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title: "Agents: The new, New Kingmakers"
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published_at: "2026-09-24T09:02:44.000Z"
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summary: "Well over a decade ago, hundreds of conversations over a period of years crystalized into a book called The New Kingmakers. The core thesis of the book was simple: a constituency long thought to be powerless had become instead the real power behind the throne, the anointer of queens and kings. For decades, developers that"
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# Agents: The new, New Kingmakers

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**Published:** 2026-09-24T09:02:44.000Z
**Category:** Models
**Topics:** anthropic, claude, multi\-agent, open\-source

## Summary

Well over a decade ago, hundreds of conversations over a period of years crystalized into a book called The New Kingmakers\. The core thesis of the book was simple: a constituency long thought to be powerless had become instead the real power behind the throne, the anointer of queens and kings\. For decades, developers that

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2026/09/16/new-new-kingmakers/>)
- [Discussion](<https://lobste.rs/s/uviiyx/agents_new_new_kingmakers>)