CROSS-CATEGORY: 'One Agent Per Outcome' Replacing 'One Tool Per Task' Now Spans Sales, Support, and Internal Tools Simultaneously

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The consistent 2026 disruption pattern is the collapse of point tools into single agents across unrelated categories at once: GTM stacks consolidating into one AI-native CRM (Aurasell claims to replace ~15 tools), support stacks collapsing into autonomous resolution agents (Lorikeet, Fini, 14.ai), and internal-tool builders (Retool/Softr/Glide) absorbing 'vibe coding' so a prompt yields a live CRUD app. Retool's own 'Build vs Buy' report concedes shadow-IT AI apps are eating SaaS seats. The shared architecture: an LLM-first data model plus autonomous execution, not AI bolted onto legacy schemas.