lucasmeijer: code mode is a good solution when agents need new behaviors
lucasmeijer · x · 2026-10-12
Continuing the debate with @pidotdev, @badlogicgames and @mitsuhiko on self-modifying software, lucasmeijer adds that "code mode" seems like a pretty good solution for cases where agents want new capabilities — no agent-initiated self-modification needed, just write an external program with an LLM in a while loop.
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