---
title: "AI Tools"
description: "AI tools available for SDK development at Sentry — how they layer together and when to use each."
url: https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/ai-tools/
---

# AI Tools

This section covers the AI tools available to SDK engineers, how they layer together, and when to reach for each.

* #### [AI Coding Agents](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/ai-tools/coding-agents.md)

  AI coding agents and assistants used for Sentry SDK development, including recommended coding tools and general-purpose assistants.

* #### [AI Agent Skills](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/ai-tools/skills.md)

  Learn which skills to use, and when, to boost quality, consistency, and productivity across all Sentry SDKs.

* #### [AI Code Review](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/ai-tools/code-review.md)

  AI-powered code review tools used across Sentry SDK repositories, including how to activate them on your pull requests.

## [When to Use Each Tool](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/ai-tools.md#when-to-use-each-tool)

| Tool                                                                                            | What It Is                          | When to Reach For It                                           |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **[AGENTS.md](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/templates/agents-md-template.md)** | Always-loaded repo instructions     | Every SDK repo — sets the baseline for all AI contributions    |
| **[Skills](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/ai-tools/skills.md)**                 | Portable AI playbooks               | Encode repeated workflows once, run them consistently          |
| **[dotagents](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/ai-tools/skills.md#dotagents)**    | Skills package manager              | Share and version-lock skills across the team                  |
| **[AI Code Review](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/ai-tools/code-review.md)**    | AI-powered PR feedback              | Every PR — surfaces issues before human review                 |
| **[Sentry MCP Server](https://docs.sentry.io/ai/mcp/)**                                         | Live Sentry data in your LLM client | Bring Sentry issues and Seer analysis into your coding session |
| **[Sentry CLI](https://docs.sentry.io/ai/sentry-cli/)**                                         | Natural-language issue management   | List, inspect, and triage issues from the terminal or an agent |
| Rules files                                                                                     | Workflow-specific instructions      | Fixed conventions that vary by task or directory               |

Requirement levels (MUST/SHOULD) are defined in [Repository and Documentation Standards](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/standards/repository-docs.md) and [Review and CI Standards](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/standards/review-ci.md).

## Pages in this section

- [AI Coding Agents](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/ai-tools/coding-agents.md)
- [AI Agent Skills](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/ai-tools/skills.md)
- [AI Code Review](https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/getting-started/ai-tools/code-review.md)