The 16 Coolest Agents I've Built So Far

By AI Daily Brief

Categories: AI

Summary

There's been a massive agentic shift in the last 3-4 months with builders moving from simple tools to complex agent ecosystems. The creator built 16 different AI agents this year, ranging from low-complexity websites to enterprise voice agent systems, revealing that the real value lies in persistent, continuously-updating agent recommendations rather than one-time consulting assessments.

Key Takeaways

  1. Build persistent agent ecosystems instead of one-time assessments. The Holmes agent demonstrates moving from static consulting recommendations (updated at regular intervals) to continuously-updated recommendations based on new capabilities, providing real-time relevance.
  2. Agents should maintain detailed case files on individuals including identity, role, work patterns, AI comfort levels, working style, and communication preferences. This structured data enables personalized, actionable recommendations vs. generic guidance.
  3. Deploy voice agents to reach wider employee populations than traditional consulting. This provides better cross-section of employee voices and feedback compared to limited discovery processes, improving recommendation quality at scale.
  4. Agents should operate across multiple interfaces (web, Slack DMs, threads) to meet users where they work. This multi-channel approach increases engagement and captures context-rich conversations that inform better personalization.
  5. Use agents to identify high-ROI internal tools. The Holmes agent identified building an AI inquiry triage assistant as a priority, demonstrating how agents can recommend tools that solve immediate time-sync problems for the user's specific workflow.

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Transcript Excerpt

16 agents enter the arena, one leaves. Today we are doing a head-by-head competition to see what is the coolest thing that I have built with AI so far this year. Welcome back to the AI Daily Brief. We have got a fun little operators bonus episode for you guys today. You might have heard me mention over the last couple of days agent madness. The TLDDR on this thing is that one, everyone is building way more agents than we were last year. There has been a massive shift over the last 3 to four mont...