CURA is a novel code understanding and reasoning agent system that improves AI coding performance through verbal process supervision.

• Achieves a 3.65% improvement over baseline models on coding benchmarks
• Enhances AI agents' ability to tackle complex software engineering challenges
• Represents a significant advancement for AI-assisted software development
• Introduces a new technique for guiding AI reasoning during code generation

This research matters because it demonstrates how structured verbal guidance can substantially improve AI performance in practical engineering tasks, potentially transforming how developers collaborate with AI coding assistants.

Verbal Process Supervision Elicits Better Coding Agents