Google has launched Jules, an asynchronous AI coding agent currently available in public beta globally. Positioned as a competitor to OpenAI's Codex, Jules integrates with GitHub to autonomously create pull requests, run and write tests, verify code within a cloud virtual machine, and share its plans, reasoning, and code differences. Powered by Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro model, Jules is designed to handle complex tasks across large codebases in minutes, which previously took hours. Users receive five free tasks daily, and the agent does not train on private repositories to ensure privacy. A GitHub repository named "Awesome Jules Prompts" offers curated prompts to optimize the use of Jules for coding, testing, and pull requests. The tool was officially announced at Google I/O and has been noted for its user-friendly interface and effective GitHub integration.