Energy, Skydive Put Agent Platforms To Test
Riley Brown is testing Energy and Skydive, two agent platforms designed to complete real computer-based work across browsers, files, and connected business tools. The post highlights a broader shift from chat assistants toward agents that execute multi-step workflows.
The interesting comparison is no longer which model answers best, but which agent can reliably finish work across a user’s actual software stack.
- –Energy focuses on desktop and browser-based knowledge work, including local files and authenticated tools.
- –Skydive emphasizes cloud agents, scheduled operations, integrations, sandboxes, and API-driven execution.
- –Developers should compare browser reliability, permission controls, audit trails, memory, and recovery from failures.
- –Other platforms worth testing include Claude Computer Use, OpenAI Operator, Perplexity Computer, Lindy, and Zapier Agents.
- –The category remains early: impressive demos are common, but dependable unattended execution is still the real differentiator.
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