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Technical deep dives, methodology notes, and the thinking behind how 8gent is built.

March 21, 2026Featured

Day 1: The Overnight Session That Built 8 Systems

One session. Four repos. 30+ agents deployed in parallel. 10,000+ lines shipped. KittenTTS voices for kids. A particle physics simulator. And a Karpathy interview dissection that rewrote our architecture.

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March 20, 2026

The case for local-first AI development

Why defaulting to local models and zero API keys is not just a privacy stance - it is a better development experience.

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March 15, 2026

Why we build a harness, not just an agent

Most AI coding tools ship a chatbot. We ship an evaluation harness that grades execution, not vibes. Here is why the harness matters more than the agent itself.

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March 12, 2026

Execution-graded benchmarks: methodology and results

Our benchmarks test whether code actually runs, not whether it looks right. A deep dive into how we score agent output with deterministic, reproducible grading.

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March 8, 2026

GLP-stage adaptation: building AI for neurodivergent children

How 8gent Jr adapts to gestalt language processing stages, supporting autistic and ADHD children with personalised interaction patterns.

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