This is something I've been thinking about more and more. Since Opus 5.5 came out, I feel we've crested the hill and the answer for "who's going to maintain this slop going forward" is obvious - the LLMs will. Whether or not its slop, is extensible, maintainable, or forward looking almost doesn't matter anymore. Does it solve the problem today? If so ship it, and use the agents to solve the future problems. I am not quite sure this is a good idea, but assuming LLM progress doesn't stop means its probably the bet I would take.

I watch a YouTuber who is homesteading and builds everything. Often times I see him doing things in ways I know will break or fail eventually, but it doesn't matter because he is there and will fix it when it does. You could argue this is a waste of energy, and for a human it might be. For an LLM however I do not think it is.