用终端和文件系统就能搞定企业自动化，比复杂代理更高效
Terminal Agents Suffice for Enterprise Automation
- 仅靠终端与文件系统，直接调用API执行任务
- 在真实系统中表现媲美甚至超越复杂代理，成本更低
- 适合追求低成本高效率的企业自动化场景
近年来，构建能与数字平台交互以自主执行企业任务的智能体备受关注。现有方法包括基于模型上下文协议（MCP）等抽象的工具增强型代理，以及通过图形界面操作的网络代理。然而，这些复杂架构是否必要仍不明确，因其带来高昂成本与运维开销。本文认为，仅配备终端与文件系统的代码代理，通过直接调用平台API，即可更高效地完成多项企业任务。我们在多种真实系统上评估该假设，结果表明此类底层终端代理在性能上可匹配甚至优于更复杂的代理架构，且成本仅为后者的几分之一。研究结论支持：简单、灵活的程序化接口结合强大基础模型，应成为企业自动化的核心支柱。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
There has been growing interest in building agents that can interact with digital platforms to execute meaningful enterprise tasks autonomously. Among the approaches explored are tool-augmented agents built on abstractions such as Model Context Protocol (MCP) and web agents that operate through graphical interfaces. Yet, it remains unclear whether such complex agentic systems are necessary given their cost and operational overhead. We argue that a coding agent equipped only with a terminal and a filesystem can solve many enterprise tasks more effectively by interacting directly with platform APIs. We evaluate this hypothesis across diverse real-world systems and show that these low-level terminal agents match or outperform more complex agent architectures at a fraction of the cost. Our findings suggest that simple, flexible programmatic interfaces combined with strong foundation models should be the backbone of enterprise automation.
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