AI Agents Weekly Digest - October 10, 2025

Real-World AI Agent Deployments: Bridging Theory and Practice

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Seema Phalke & Yujian Tang
October 13, 2025

This week’s discussions highlight the growing focus on the practical deployment of AI agents. While many agents excel in theory or controlled environments, moving them into production exposes challenges around robustness, task execution, and system integration. The community is exploring how agents handle real workflows, maintain state, and adapt dynamically, drawing a sharper line between experimental prototypes, goal-driven agents, and production-ready autonomous systems. This trend emphasizes the importance of reliable frameworks, agent orchestration, and hierarchical task management to make AI agents truly effective outside lab settings.

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  1. Spent $4,000 USD on AI Coding—Everything Worked In Theory

    1. A user shares their experience of investing heavily in AI coding, only to face challenges when deploying the solution in real-world scenarios.

  2. Google Just Dropped New Gemini 2.5 'Computer Use' Model Which Is Insane.

    1. Discussion about the capabilities of Google’s Gemini 2.5 model, which allows AI agents to perform tasks on computers, marking a significant step forward in AI agent development.

  3. I've Been in the AI Automation Space Since 2022 – Here's My Perspective

    1. A seasoned AI agent developer shares insights on trends, pitfalls, and what it really takes to build effective agentic AI workflows over multiple years.

  4. AI Agents Work Great Until You Deploy Them and Everything Falls Apart

    1. A detailed account of the challenges faced when deploying AI agents in production, emphasizing the importance of robust infrastructure and state management.

  5. I Learned AI Automations in 6 Months with No Code, Got Clients, and Made Some Good Money

    1. An inspiring story of an individual who learned AI automation without coding experience, leading to freelance opportunities and tangible earnings.

  1. Brice.ai

    • Description: Brice is an email scheduling assistant that coordinates and books your meetings efficiently.

    • Highlights:

      • Handles complex scheduling scenarios.

      • Optimized for real-world email workflows.

      • User-friendly interface for quick adoption.

    • Demo Video / Code:

      • 1-minute demo: YouTube

      • Example handling complex scenario: Loom

  2. RunEdge.ai / Agents SDK

    • Description: A C++ library for building AI agents that run locally on robots, edge devices, or laptops, with optional access to cloud LLMs.

    • Highlights:

      • Enables multimodal agents connecting to local or cloud models.

      • Designed for offline-capable, low-latency, privacy-conscious environments.

      • Flexible architecture supporting tools, memory, and LLM/VLM inference.

    • Demo Video / Code:

  3. Agentary.js

    • Description: Open-source SDK for building AI agents that run fully in the browser, powered by small, specialized language models (SLMs).

    • Highlights:

      • Reduces cloud dependency, improves privacy and latency.

      • Supports browser-based agentic workflows.

      • Designed to leverage WebGPU for efficient local AI inference.

    • Demo Video / Code:

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