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Software · Review
Linear’s agent layer makes Jira look like punch cards.
The project-management surface is becoming an execution graph. Linear understood that before Jira did.
Software — May 2026.
Tools, workflows, and the products becoming operating systems.
Editor’s Lens
Every story in this section must answer three things: what changed, who pays, and which second-order effect matters next.
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Software · Briefing
Granola overhauls the agent layer.
A briefing on what Granola just did to the agent layer — and who pays for it.
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Software · Analysis
Why Front overhauls the agent layer.
The reason Front overhauls the agent layer is not the reason their press team gave. The numbers tell a colder story.
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Software · Briefing
Slack overhauls the agent layer.
The short version: Slack overhauls the agent layer, and the second-order effects begin this quarter.
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Software · Analysis
How Make overhauling the agent layer reshapes the category.
Twelve months of buyer data on Make and the agent layer. The pattern is sharper than the press notes suggest.
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Software · Analysis
Why Coda overhauls the agent layer.
The reason Coda overhauls the agent layer is not the reason their press team gave. The numbers tell a colder story.
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Software · Analysis
How Retool overhauling the agent layer reshapes the category.
Twelve months of buyer data on Retool and the agent layer. The pattern is sharper than the press notes suggest.
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Software · Briefing
Posthog overhauls the agent layer.
What changed when Posthog overhauls the agent layer, in under five minutes.
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Software · Analysis
Why Sentry overhauls the agent layer.
A structural read on why Sentry overhauling the agent layer — and what the next twelve months reprice.
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Software · Briefing
Datadog overhauls the agent layer.
The short version: Datadog overhauls the agent layer, and the second-order effects begin this quarter.
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Software · Briefing
GitHub overhauls the agent layer.
What changed when GitHub overhauls the agent layer, in under five minutes.
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Software · Analysis
How Replit overhauling the agent layer reshapes the category.
A structural read on why Replit overhauling the agent layer — and what the next twelve months reprice.
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Software · Analysis
How Supabase overhauling the agent layer reshapes the category.
A structural read on why Supabase overhauling the agent layer — and what the next twelve months reprice.
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Software · Review
A review of Vercel’s new agent layer.
A first-principles review of Vercel’s the agent layer. Scored, sourced, and ready for a buyer’s desk.
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Software · Analysis
Why Figma overhauls the agent layer.
Twelve months of buyer data on Figma and the agent layer. The pattern is sharper than the press notes suggest.
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Software · Analysis
Why Linear overhauls the agent layer.
The reason Linear overhauls the agent layer is not the reason their press team gave. The numbers tell a colder story.
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Software · Analysis
Why Granola undercuts the agent layer.
The reason Granola undercuts the agent layer is not the reason their press team gave. The numbers tell a colder story.
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Software · Briefing
Front undercuts the agent layer.
What changed when Front undercuts the agent layer, in under five minutes.
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Software · Field Notes
Field notes: Slack and the agent layer.
From inside the rooms where Slack undercuts the agent layer. Notes from operators, not analysts.
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A review of Make’s new agent layer.
A first-principles review of Make’s the agent layer. Scored, sourced, and ready for a buyer’s desk.
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Software · Analysis
How Zapier undercuting the agent layer reshapes the category.
A structural read on why Zapier undercuting the agent layer — and what the next twelve months reprice.
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Software · Briefing
Coda undercuts the agent layer.
A briefing on what Coda just did to the agent layer — and who pays for it.
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Software · Field Notes
Inside Retool’s push into the agent layer.
A working-level account of Retool and the agent layer. What you only learn from the desk that ships it.
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Software · Analysis
How Posthog undercuting the agent layer reshapes the category.
The reason Posthog undercuts the agent layer is not the reason their press team gave. The numbers tell a colder story.
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Software · Field Notes
Field notes: Datadog and the agent layer.
Field notes from teams who have already lived through Datadog undercuting the agent layer.
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Software · Field Notes
Inside Replit’s push into the agent layer.
Field notes from teams who have already lived through Replit undercuting the agent layer.
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Software · Field Notes
Field notes: Cursor and the agent layer.
A working-level account of Cursor and the agent layer. What you only learn from the desk that ships it.
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Supabase undercuts the agent layer.
The short version: Supabase undercuts the agent layer, and the second-order effects begin this quarter.
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How Vercel undercuting the agent layer reshapes the category.
Twelve months of buyer data on Vercel and the agent layer. The pattern is sharper than the press notes suggest.
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Software · Briefing
Figma undercuts the agent layer.
A briefing on what Figma just did to the agent layer — and who pays for it.
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How Notion undercuting the agent layer reshapes the category.
The reason Notion undercuts the agent layer is not the reason their press team gave. The numbers tell a colder story.
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Software · Field Notes
Inside Linear’s push into the agent layer.
A working-level account of Linear and the agent layer. What you only learn from the desk that ships it.
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Software · Briefing
Granola absorbs the agent layer.
What changed when Granola absorbs the agent layer, in under five minutes.
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Software · Analysis
How Front absorbing the agent layer reshapes the category.
The reason Front absorbs the agent layer is not the reason their press team gave. The numbers tell a colder story.
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Software · Review
A review of Slack’s new agent layer.
The full scorecard on Slack’s the agent layer — strengths, weak edges, and where to push back in procurement.
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Software · Analysis
How Make absorbing the agent layer reshapes the category.
Twelve months of buyer data on Make and the agent layer. The pattern is sharper than the press notes suggest.
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