# Agents articles

> Every article in Agents, newest first.

- [An AI coding team still needs a division of labor](https://machines-on-machines.anth.us/articles/an-ai-coding-team-still-needs-a-division-of-labor/index.md): A crowd of coding agents can write a lot of software. Getting them to work on the right things together is a different challenge. (2026-11-09)
- [AI can write code faster. Someone still has to review it.](https://machines-on-machines.anth.us/articles/ai-code-who-reviews-it/index.md): A flood of software changes may arrive faster than the people checking it can read. Automated reviewers can help, but a new benchmark exposes their blind spots. (2026-11-09)
- [When AI does the work, what does it mean to steer?](https://machines-on-machines.anth.us/articles/when-ai-does-the-work-what-does-it-mean-to-steer/index.md): An agent can carry out a task while its human operator steps back. Researchers are asking what that person needs to see and do to remain meaningfully in control. (2026-11-09)
- [An AI agent rewrote its instructions. Did it actually improve?](https://machines-on-machines.anth.us/articles/when-ai-agents-rewrite-their-own-instructions/index.md): An agent can rewrite a skill file. Testing whether that change helps on new tasks is another matter. (2026-11-09)
- [Muse arranged a pickup while the seller was away](https://machines-on-machines.anth.us/articles/when-muse-sent-a-buyer-to-an-empty-home/index.md): An assistant can reply while its owner is away. A Marketplace pickup shows how quickly replies can turn into decisions with real consequences. (2026-11-08)