zeeg warns labs against vendor lock-in via compaction: 'focus on models, not locking customers'
zeeg · x · 2026-10-06
Sentry founder zeeg joined the compaction debate, pushing back on the idea that third-party harnesses should be discounted for lacking native compaction.
- He warns that using compaction for vendor lock-in is dangerous, on top of vendors already removing reasoning
- His message to labs: focus on models, not pushing customers out of business — otherwise developers won't keep building on the ecosystem
- The exchange frames a real question: what justifies third-party agent harnesses over native ones?
Related event: OpenAI's Built-in Compaction Sparks Vendor Lock-in Debate(10 posts)→
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