The Disposable Tools Manifesto

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The author built over 20 developer tools in six months, but none generated revenue, as they became disposable in a rapidly changing landscape.
AI agents enable users to quickly create specific, tailored tools themselves, making generic solutions less viable and reducing the need for paid SaaS subscriptions.
Value is shifting from traditional developer tools with UIs to agent-ready tools with APIs that AI agents can autonomously discover and use on behalf of humans.
The real opportunity lies not in building disposable tools but in creating the infrastructure environment that supports them, similar to how orchestration platforms succeeded with containers.
As software production costs approach zero with AI-generated code, the SaaS model based on maintenance loses relevance, and a new ecosystem for agent-ready, disposable tools is emerging.

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