Most devs still use Claude like a search engine — type, read, copy, close.
But the 2026 Pragmatic Engineer survey shows 55% of engineers now use AI
agents, and senior engineers lead at 63.5%. Same Claude, different mode.
Just published a breakdown covering:
- The real difference between Claude-as-a-tool and Claude-as-an-agent
- What Claude Code and MCP actually do
- Four scenarios where agent mode changes the math
- Three-step habit shift from chat to agent
Curious how others are using agent mode in real workflows.
