their preferred editor.

In this step-by-step demonstration, we'll walk through a complete workflow showing how Ona transforms a simple GitHub issue into a fully implemented solution with comprehensive testing.

What You'll Learn:
• How Ona automatically configures development environments with necessary tools and authentication
• Autonomous GitHub issue pickup and intelligent task breakdown into manageable subtasks
• Real-time progress tracking with automated status updates posted directly to GitHub
• Complete unit test implementation from requirements analysis to final delivery
• Seamless handoff between autonomous execution and human review
• Enterprise-grade security with full audit trails and VPC-contained execution

Timeline:
• 0:00 - Introduction to Ona's autonomous capabilities
• 0:15 - Automated dev container configuration with GitHub CLI
• 0:39 - Secure isolated environment creation and file operations
• 1:05 - GitHub issue assignment and intelligent subtask breakdown
• 1:23 - Real-time progress tracking with automated status updates
• 1:30 - Task completion with comprehensive summary reporting
• 1:44 - Developer handoff options and editor integration
• 2:08 - Security overview and audit trail capabilities

Gitpod's environment classes run inside your VPC with full audit trails and enterprise-grade security, giving you the flexibility to optimize for performance while maintaining complete control over your development infrastructure. Trusted by over 1.7 million developers, Gitpod is the foundation for AI-native development and secure, scalable software delivery.

Whether you're managing a small team or scaling across enterprise organizations, Ona provides the autonomous capabilities to multiply engineering output without multiplying security risks.

To learn more: visit ona.com