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Re:Is "An agent with tools" the only valid LLM application? by mermadicsolutio on Friday August 28, 2026 @06:05PM (#49484795)
Agentic product is nice to have if im new to it, but for simple products I'm familiar with, having to put my thought into words is way more annoying than typing in a couple numbers in a UI. I always thought "agent with tools" is just a new version of UI which is a info delivery method.

But on a second thought, most people in a company is essentially "agent with tools", so maybe it's already pretty amazing

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Re:Is "An agent with tools" the only valid LLM application? by gmarkwa on Saturday August 29, 2026 @10:09AM (#49490025)
Yeah maybe I'm conflating an "agent with tools" with a chat feature. Just because I'm using an agent with tools doesn't mean I need to chat with it, I could just click a button and have it do things, in the same way that I click a button and a driver with tools goes and gets my food.
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