https://rakeshmothukuri.dev/tags/agents/Recent content in Agents on Rakesh MothukuriHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:03:45 +0000https://rakeshmothukuri.dev/posts/the-work-around-the-model/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:03:45 +0000https://rakeshmothukuri.dev/posts/the-work-around-the-model/<p>I have been building a software factory: a system in which agents take a piece of work from an idea to a change that is ready to merge. What follows isn&rsquo;t a blueprint. It&rsquo;s a few things that surprised me, and that I&rsquo;d probably mention to anyone setting out to do the same</p> <h2 class="relative group">The model was rarely the problem <div id="the-model-was-rarely-the-problem" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 ltr:-left-6 rtl:-right-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100"> <a class="group-hover:text-primary-300 dark:group-hover:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#the-model-was-rarely-the-problem" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>I had assumed most of the effort would go into the model: choosing it, prompting it, working round its mistakes. A fair amount did, and that work is real. But there were times when the model was doing perfectly reasonable work and very little of use came out the other end.</p>