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Stay updated with my field notes on the agentic web, capturing insights and observations about this trend in a more personal, blog-like way.

Never forget: the web is made of people!

June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 by Richard MacManus
Soylent Green made of people scene

The web is much more than a set of technologies; it is fundamentally a human network. Like the Web 2.0 maxim goes: the web is made of people. And that’s just as true in the AI era.

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When the user interface moves from pages into agents

June 12, 2026 by Richard MacManus
user interface agents

As interfaces move inside agents, apps, brands and content systems are being broken into machine-readable components.

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The agentic web’s infrastructure layer is starting to form

June 5, 2026 by Richard MacManus
railroad tracks in space

The agentic web is starting to look less like a theory and more like infrastructure — with commerce, governed actions and identity layers beginning to form.

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Let’s be careful out there: 2 lessons for businesses adopting agentic AI

May 29, 2026 by Richard MacManus
Let's be careful out there

Businesses adopting agentic AI need more than novelty chatbots. Drawing on RunSignup’s rollout, I look at two practical lessons: embed AI where users already work, and move fast but safely.

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Field notes from the agentic web: Google, Parallel and the market taking shape

May 25, 2026May 22, 2026 by Richard MacManus
Google I/O developer keynote, which discussed the agentic web.

Google used the term ‘agentic web’ a few times during its developer keynote at Google I/O this week, and other companies like Adobe and Automattic are also rallying behind it.

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Latest posts
  • Never forget: the web is made of people!
  • When the user interface moves from pages into agents
  • The agentic web’s infrastructure layer is starting to form
  • Let’s be careful out there: 2 lessons for businesses adopting agentic AI
  • Field notes from the agentic web: Google, Parallel and the market taking shape
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