A pragmatic look at where agents genuinely help — and where they quietly get in the way.
Agents are great at breadth and terrible at knowing when to stop. The trick is giving them tight tools, legible traces, and a human-shaped off-ramp.
writing / field notes — Jan 20, 2026 · 1m read
A pragmatic look at where agents genuinely help — and where they quietly get in the way.
Agents are great at breadth and terrible at knowing when to stop. The trick is giving them tight tools, legible traces, and a human-shaped off-ramp.