Small-model agent harnesses are fragile to environment noise — open-source ipython harness released
yb2698 · x · 2026-10-14
The author argues small models aren't robust to artifact changes in tool outputs while large models likely are, so anyone building harnesses for small LMs must watch for these details affecting agent performance.
The experimental ipython harness is open-sourced for further experimentation.
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