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How Many LLM Agents Does It Take to Screw In a Lightbulb?
Community description: We keep treating bad structure as an intelligence problem. Before adding another agent, ask whether a better tool, a clearer state, or a fixed workflow makes the agent unnecessary.
Dev.to | Sep 24, 2026 | Constant Itis
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The first agent writes code, so we add a review agent. Every new agent adds another prompt, another context window, another interpretation of the task, another set of assumptions, and another place where something can go sideways. Instead of another agent explaining the system to the first agent, make the system understandable.
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