<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>r2gi — Writing</title><description>Research, engineering, product, and consulting writing from r2gi.</description><link>https://r2gi.com/</link><item><title>Most agents don&apos;t need a better model</title><link>https://r2gi.com/writing/most-agents-dont-need-a-better-model/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://r2gi.com/writing/most-agents-dont-need-a-better-model/</guid><description>What a Marlin engagement actually changes, and why it is rarely the model.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Consulting</category><category>marlin</category><category>agents</category></item><item><title>Loops that know when to stop</title><link>https://r2gi.com/writing/loops-that-know-when-to-stop/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://r2gi.com/writing/loops-that-know-when-to-stop/</guid><description>Running an agent loop is easy. Knowing when to iterate, when to wait, and when to quit is the hard part.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Engineering</category><category>loops</category><category>agents</category><category>harness</category><category>marlin</category></item><item><title>The harness does half the thinking</title><link>https://r2gi.com/writing/the-harness-does-half-the-thinking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://r2gi.com/writing/the-harness-does-half-the-thinking/</guid><description>The same model, wrapped in a different harness, becomes a different agent. Most of the reliability lives in the wrapper.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Engineering</category><category>harness</category><category>agents</category><category>tools</category><category>marlin</category></item><item><title>The context window is a budget</title><link>https://r2gi.com/writing/context-is-a-budget/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://r2gi.com/writing/context-is-a-budget/</guid><description>Why an agent gets dumber as its context fills, and the handful of habits that keep it sharp.</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Engineering</category><category>context</category><category>agents</category><category>harness</category><category>marlin</category></item></channel></rss>