DataSmith automates data research, outperforms Claude Code
josh_wills · x · 2026-08-18
DataSmith is an agent designed for automating data research, addressing the issue where general coding agents lack research taste and get stuck in local optima. It inspects failures, searches wider, and makes better research bets, reportedly beating Claude Code by 5.1 points on average.
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