IBM launches Bob, an AI coding assistant focused on enterprise modernization and parallel agents

IBM Bob

IBM launched Bob, an AI coding assistant that works inside your codebase. It spawns parallel subagents for long-running tasks across large projects, supports natural-language-to-code via Literate Coding, and offers a CLI version called Bob Shell for CI/CD pipelines. Paid packages target enterprise modernization: Java upgrades, mainframe, RPG, and COBOL. It connects to Red Hat and Instana from the IDE, and includes Bobalytics for tracking agent contributions and costs. One testimonial claims ~90% faster Java 11-to-25 migration—3 days instead of 30. The post does not disclose model details, pricing, or latency figures.