Agents

A rolling manifesto for building software with AI agents, in the spirit of the 2001 Agile Manifesto.

OpenClaw's explosive adoption points to a deeper shift in AI architecture: local-first, specialized agents that collaborate, remember context, and operate real tools. Instead of one "god model," OpenClaw favors distributed intelligence across personal life, work, and relationship agents. This post explores why that model is powerful, why memory/data ownership may become the real moat, and why many traditional apps could be replaced by proactive agent workflows.