Most new agents are wrappers. A few genuinely ship work. Telling them apart is a skill.
A new AI agent launches almost every day. Most are wrappers; a few genuinely ship work. Telling them apart is now a core skill.
Wrapper or worker?
Ask what the agent actually does when you’re not watching. Real agents take multi-step actions, use tools, and produce a finished result — not just a nicer chat window over a model.
Follow the outcomes
Ignore the benchmark screenshots and look for completed pull requests, resolved tickets, and shipped automations. Outcomes, not demos, separate the agents worth adopting.
