Routing quality changes the whole experience
Agent products feel intelligent when they choose the right tool at the right time and explain the handoff clearly enough for users to stay confident.
Poor routing creates drag even when the underlying model is strong, because every mistake forces the human back into manual orchestration.
Execution depth only matters if the path stays legible
Deeper execution is useful only when the user can still follow what happened and why. Otherwise, depth becomes opacity.
That is why the strongest agent releases now combine capability expansion with better route discipline and cleaner recovery.
Why the market should care
Tool routing is becoming a category-level differentiator because it shapes cost, latency, and trust all at once.
OpenClaw is one example of a wider shift toward sharper orchestration as the real competitive edge.