Google's 19K-star EGM plugin reviews AI code specs with deliberate 'goldfish memory'
techNmak · x · 2026-11-15
Google's open-source Elephant-Goldfish Model (EGM, 19K stars) encodes a counterintuitive principle for AI code review: separate memory between design and review.
- The problem: an agent that spent two hours discussing architecture with you will silently fill gaps in a spec it helped write, hiding unstated assumptions.
- The fix: an Elephant agent holds project context and drafts the spec, while fresh Goldfish reviewers see only the document and referenced source material—exposing blind spots. Humans make the trade-offs and approve.
- Built-in draft and design-review workflow targets software specs; other documents can use /egm-review-loop, plus bootstrap and drift reporting for codebases.
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