Coding agents (Claude Code/Codex) are getting scary good - what's still blue ocean for small teams building AI agent products?

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Summary

The article discusses the rapid advancement of AI coding agents like Claude Code and Codex, and seeks opinions on untapped opportunities for small teams in building AI agent products.

Just my opinion: I keep seeing the same pattern in this sub: six months ago building any kind of AI agent felt wide open, now Claude Code and Codex are so capable that a lot of "build an agent that does X" ideas feel like they're one Anthropic/OpenAI release away from being absorbed into the base product. For a small team (5-100 people) or a solo builder trying to build something for businesses, not just another coding agent, where do you think the real openings still are? Curious specifically about: What are you actually using day to day besides Claude Code/Codex? What's a pain point you keep hearing from small business owners that nobody's solved well yet? Anyone making money on the "layer around agents" (cost monitoring, orchestrating multiple agents, knowing when NOT to use one) instead of the agents themselves? Not trying to fish for a million-dollar idea, trying to figure out where to point my time next. What's working for you? LMK!!
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