When the AI Agent Builds the Tool Instead of Doing the Task
Similar_Job_6080 · reddit · 2026-09-17
A Reddit user shares a case where, faced with repetitive parking-garage CAD drafting, an AI agent built a tool instead of drafting each layout: design parameters and rules go in, CAD geometry comes out. Deliverables included a full code repository, an AutoCAD plugin installer, and usage docs, reviewed and accepted by a designer. The poster asks whether others have seen this "agent builds the tool that generates the output" pattern elsewhere.
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