agent framework
also referred to as: agent frameworks
6 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Nov 28, 2024 by Erik Schluntz · across every show →
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Nov 28, 2024 negative
Anthropic's Schluntz: Avoid agent frameworks and start from scratch with raw prompts
“I think with agent frameworks in general, they can certainly save you some like boilerplate, but I think there's actually this like downside of making agents too easy, where you end up very quickly, like building a much more complex system than you need. And s…”
Feb 6, 2025 neutral
Feb 6, 2025 negative
Oct 18, 2025 positive
Alex Shaw: Base model selection matters much more than agent frameworks
“And if you look at the difference between the same model and the biggest spread across agent frameworks versus the same agent framework and the biggest spread across models, It's much larger across models, which I think goes to show that like improving models …”
Oct 18, 2025 neutral
Jan 9, 2026 positive
Cameron: Models perform better with minimal tools than rigid frameworks
“I think where we're getting to is that these models have gotten smart enough, they've gotten better, better tools that they can perform better when just given a minimalist set of tools and let them run, let the model Control the agentic workflow rather than us…”