Ideas Topic
Agent & Orchestration
From copilot to autonomous agent — multi-agent systems, tool-use, and workflow automation.
Stop Calling Every Workflow an Agent
Autonomy, recovery, and access boundaries matter. Without them, it is automation wearing new language.
Read the pieceWhat Every Agent Runtime Should Share
Triggers, validation, recovery, and auditability belong in the scaffold, not re-invented agent by agent.
Why MCP Tool Access Does Not Replace Runtime Identity
MCP can narrow which tools an agent may call, but it does not replace runtime identity, delegated user access, or downstream system permissions.
Agent Identity Patterns: Which One to Use, and When
The real choice is not whether an agent has credentials. It is which identity pattern fits the ownership boundary around the action.
Why MCP Tool Access Does Not Replace Runtime Identity
MCP can narrow which tools an agent may call, but it does not replace runtime identity, delegated user access, or downstream system permissions.
Agent Identity Patterns: Which One to Use, and When
The real choice is not whether an agent has credentials. It is which identity pattern fits the ownership boundary around the action.
The AI-Ready Enterprise Stack
Most enterprise AI conversations start at the model layer. They should start several layers lower.
What Every Agent Runtime Should Share
Triggers, validation, recovery, and auditability belong in the scaffold, not re-invented agent by agent.
Why MCP Is a Trust-Boundary Problem
The problem is not connector count. It is identity, scope, trust boundaries, and what the runtime is allowed to do.
Decision Automation Needs Three Layers, Not One
Rules, ML signals, and LLM reasoning each have different jobs. Treating them as one layer creates brittle systems.
Stop Calling Every Workflow an Agent
Autonomy, recovery, and access boundaries matter. Without them, it is automation wearing new language.