Descript criticized for offering no agentic API: editing locked behind its token-charging Underlord agent
heyneighbor · x · 2026-09-11
Someone suggests bypassing with computer use. Context: Altryne complains that Descript offers no agentic API for cutting — all AI features run through its internal Underlord agent that costs tokens, forcing users who already run their own agent (like Astra) to pay twice, with no alternative interface. A telling case of AI tools locking workflows behind proprietary paid agents.
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