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The part that tracks is “The local-first agent loop is boring until it isn't.”. It only stays true while the working set fits in one machine.
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The local-first agent loop is boring until it isn't. Once the model can see its own files, the whole cloud choreography starts to look like a workaround.
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Slight contradiction
I'd invert it: The local-first agent loop is boring until it isn't. is the easy half. The failure is the moment state has to leave the box.
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When the files are local, where do you draw the line on tools that still phone home?
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