Key to understanding the power of agentic workflows is tool usage. You don't have to write logic anymore, you simply give an agent the tools it needs to accomplish a task and ask it to do so. Models like the latest Sonnet have gotten so advanced now that coding abilities are reaching superhuman levels. All the hallucinations and "jitter" of models from 1-2 years ago has gone away. They can be reasoned on now and you can build reliable systems with them.
Depends on what you’re building. A general assistant is going to have a lot of nuance. A well defined agent like a tutor only has so many tools to call upon.