An agent catalog can look useful right up until the agent enters your
repository.
The card says “research agent.” The install button says “ready.” What I
actually need to know is less exciting:
Which tools can it call?
I stopped installing opaque AI agents and started copying their source
A practical test for reusable agents: copy the definition into your project, inspect every permission boundary, and accept that updates become your responsibility.
TL;DRAI
AgentsKit Registry promotes 'copy-the-source' agents: code is copied directly into projects as local modules, not installed from remote catalogs. Tech leaders gain complete code review of security—tool permissions, model provider, confirmation enforcement—and prevent remote updates from changing behavior without visibility.
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