Parcha founder: You may not need an agent after all — decision models vs workflows
blaizedsouza · x · 2026-11-01
Parcha founder Miguel Rios published 'You may not need an agent after all,' extending his 2024 argument that agents aren't all you need. The piece maps where deterministic workflows and decision models beat autonomous agents (e.g., compliance SOP processing) and where agents genuinely fit.
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