Coding tools and AI have dramatically shortened the distance between creative intent and working functionality. Drawing on his own progression from early programming to today's protocol-native systems, Bob Bonniol will share what "roll your own" now means in practice, from quick scripts and plug-ins to gig-specific apps and agents that can operate platforms. The session will also focus on the necessary safety rails, especially the principle that agents should propose while humans execute on live shows, and examine how this shift could reshape labor, platforms, freelancers, rental houses and integration gatekeepers on the path from imagination to instrument.