Ask HN: How to get the most intelligence out of your agents?

I've found this to be true for the past year or two now, and I was wondering if anyone has found a better solution than copying context to and from chatgpt.com. The "Pro" level (or whatever the max level is at the time) consistently has better insights than the agent, but immensely limited tool calling compared to the agent. Marrying the two of these together unlocks a lot of potential, but I really just want this intelligence to live on my laptop, instead of me being the intermediary.