General Discussion

Pinned THE CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS 8-19-2027: baseline tools and workflows have stabilized quite a bit
by Nick Antonaccio

My current favorite combinations of agents and models
by Nick Antonaccio

Performance parameters or quality of AI builds / systems / clusters. Budget AI. Cost and token effectiveness of hardware.
by swampstream

Agentic looping
by swampstream

Using opinionated harnesses like Claude Code and OpenCode vs lightweight harnesses like Pi
by Nick Antonaccio

*Deprecated*: How to get started right now: Hermes is currently the best overall agentic tool - dive in with google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview
by Nick Antonaccio

GPT Realtime 2 Voice and Computer Control
by Nick Antonaccio

A quick intro to creating skill files for your agent
by Nick Antonaccio

Things have stabilized quite a bit - the current state of affairs 8-11-2027
by Nick Antonaccio

The original forum thread
by Nick Antonaccio

If you're confused about what agents, LLMs and other AI tools are, read this
by Nick Antonaccio