Question 1

What should I do when an AI coding agent breaks my project?

Accepted Answer

Stop further edits, inspect the diff, run the build and tests, then restore a known-good Git state or project snapshot before continuing with a smaller request.

Question 2

How are project snapshots different from AI chat checkpoints?

Accepted Answer

Chat checkpoints are generally connected to an agent request or conversation. PunamIDE snapshots are visible project-level checkpoints that can be manually created, exported, and restored independently of a prompt.

Question 3

Does PunamIDE include technical debt analysis?

Accepted Answer

PunamIDE includes a technical debt analyzer using Tree-sitter WASM AST analysis, project health signals, refactor prioritization, and visual architecture rules.

Question 4

Is PunamIDE free to use?

Accepted Answer

PunamIDE is free during the Windows alpha period. It supports free AI providers like Google Gemini and Groq, as well as local models via Ollama with no API costs.

Question 5

Which AI providers does PunamIDE support?

Accepted Answer

PunamIDE supports 8 AI providers: Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, OpenRouter, DeepSeek, Groq, Mistral, and Ollama for fully local inference.

Question 6

How does PunamIDE compare to Cursor and VS Code for AI coding?

Accepted Answer

PunamIDE differs by providing native project-level snapshots independent of AI conversations, built-in technical debt analysis, self-correcting AI agents with automatic rollback, and AST-aware context injection. Cursor and VS Code offer agent checkpoints tied to conversations.

Question 7

Does PunamIDE send my code to the cloud?

Accepted Answer

PunamIDE only sends code to the AI provider you configure. Source files are never included in diagnostics or crash reports. You can use Ollama for fully local AI with no external API calls.

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