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๐Ÿš€ Try It Now โ†’ jules.google.com

Jules is Google's autonomous coding agent โ€” live now, free with your Google account. Here's how to get in:

  1. Go to jules.google.com and sign in with Google
  2. Connect your GitHub account โ€” choose which repos Jules can access
  3. Pick a repo + branch and write a goal (not a prompt โ€” a target outcome)
  4. Click "Give me a plan" โ€” Jules generates a plan for your approval before touching any code
  5. Review, approve, and let it run โ€” you'll get notified when it's done or needs input

๐Ÿ’ก Pro tip: Add an AGENTS.md file to your repo root. Jules reads it to better understand your codebase and generate smarter plans.

โš ๏ธ Note: Jules is currently in public beta. Access is free during beta with usage limits โ€” pricing has not been announced yet. Availability may vary by region.

Get Started โ€” How to Think in Goals, Not Prompts

Jules is goal-based, not prompt-based. Here's how to hit the ground running:

  • Think in outcomes, not instructions. Instead of "write a function that does X", try "the auth flow needs to handle token expiration gracefully."
  • Start small. Give Jules a well-defined goal in a contained part of your codebase before handing it something critical.
  • Use the checkpoints. When Jules flags a decision for your approval, engage at the architectural level โ€” don't rubber-stamp it.

What Makes Jules Different

Every AI coding tool until now runs the same loop: you prompt, it executes, you adjust, repeat. Jules flips that. You define a goal and it figures out the path, the steps, and the execution โ€” running inside a persistent workspace with full context across your codebase.

That's not smarter autocomplete. That's autonomous reasoning.

Key Features

  • ๐ŸŽฏ Goal-based input โ€” describe outcomes, not instructions
  • ๐Ÿ”— GitHub Integration โ€” imports repos, branches changes, helps create PRs
  • โ˜๏ธ Virtual Machine โ€” clones your code in a Cloud VM and verifies changes work
  • ๐Ÿงช Test Suite โ€” runs existing tests or creates new ones automatically
  • ๐ŸŒ Available Anywhere โ€” CLI access or build your own workflows via API
  • โœ… Approval Checkpoints โ€” human-in-the-loop at every meaningful decision point

Why Oversight Matters

When AI starts deciding what code should exist, stakes change. Google built approval checkpoints into Jules's core โ€” giving you visibility before execution and control to redirect or halt at any point. Autonomous capability without oversight is a liability. Jules gets that right.

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