Observations
Short read-mode notes about what seems to be happening in the world, before they harden into claims, questions, or longer thoughts.
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Frontier models such as GPT-5.5 and Claude Opus 4.7 are now good enough at detailed, complex instruction following that a well-structured harness can behave like a practical workflow engine.
Noticed while configuring an internal prototypes repository whose agent harness owns setup, GitHub checks, app configuration, commits, pushes, and validation.
Tom · #agents · #frontier-models · #harnesses · #workflows
- 2026-05-152 links
Agent work is becoming supervisory: the scarce act is increasingly deciding what to ask, inspect, accept, or redirect, not typing the implementation.
Pattern noticed while using desktop and cloud coding agents across this repository.
Tom · #agents · #workflows
- 2026-05-151 links
GitHub has scaling pressure that can show up as a broken experience through intermittent errors, and agent-generated repository volume is one likely contributor.
Read-mode note: OpenClaw-like workflows, autonomous research loops, and independent prototyping can generate large numbers of repositories, pushing GitHub in ways that feel visible at the product edge.
Tom · #agents · #github · #infrastructure · #workflows