What is rpa vs agentic automation?
Robotic process automation executes pre-recorded, rule-based scripts tied to specific selectors or coordinates, which break when a page changes. Agentic automation uses a model to perceive the page and plan toward a goal, adapting to layout changes. Compiling a successful agentic run into a skill gives RPA-like cheap repeatability without RPA-like brittleness.
Why it matters
Pure RPA is cheap to run and expensive to maintain; pure agentic automation adapts and pays the model every run. Compile-once-then-replay is the synthesis, and it is the wedge for teams replacing legacy RPA rather than adding to it.