Brainstorm: What Tools Are Useless for Humans but Useful for Agents?
jeff_weinstein · x · 2026-08-22
The post initiates a brainstorm about agent tool design: What are some tools that make no sense for a human to use but are obviously useful for an agent? This sparks thoughts on the form of agent-specific toolchains.
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