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CodeGrep: RL-Trained Retrieval Agent Improves Efficiency of LLM Coding Tools

CodeGrep is a 14B parameter retrieval agent trained with reinforcement learning to reduce token usage in LLM coding agents. It addresses inefficiencies where agents spend excessive tokens locating files instead of patching them.

Source: arXiv · arxiv.org Published 2026-08-06T11:07:42+00:00 Detected 2026-08-07T05:19:49+00:00
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CodeGrep is a 14B parameter retrieval agent trained with reinforcement learning to reduce token usage in LLM coding agents. It addresses inefficiencies where agents spend excessive tokens locating files instead of patching them.

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Modern LLM coding agents such as Claude Code and OpenHands share a common inefficiency: they spend much of their token budget finding the file to patch, rather than patching it. On SWE-Bench Verified, a 30B OpenHands agent averages 23 rounds and 631K tokens per resolved issue, with many calls spent on grep, glob,...

By optimizing file retrieval, CodeGrep can significantly lower the token budget required for coding tasks, improving the speed and cost-effectiveness of AI-assisted software development. This advancement targets a key bottleneck in current LLM coding workflows.

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