Engineering · Feb 2026

Find an agent or build one

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Not every process needs a custom agent. In fact, most do not. The right default is to reuse — a well-tested agent for a common task will almost always beat a bespoke one built under deadline pressure.

Autostep evaluates each discovered process against a library of existing agents and integrations. If a match exists, we configure it to your data and guardrails. If a close match exists, we adapt it. Only when nothing fits do we build from scratch.

This reuse-first approach keeps the surface area small. Fewer custom agents means fewer things to monitor, fewer things to break, and a clearer audit trail. It also means automations ship in days, not quarters.

The framework is simple: reuse, then configure, then adapt, then build — in that order. Building is the last resort, not the first instinct.

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