Open-source agent beats Minecraft's Ender Dragon in 8m43s for under $1
Vjeux · x · 2026-09-20
Developer rronak demonstrated a Minecraft agent built on Jev + Astra that defeated the Ender Dragon in 8 minutes 43 seconds, at a total cost under $1 ($0.01 for Jev inference, $0.96 for Astra).
The code is open-sourced and the harness setup is explained publicly. The author credits Jev's near-instant decision-making and Astra's continually-learned skills for making this speed of play possible.
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