Developer: I keep playing 'human API' in my AI workflows
jacalulu · x · 2026-10-19
Developer jacalulu notes that whenever he builds unusual AI workflows, he ends up playing "human API" — manually shuttling data and making judgment calls between steps. He knows it's far from the final state, but finds it funny and telling about how much manual glue current agent workflows still need.
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