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Apr 28, 2026

Assistive, not autonomous: why agents should draft, not ship

The case for agents that wait. Lessons from building Prod, MerchOps, and IndieOS — three products that all converged on the same human-in-the-loop pattern.

The case for agents that wait. Lessons from building Prod, MerchOps, and IndieOS — three products that all converged on the same human-in-the-loop pattern.

Full essay coming soon.