Author name: Md Mahbubur Rahman, Arjun Guha, Harshitha Menon

Steering Code LLMs with Activation Directions for Language and Library Control

Md Mahbubur Rahman, Arjun Guha, Harshitha Menon / March 30, 2026

arXiv:2603.23629v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Code LLMs often default to particular programming languages and libraries under neutral prompts. We investigate whether these preferences are encoded as approximately linear directions in activation …

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Steering Code LLMs with Activation Directions for Language and Library Control

Md Mahbubur Rahman, Arjun Guha, Harshitha Menon / March 26, 2026

arXiv:2603.23629v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Code LLMs often default to particular programming languages and libraries under neutral prompts. We investigate whether these preferences are encoded as approximately linear directions in activation spac…