alt Hacker NewsThis all seems like a lot of effort so that an agent can run `npm run build` for you.
I get the article's overall point, but if we're looking to optimise processing and reduce costs, then 'only using agents for things that benefit from using agents' seems like an immediate win.
You don't need an agent for simple, well-understood commands. Use them for things where the complexity/cost is worth it.
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teekert • today at 9:50 AM
But those simple and well understood commands can be part of a huge workflow the LLM embarks on.
Feedback loops are important to agents. In the article, the agent runs this build command and notices an error. With that feedback loop, it can iterate a solution without requiring human intervention. But the fact that the build command pollutes the context in this case is a double-edge sword.