ChatGPT Agent Mode: What Works, What Breaks, and What's Next
Update: 2025-08-21
Description
In this solo review, I put the brand-new ChatGPT Agent tool to the test. With all the hype about becoming an “agent boss,” I wanted to know—can it really teach me to prompt better, streamline my automations, or even just book a dinner reservation in Vegas?
Spoiler: it’s not quite there yet. Here’s the honest breakdown of what worked, what didn’t, and where the Agent tool actually has potential.
What You’ll Hear in This Episode:
- [01:00 ] The first experiment: can it actually teach me to prompt better?
- [03:00 ] Where the tool shines (real-time research) vs. where it falls flat (nothing new for prompting)
- [05:00 ] Putting it into my podcast workflow—does it actually help with automations?
- [07:00 ] The real difference between an agent and an automation
- [09:00 ] What the Agent tool can (and cannot) do for podcasters and entrepreneurs
- [11:00 ] The Vegas test: finding affordable restaurants and live ticket prices
- [13:00 ] Watching the tool hit wall after wall with firewalls and bot blocks
- [15:00 ] My bottom line: where Agent mode is useful now, and where it still needs to grow
🎧 Listen in to hear why I don’t think Agent mode makes you an “agent boss” just yet—and where it might actually fit in your workflow today.
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