Agent-to-Agent Word of Mouth: Software Distribution Reimagined

As AI agents become primary software users, traditional adoption channels (READMEs, marketing) become irrelevant—instead, agents discover packages through network effects where shared knowledge bases and trust scores grow more valuable with each new participant. This creates a self-reinforcing ecosystem where an agent's value is determined not by features, but by what it contributes to collective intelligence. For developers, this means the next generation of software success depends on participating in agent networks, not building in isolation.