We've been curious how far local models have actually come for agentic coding tasks, so we ran an experiment. Setup: • Model: Muse Glimmer (30B), packaged as a single llamafile • Agent: Hermes coding agent (connected via llamafile's local server mode, zero API keys needed) • Target: Mozilla AI's Otari gateway The Issue: We pointed Hermes at a real, reported bug in Otari (#183) where the gateway returned a vague 502 error on image requests instead of passing through the actual provider error. What the Agent Did: Hermes read the issue, navigated the repo, isolated the bug, created a branch, ran existing tests, wrote a new regression test, and opened a draft PR (#727). All of it ran locally and offline, with zero code written by hand. It's still draft PR territory rather than a merged fix, but it's a solid signal that ~30B local models are getting genuinely capable for real dev workflows, not just toy demos. Video walkthrough of the run: https://youtu.be/5GAgbT-XgHU?si=vJqEDGm9hssCO5-M Happy to answer questions about the setup, model performance, or how Hermes handled tool calling!
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