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  • AI3 notes›
      • Evolution Overview
      • Config & Safety
    • RAG1 note›
        • 1 Architecture

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What I'm learning, made useful.

Notes on backend engineering, distributed systems, applied AI, and the decisions that make software last.

011 articleEvolution OverviewWhen a model's native workflow becomes capable enough, a Harness can shift from an efficiency multiplier to a context burden. This rewrite keeps the safety boundaries while substantially simplifying the Prompts and runtime.Start reading →021 articleConfig & SafetyModels can become increasingly autonomous, but production, persistent data, costs, and irreversible actions must still require explicit authorization. Safety is not the opposite of efficiency; it is the prerequisite for automation.Start reading →031 articleRAGUnderstand the goal and inspect the current source first; call Local RAG for evidence candidates only when cross-source information can genuinely improve the judgment.Start reading →

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