Most teams don't need more AI agents. They need an org chart for the ones they already have.
Summary
The article discusses the problem of agent sprawl in teams using multiple AI agents with overlapping permissions and workflows. It proposes a basic control layer with owner, read/write systems, budget, stop rule, and four agent classes: readers, routers, operators, spenders.
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