Why now Software agents work reliably now. Claude Code demonstrated that a large language model (LLM) with access to bash and file tools, operating in a loop until an objective is achieved, can accomplish complex multi-step tasks autonomously. The surprising discovery: A really good coding agent is actually a really good general-purpose agent. The same architecture that lets Claude Code refactor a codebase can let an agent organize your files, manage your reading list, or automate your workflows...