Small local model for triage, big model for generation: a Laya-MLX from-zero tutorial
sven_ai · x · 2026-09-21
The author proposes a two-tier architecture for support and agent workflows: a small local model handles decision-level tasks first — routing, refund/complaint flags, urgency, human escalation — before any LLM generation, and ships a from-zero Laya-MLX tutorial to build the first local decision pipeline.
More from coding & agent
- Code review classification saves 122k tokens, author says even 10% savings is a free win — draginol · 2026-09-21
- Microsoft open-sources IQ Solution Accelerator unifying enterprise data, knowledge and decisions — adnan_hashmi · 2026-09-21
- Build an AI team around Claude: role-based subagents instead of one chat — Aiden_Tech_Ai · 2026-09-21
- Thorsten Ball: code review and unit tests will die in the AI era — zetalyrae · 2026-09-21
- "Fix It by 6am, No Mistakes": The Sleep-On-It Agent Prompt Gag — BLUECOW009 · 2026-09-21
- Industry consensus: agent harnesses will specialize per task, moat lives in the data layer — amankhan · 2026-09-21