The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis The Coolest Agents I've Built So Far
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Mar 14, 2026 A March Madness-style bracket pits 16 agent projects against each other in a behind-the-scenes tour. Highlights include a Sherlock-inspired personal AI advisor, coder bots and research libraries, an interactive portfolio agent for builders, and a company-level AI advisor designed as a digital chief of staff. The wrap covers training programs, continuous knowledge hubs, and the tools used to judge and scale these agents.
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Agentic Shift Is Reshaping AI Workflows
- The AI landscape is undergoing an agentic shift where many tools are becoming agentified.
- Nathaniel Whittemore notes OpenClaw, CloudCode, Codex, and Perplexity Computer are driving a rapid rise in agent-first workflows over the last 3–4 months.
Holmes Builds A Personal AI Case File
- Holmes is an individual-focused agent that interviews users and builds a personal case file with identity, role, AI profile, working style, and recommendations.
- Nathaniel runs Holmes in Slack and on the web and says it auto-updates recommendations weekly via a central hub called 221B.
Chucky Acts As An Agent Builder Representative
- Chucky is an agentic representative that interactively showcases an agent-builder's portfolio to potential partners or clients.
- Nathaniel built Chucky to pull live examples, screenshots, and links, letting recipients probe a creator's ecosystem instead of static resumes.