Thorin

@tmtabor.io

Staff Software Engineer specializing in agents, RAG and MCP applications. Nineteen years of full-stack engineering. Open source developer on GenePattern and g2nb. Building and writing at tmtabor.io

Embeddings capture meaning but fail on precision. Do not rely on vector scores for exact IDs. Semantically similar identifiers (like 16-A/16-B) confuse retrieval as near-duplicates. Solving this requires augmenting semantic search with explicit structural signals. #RAG #RAGTips #AgenticAI #LLMs

AI agents don't need heavier data pipelines. They need smarter, structured context. The newly proposed Open Knowledge Format (OKF) uses progressive disclosure to give LLMs what they need, when they need it, without blowing up token costs. I'm optimistic about this spec. #AIAgents

The most common architectural failure in modern AI development is the urge to replace logic with prompts. While LLMs are highly capable, shoehorning them into tasks better served by deterministic methods creates a stack that is slow, expensive and unpredictable. #AIArchitecture

The secret to a high-performing agent isn't more instructions, it's more signal. If you want to escape context rot; it pays to stop using generic skills and start forging your own library. #AgentSkills

I've been kicking the tires of #OpenCode.​ Unlike some other harnesses I've used, it is definitely not a one-click experience. I had to do some manual JSON configuration to get my local models of choice linked up properly. But once you pay that setup tax, the experience is surprisingly sharp.​

For those running local stacks: how are you actually measuring agent competence right now beyond just your gut feeling? I'm curious if anyone has found a better way to benchmark the harness itself or if it is just vibes all the way down. #LocalAI

It's strange that there aren’t industry standards for benchmarking agent harnesses yet. Benchmarks can tell you exactly how a model performs on a math test, but the industry is still relying on vibes to measure how well a harness actually connects that model to a codebase. #AgenticWorkflows

I keep seeing posts about how smart #Gemma4 is. I’m more interested in the fact that it’s finally making local agents viable on a standard laptop.​