Do Capable Models Make Agent Frameworks Obsolete? Devs Rethink AI Coding Workflows
That_Ad_765 · reddit · 2026-10-19
A Reddit developer asks how coding workflows should change now that the newest Opus and Sonnet models are so capable. The author found the Superpowers plugin feels like overkill and burns excessive tokens with the newer models.
The post frames the current options:
- Built-in plan mode
- Frameworks like Superpowers or GSD
- The minimal route: hand the model a spec and build one task at a time
The emerging consensus tension: as models get stronger, orchestration scaffolding may add cost without adding value.
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