System of Records aren't built for agent-native patterns yet, argues ex-employee

matt_slotnick · x · 2026-09-10

Matt Slotnick argues that, just as the rise of agents spawned new data stores like turbopuffer, Systems of Record must evolve for agent-native usage patterns — and they haven't. Today an SOR sees state change from x to y but has almost no idea why, since the activity happens entirely off-platform by other agents.

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