Overview
A unified agent operating system takes effort to build and maintain. One custom system was improved for several hours a day and updated as new models and workflows became available. Centralization reduces day-to-day friction, but it creates a system that must be configured, tested, and continually refined.
The strongest counterpoint is therefore practical: do not build a large operating system before a useful workflow exists. Begin with a real task, validate it, make it reusable, and integrate it only when centralization removes genuine friction.