Not every workflow needs an AI agent. Many processes are better served by deterministic automation.
AI becomes interesting when a task requires context gathering, interpretation across imperfect evidence, and a decision that cannot be represented cleanly as one fixed rule.
A bounded loop
Observe → gather context → reason → recommend → approve when required → act through permitted tools → verify.
Start with the bottleneck
Ask where human judgment enters, what evidence is required, which decisions are reversible, which actions require approval, and what happens when evidence is incomplete.